Critical and Reflective Thinking encompasses a set of abilities that students use to examine their own thinking and that of others. This involves making judgments based on reasoning, where students consider options, analyze options using specific criteria, and draw conclusions. People who think critically and reflectively are analytical and investigative, willing to question and challenge their own thoughts, ideas, and assumptions and challenge those of others. They reflect on the information they receive through observation, experience, and other forms of communication to solve problems, design products, understand events, and address issues. A critical thinker uses their ideas, experiences, and reflections to set goals, make judgments, and refine their thinking. Critical thinking competency encompasses a set of abilities that students use to examine their own thinking, and that of others, about information that they receive through observation, experience, and various forms of communication. Suitability: Grade 4, 5, 6, 7 Language Arts, Creative thinking, Core.

8 Books included: Smallest Girl in the smallest Grade The Invisible Boy A Different Pond The owl and the lemming / Roselynn Akulukjuk Step Forward with Problem Solving IF Peter and the Wolf ZOOM .