Critical And Creative 1

Critical & Creative Thinking Activities, Grade 1 packs 160 pages with 46 themed adventures designed for 6–7-year-olds who are ready to stretch both imagination and logic. Each unit runs for three pages: the first two invite your child to explore the topic from different angles—connecting what he already knows with what he can invent—while the last page delivers the big challenge. That might be a riddle to solve, a secret code to crack, a maze to navigate, or a picture puzzle that ties the whole theme together.

The themes range from seasonal celebrations like Halloween, Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, and Valentine’s Day, to real-world places like the farm, store, or playground, to animal favorites like elephants, kangaroos, snakes, and butterflies. Fairy tales get their turn too—Goldilocks, The Three Little Pigs, The Gingerbread Man, Hansel and Gretel—each with a twist that gets your child thinking beyond the usual ending. Even everyday items—crayons, hats, shirts, shoes—become the centerpiece for creative problem-solving.

Teacher support pages provide simple guidance, and every student page is reproducible for home use, so you can print fresh copies or revisit a favorite activity without limits. An answer key is included, making it easy to fit into any routine.

Whether your child is imagining a playground in space, sorting apples by a made-up rule, or planning a parade of penguins, this book turns first grade into a playground for problem-solving, patterning, comparing, and creating—one themed challenge at a time.