Critical thinking is the ability to evaluate information to determine whether it is right or wrong. 

1. Critical
Thinking with
Children
If You Give A Mouse A Cookie Read Aloud.mp4
Reporters:
Ms. Nanelyn T. Bontoyan
Ms. Ningning U. Grenas
Ms. Patria G. Montealto
Dr. Shirley Padua
Professor

2. What is critical thinking?
It is the ability to evaluate
information to determine
whether it is right or
wrong.

3. Critical thinking comprises a
number of different skills that
help us learn to make
decisions.
To think critically about an
issue or a problem means to
be open-minded and
consider alternative ways of
looking at solutions.

4. 3 Kinds of
Thinker
Critical Thinking for
Children - 2. Three
Kinds of Thinkers.mp4

5.  Naïve Nancy doesn’t
believe she needs to think
because her parents do it
for her! She believes most
things she hears on TV,
doesn’t ask questions, and
goes along with what her
friends decide.

6.  Selfish Sam thinks a lot
because it gets him what he
wants. He believes whatever is
necessary to achieve his goals,
regardless of whether it hurts
others. He figures out how to get
other kids to do what he wants
them to do. Sam is a clever
manipulator of adults and other
children.

7.  Fair-minded Fran
thinks a lot because it helps her
learn. She knows she can’t always
believe what people say or what
she sees and hears on TV. Fran
thinks about others as well as
herself. She is motivated to
understand other people’s
situations and attempts to put
herself in their shoes.

8. 5 Ways to Help
Kids Think
Critically

9. 1. Invite them to BE CLEAR by
asking for explanations and
examples when they don’t
understand something. Let
children know it is okay to be
confused and ask questions.

10. 2.Urge kids to BE ACCURATE,
to check to see if something is
true by researching the facts.

11. 3. Encourage children to BE
RELEVANT by discussing other
topics that are pertinent to the
discussion or problem at hand.
Help them stay on track by linking
related and meaningful
information to the question they
are trying to answer or the topic
they are learning about.

12. 4. Support your child’s ability to
BE LOGICAL. Help her see how
things fit together. Question how
she came to her conclusions and
whether her assumptions are
correct.

13. 5. Set expectations that your child
BE FAIR. Promote empathy in his
thinking processes. Make sure he
considers others when drawing
conclusions.
5 tips to improve your critical thinking - Samantha
Agoos.mp4