Unit Plan: Building Critical Thinking Skills: Let's Investigate! (K-1)

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Building Critical Thinking Skills: Let’s Investigate lesson activities and links to resources are listed below.

• Lesson Activity 1: Guess the Five W’s Game - Who, What, Where, When, Why?
  • We'll play a guessing game to figure out important things like: "Who is it?" "What is happening?" "Where is it?" "When did it happen?" and "Why did it happen?"
  • We'll also learn some new, important words!
  • Critical Thinking 1: Literacy Builder (K-1) 

• Lesson Activity 2: Follow The Directions Game - Can You Follow My Clues?
  • We'll play a game where we listen very carefully and follow directions. This helps us think about what to do next!
  • Students will need colouring supplies and paper. They will listen to the following story and follow these instructions to make drawings:
    • "There is a small red ball on the grass.
    • Next to the ball is a sleepy brown dog.
    • Behind the dog, there is a big yellow house.
    • On top of the house is a green bird singing.
    • A little girl with a blue hat walks to the ball and picks it up."
  • We'll learn even more new words and practice with numbers, like finding numbers that are "buddy numbers" (even) and "lonely numbers" (odd).
  • Critical Thinking: Activity 2 Math Worksheet-Even and Odd Numbers (K-1)

• Lesson Activity 3: The Cat & Squirrel Clues Game  - Solve a Mystery!
  • We'll look for clues to solve a fun mystery about a cat and a squirrel. We'll use our counting skills too!
  • Critical Thinking: Activity 3 Math Counting Worksheet (K-1) 

• Lesson Activity 4: Sorting Game - Where Do Animals Live?
  • We'll become animal detectives and sort animals by where they live. Do they live in the water? In a tree? In a hole? We'll find out!

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