Developing Language & Early Critical Thinking Skills: Land Animals & Their Habitats

by Bob Rich

8 1/2 x 11 Paperback, 64 pages. This book is sdesigned to develop vocabulary, concepts, and thinking skills within the context of specific categories with children ages four to eight. The content systematically progresses from the general category of animals to the subcategory of land animals. Land animals are then divided into five categories of land farm, forest, desert, grassland, and rainforest. The activities target the following Receptive and expressive vocabulary; Similar and Different; Categorization; Critical thinking; Auditory processing; Auditory memory and recall; Sight words; Left-to-right visual scanning.

Paperback

Published January 1, 2005

About the author

BOB RICH was first exposed to the art of storytelling in summer camps in northern Ontario. Growing up, reading Hemingway inspired him to write. Living on the shores of Lake Erie and the Florida Keys provides him with a wealth of his own tales to tell. He is the author of three books: Fish Fights, The Fishing Club and The Right Angle and co-author of Secrets of the Delphi Cafe. LOOKING THROUGH WATER is his first novel.