Deepen young students' natural curiosity and strengthen questioning and thinking skills! Every child deserves to be challenged to observe, think and question experiences. This invaluable resource shows preschool and primary-level teachers how to successfully foster inquiry and critical thinking skills in all children, including learners with special needs.

Critical Thinking Skills in All Children illustrates how to use the inquiry process to teach mandated content while making learning relevant and lasting for young students. The author uses real classroom examples from schools across the country, provides prompts for framing good questions, offers recommendations for Internet resources and provides techniques to:

Introduce inquiry incrementally and systematically
Use objects, literature and students' experiences to stimulate inquiry
Help children turn their playful wonderings into deeper questions about content
Develop inquiry-based units that incorporate students' queries

Educators will discover how to empower children in their quests for answers and help them develop thinking and investigative skills that will serve them throughout school.