ABSTRACT

It's never too early to start building thinking skills—skills that will spill over into other areas of the curriculum and into real life. Primarily Logic consists of a series of units designed to introduce logical thinking to young students. It is an excellent, easy-to-use starting point for teaching well-established forms of logical thinking. Each skill is introduced with examples, and then worksheets give students an opportunity to practice the skill. Group lessons and worksheets provide practice in:

  • finding relationships,
  • analogies,
  • thinking logically using “all” and “none” statements,
  • syllogisms, and
  • deductive reasoning using logic puzzles.
Logical thinking is both enjoyable and challenging for students as they build a sound foundation for further instruction in critical thinking. Suggestions for related activities are included in the Instructions for Teachers section.

For easier logic activities for younger students, try Lollipop Logic.

Grades 2-4

chapter |2 pages

Introduction

chapter |5 pages

Instructions for Teachers

part |6 pages

Finding Relationships and Group Membership

chapter Lesson 1|1 pages

Four of a Kind

chapter Lesson 2|1 pages

Missing Link

chapter Lesson 3|1 pages

Creating Relations

chapter Lesson 4|1 pages

Take It Out

chapter Lesson 5|1 pages

Looking for Relationships

part |12 pages

Analogous Relationships

chapter Lesson 6|1 pages

Curious Connections

chapter Lesson 7|1 pages

Being a Detective

chapter Lesson 8|1 pages

Cuing Into Characteristics

chapter Lesson 9|1 pages

Rhyming Analogies

chapter Lesson 10|1 pages

Picking Parts

chapter Lesson 11|1 pages

Mainly Members

chapter Lesson 12|1 pages

Ready, Set, Action

chapter Lesson 13|1 pages

Similar or Opposite

chapter Lesson 14|1 pages

Analogies, Anyone?

chapter Lesson 15|1 pages

Analogy Round Up

chapter Lesson 16|1 pages

Creating Analogies

part |15 pages

Deductive Reasoning

chapter Lesson 17|1 pages

All Together

chapter Lesson 18|1 pages

Using All Statements

chapter Lesson 19|1 pages

Logic in Reverse

chapter Lesson 20|1 pages

Reversals in Review

chapter Lesson 21|1 pages

The Unstated All

chapter Lesson 22|1 pages

Introducing No Statements

chapter Lesson 23|1 pages

Tricky Truths

chapter Lesson 24|1 pages

No and Other Negatives

chapter Lesson 25|1 pages

Put It In Reverse

chapter Lesson 26|1 pages

Introducing Syllogisms

chapter Lesson 27|1 pages

Syllogism Sampling

chapter Lesson 28|1 pages

Syllogism Scrimmage

chapter Lesson 29|1 pages

Introducing If-Then

chapter Lesson 30|1 pages

Iffy Situations

part |13 pages

Problem Solving, Deductive Reasoning, Organizing Information

chapter Lesson 31|1 pages

Story Time

chapter Lesson 32|1 pages

The Dog Show

chapter Lesson 33|1 pages

Favorite Nursery Rhymes

chapter Lesson 34|1 pages

Perfect Pets

chapter Lesson 35|1 pages

Baseball Game

chapter Lesson 36|1 pages

Clown Capers

chapter Lesson 37|1 pages

Baseball Cards

chapter Lesson 38|1 pages

Birthdays

chapter Lesson 39|1 pages

Neighbors

chapter Lesson 40|1 pages

Measuring Up

chapter Lesson 41|1 pages

Classmates

chapter Lesson 42|1 pages

Who's Who?