This updated edition includes the entire book on CD! (as a printable .pdf)

Brainstorming! Deductive analysis! Criterion-based choices! Visual logic!

Spark higher level critical and creative thinking in your primary classroom!

Introduce all your students to problem-solving strategies while providing differentiated, challenging activities for talented learners!

P.E.T.S.™ …
* is a systematized enrichment and diagnostic thinking skills program suitable for kindergarten through the primary grades.
* aligns to the higher levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy.
* presents lessons in convergent analysis, divergent synthesis, evaluation, and visual/spatial thinking.
* provides diagnostic checklists for each type of thinking.
* helps build behavioral portfolios on talented learners that support a differentiated approach to their education.
* integrates flexibly into any existing primary curriculum.
* includes detailed lesson plans, instructional stories, and student materials.
* offers opportunities for learners with different strengths to shine!
* is engaging and fun!

P.E.T.S.™ 1 …
* introduces the six thinking specialists of Crystal Pond Woods – Dudley the Detective, Isabel the Inventor, Jordan the Judge, Sybil the Scientist, Yolanda the Yarnspinner, and Max the Magician!
* has four lessons aligned to the problem-solving strategies of each thinker.
* includes creative brainstorming, critical analysis, and evaluative decision-making activities.