Strategic Journeys for Building Logical Reasoning, K-5

Tammy L. Jones has been an educator since 1979, working with students from first grade through college. She currently consults with individual school districts to support teachers in making content accessible to all students.Leslie A. Texas has over 20 years of experience working with K–12 teachers and schools across the country to enhance rigorous and relevant instruction.

• eResourcesMeet the AuthorsPrefaceSection 1: Why This Journey?Section 2: Charting the Course: Communicating the JourneySection 3: The Journey to Deeper Understandings: Building PracticesSection 4: The Journey from Practice to Proficiency: Strategies That EngageSection 5: Navigating the Journey: Staying the CourseAppendix A: Logical Reasoning ProcessAppendix B: Opportunities for WritingAppendix C: Practice to Proficiency StandardsAppendix D: Practices from the Academic Standards

“More than ever before, students need to be able to reason and think critically. Strategic Journeys for Building Logical Reasoning, K-5 provides elementary school teachers with a method to teach logical reasoning in a fun and engaging way. The activities provided are tied to literature and stress the connection to writing that is so important with college and career standards. This book will be an asset to any elementary math curriculum.” –Melody Collier, Curriculum Coordinator, Dyersburg Intermediate School, Dyersburg, Tennessee