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Analogies (Steck-Vaughn)
Analogies are all about relationships. Namely, finding the relationship between two items and applying that relationship to another setting. These books build critical thinking and reasoning skills through several different analogy activities. Each lesson consists of a two-page activity and gets progressively harder. In the first book children will solve shape analogies using size, shape, and designs; picture analogies with picture banks, rhymes, and choosing; plus they will complete word analogies by choosing the correct word, connecting, and supplying either the first, second, third, or fourth word in the analogy. The second level utilizes synonyms, homophones, cause and effect, describing, grammar, numbers, groups, and uses to teach analogies. The last book incorporates math, science, social studies, health, and language arts into the study of analogies. The variety of analogy activities makes children practice thinking in different ways and keeps learning fresh and new. Answer key included. ~ Steph
