Opening Minds

A Parents' Guide to Teaching for Thinking at Home

By: Selma Wassermann

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Hardcover | 10 April 2021

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120 Pages

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21.6 x 14.9 x 1.5

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With the 2020 closing of schools, libraries, playgrounds, etc children have been forced to spend a lot of time at home. This has left parents trying to juggle their own schedules to provide educational opportunities for them so that they will not fall too far "behind".

This book of resource materials for parents of elementary and middle school children is not intended to replace or be a substitute for the standard curriculum of the grades. It offers parents resources that promote and engage children's thinking across various curriculum areas - critical thinking tools that can serve children at whatever grade level and give them a leg up to deal with whatever they will face.

This book is a valuable asset to parents and caregivers that will provide some much needed help and information..

About the Author

Selma Wassermann is professor emerita in the Faculty of Education at Simon Fraser University and holder of the University Award for Teaching Excellence.

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Award-winning professor and author Wassermann has spent her career educating teachers. In this book, she shares her wealth of knowledge with parents and caregivers, explaining the importance of children developing higher-level cognitive thinking skills. She understands that parents are their children's best teachers, and writes, "As parents would contribute to improving children's reading abilities, so they might consider aiding and abetting what teachers do in classrooms to further children's intelligent habits of mind." Opening Minds walks caregivers through thirteen "thinking operations" and provides them with engaging activities for pre- and emerging readers as well as middle-grade students. With Wasserman's accessible ideas, children can practice higher-level cognitive skills from observing, comparing, classifying, and imagining to hypothesizing, summarizing, interpreting, and problem-solving after simple preparation and guidance from an adult at home. This incredibly useful guide for parents provides essential critical thinking practice to help kids successfully navigate today's everchanging and challenging world.

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