Teacher’s tips

Level of education: Elementary School - Early Childhood Education

Age: 05 to 09 years old

The basis of all logical thinking is sequential thinking. This process involves taking the important ideas, facts, and conclusions involved in a problem and organizing them into a chain progression that takes on meaning in its own right. Thinking logically is thinking in steps. Logical thinking involves reasoning and using what you know to draw conclusions. It requires an understanding of attributes, relationships, and sequence, and is not just important for formal learning; it is an essential skill.

Learner outcomes

Develop text reading and interpretation; Understand the use of the alphabet in the construction of words; Expand vocabulary; Develop logical-mathematical reasoning and construction of the concept of number through play; Recognize the names of numbers and correctly associate them with their respective numerical symbol; Systematize forms of registration of quantities; Stimulate mathematical logical reasoning; Solve problem situations with the proposed theme;

Teachers’ goals

Promote the integration of Portuguese and Mathematics subjects; Provide, in a playful and creative way, the progress in the reading and writing process of children; Expand the class's repertoire of letters and words; Offer the game as a didactic resource to fix the content worked in the classroom; Expand students' knowledge; Systematize forms of registration of quantities; Stimulate the taste for Mathematics, through playful and pleasurable activities; Reinforce content worked in the classroom; Develop logical reasoning; Stimulate the exchange of knowledge, socialization and interaction among students;

Suggestions of approaches for the teacher

Step 1: Reading the Book “Alice in online class”

Step 2: Ask students to tell the moral of the story.

Step 3: Ask students if there is only one way to obtain some mathematical result or if there are several possibilities. If they answer yes, ask what these possibilities are.

Step 4: Engage students in other logical reasoning activities, such as: chess games, checkers, dominoes, magic cube.

Step 5: Ask students to construct some material or problem that involves logical reasoning. For younger students writing texts is an excellent activity.

Suggestion of activities involving logical thinking games

(Suggestion 1) Twin Towers

For this game you will need building blocks, colored cubes or Lego, Position the child in front of you on the floor or on a table and place a tall box or folder between you so that he cannot see what you are building from his side.

Starting with two blocks of two different colors, build a tower and explain the game to the child as follows: “I just built a tower of two blocks. I used a blue and a yellow one. Can you try to build a tower like mine? I'll give you tips. ” Knowing the child's level, start giving clues like: “The blue block is at the bottom” and “The other block is at the top”.

(Suggestion 2) Game of two shapes and colors

This wooden puzzle does much more than reinforce shape and color attributes. It requires the player to use sequencing, cause and effect, and deduction skills and has great versatility. It can be presented as a single-player activity, and when your child is ready, it can be played with two players. Also a hit with children beyond preschool age, this game reinforces all logical thinking skills in a fun way.

(Suggestion 3) Little Red Riding Hood game

An award-winning game that includes a picture book and multi-level challenges, your preschooler will enjoy this game for years to come. The aim is to open a path for Little Red Riding Hood so that she can reach Granny's house, and along with visual perception and spatial reasoning, planning and problem solving skills are practiced and reinforced. Your kid will use a lot of thinking skills and get the satisfaction of successfully reaching the goal!

More about it

If you've ever tried to reason with a three-year-old, you know that a three-year-old is not a logical thinker. Young children are very concrete and literal in their thinking, and it is not until they approach school age that they begin to show a disposition for tasks that require more abstract thinking. However, preschoolers often make surprising connections as they engage in learning and understanding the world, and there are lots of fun logic thinking games and activities to engage your preschooler's brain in new ways. to consider!

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