Critical Thinking Press is the publisher of a Language Smarts, Level C. This consumable workbook is a huge book of over 300 pages arranged by its many topics. This book can be used either as a core curriculum or used as a supplement. The company states it covers all of grade 2 standards for language arts and some 3rd grade topics. What is great is that this also teaching critical thinking and helps prepare students for standardized tests (if you use those.)
After the introductory chapter covering various topics found in the book, there are sections covering vowels/phonics, rhymes, contractions, compound words, high frequency words, nouns and verbs, nouns or pronouns, word usage, subject/verb agreement, suffixes, prefixes, sequencing, compare and contrast, ordering, subject and predicates, sentences, capitalization and punctuation, friendly letters, inferences and facts, setting, and more. For a complete list of what is covered CLICK HERE.
The activities include puzzles, creative writing, filling in the blanks, solving secret codes to get the answer, filling in charts, and lots more. What is nice is that the pages are not overloaded with endless problems to solve. The pages are very doable in bite size pieces.The pages are also in great bright colors and the pictures are inviting to children. They look so much like fun! The website states also, that the licence on this is reproducible. There is also a downloadable answer guide available online.
My children were just a little too young for this workbook (or too old) but I do plan on using it as a supplement next year for two of my children. It is probably best if the child can read before you attempt this workbook.
To learn more, look at sample pages, or to purchase, CLICK HERE.
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