Logic is often overlooked in homeschooling and in public schools, but taught frequently in the private schools. These skills will help your child not only think logically but will also prepare them for achievement testing. I recommend that your child work through the following resources sequentially not by grade level. Even the PreK and K workbooks can be challenging! Your child can work through one or more books per year, depending on his/her age.

• Can You Find Me? by Critical Thinking Books. Levels: PreK and K. This unique series gets your child started thinking logically early! Very good and not as easy as you'd think.

• THINKING SKILLS, GRADES 1-2 by Evan-Moor. This one is especially good for the Kinesthetic learner as it includes many hands-on activities, not just worksheets. Remember, however, that the goal is to enable them to work in a visual environment as this is the way kids are tested in the real world. This textbook provides a good transition method. Includes 44 lessons and an interactive CD. (Pictured above)

• THINKING SKILLS, GRADES 3-4 by Evan-Moor. Continues Thinking Skills, Grades 1-2.

• THINKING SKILLS, GRADES 5-6 by Evan-Moor. Continues Thinking Skills, Grades 3-4.

• Think a Minutes by Critical Thinking Books. I recommend working through all volumes in this series. Grades 2-8.

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