Fact and Opinion worksheets are beneficial to students by helping them develop their critical thinking skills. These worksheets help students identify the difference between facts and opinions within a writing sample. Students are given statements such as "George Washington was the first president of the United States," or "My favorite kind of cake is chocolate." From there, students must decide whether the statements are factual or based on opinions.
Logic puzzles are short worksheets that will help students develop analytical and critical thinking skills. These worksheets have one paragraph written on them, detailing a scenario with several facts on it. From there, students must answer several questions about the situation provided. These puzzles force students to think not only in terms of numbers, but also in terms of logical situations as well.
Which Letter? is a simple phonics activity perfect for students who are just beginning to learn about the concept of phonics. Teachers recite out loud short riddles and students must guess which letter the riddle is talking about. Then, students should come up with a variety of vocabulary words beginning with that letter. This will help students expand their vocabulary while learning the basics of phonics.
This is a hands-on activity that helps students learn about similar-sounding consonants. Print out the Picture Dominoes worksheet from Scholastic (see references) and ask students to cut out the different domino pieces with pictures on them. Ask the students to match the pictures to other pictures of same-sounding objects. For instance, a piece with a bed on one end could match a piece with a sled on one end. To continue the game, students can cut out photos from magazines to match them to similar-sounding words.