Our expertly designed Critical Thinking Enhancement Worksheets for ages 6-9 help young learners develop crucial problem-solving and analytical skills. Engaging and diverse activities stimulate logical reasoning and boost cognitive abilities. These printables feature puzzles, riddles, and scenarios that encourage kids to think deeply and form connections. Ideal for classroom use or at-home practice, these worksheets ensure a fun, interactive learning experience. Enhance young minds by challenging them with tasks that promote curiosity and lifelong learning. Explore an array of critical thinking exercises on our platform and watch your child's intellectual abilities grow!


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Around the Globe Worksheet
Around the Globe Worksheet

Around the Globe Worksheet

This worksheet introduces your students to the globe. Explain that it's a 3D representation of our planet, and highlight the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Hemispheres, plus the Equator and Prime Meridian. Then, have them circle the fractions associated with the shapes shown. Point out the shaded or colored sections for guidance.
Around the Globe Worksheet
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King and Queen Mate Strategy: Part 2 Worksheet
King and Queen Mate Strategy: Part 2 Worksheet

King and Queen Mate Strategy: Part 2 Worksheet

This worksheet helps your child learn to checkmate the opposing king with their king and queen. Descriptive sample boards show the strategy, and more boards help determine which one demonstrates how the king assists the queen.
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Community Rules Worksheet
Community Rules Worksheet

Community Rules Worksheet

Communities are where different people live, work and worship. They're made up of homes, schools, places of worship, businesses and other buildings. To create a healthy, functioning community, it's important for members to follow the rules and guidelines. Use this printout to teach kids about community rules. Ask them to check the box next to the picture that shows someone following them.
Community Rules Worksheet
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Attacking Power of Chess Pieces Worksheet
Attacking Power of Chess Pieces Worksheet

Attacking Power of Chess Pieces Worksheet

. This worksheet introduces your child to chess pieces and how they move. Ask them to look at the table, noting the squares each piece can control. Then, have them circle the most powerful piece among each power pictured at the bottom. With this insight, your child will gain an understanding of a chess piece's power and how many squares it can attack.
Attacking Power of Chess Pieces Worksheet
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Adding up to 1000 with Regrouping: Page 61
Adding up to 1000 with Regrouping: Page 61
Adding up to 1000 with Regrouping: Page 61
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One Move Checkmates: Puzzle 3 Worksheet
One Move Checkmates: Puzzle 3 Worksheet

One Move Checkmates: Puzzle 3 Worksheet

Boost your child's critical thinking and strategy skills with this fun puzzle activity. They'll use their logical thinking to plot ways to checkmate the black king, and then check their answer with the given choices. A great way to improve their skills and have a blast doing it!
One Move Checkmates: Puzzle 3 Worksheet
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Dividing with Landforms
Dividing with Landforms

Dividing with Landforms

Mixing subjects to help your child learn is always nice. This worksheet combines landforms, problem-solving and division. The PDF highlights numbers, uses bold colors and provides pictures to help your child understand the questions and answer choices, making them feel empowered, not intimidated.
Dividing with Landforms
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One Move Checkmates: Puzzle 4 Worksheet
One Move Checkmates: Puzzle 4 Worksheet

One Move Checkmates: Puzzle 4 Worksheet

Want to challenge your logistician? This engaging PDF worksheet tests their critical thinking, strategy and visual-spatial skills. They must plot to overtake and checkmate the king and use the answer choices to check if they've strategized correctly. It's a fun way to build problem-solving skills needed for higher-level math.
One Move Checkmates: Puzzle 4 Worksheet
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Adding up to 50: Page 49
Adding up to 50: Page 49

Adding up to 50: Page 49

Adding up to 50: Page 49
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Developing critical thinking skills in children ages 6-9 is essential for several reasons. During these formative years, children's brains are highly receptive and malleable, which means that introducing them to problem-solving and analytical thinking can have a lasting impact on their cognitive development. Critical thinking teaches children how to analyze information, ask thoughtful questions, and make reasoned decisions, skills that are not only crucial in academic settings but also in everyday life.

By nurturing critical thinking skills at an early age, parents and teachers can help children become more independent thinkers. These skills equip them to evaluate various situations, consider multiple perspectives, and come up with creative solutions. For instance, a child who can think critically is better prepared to handle challenges, whether they are math problems or social conflicts on the playground.

Furthermore, cultivating these skills fosters a love for lifelong learning. Children who are encouraged to ask "why" and "how" tend to be more curious, engaged, and proactive in seeking knowledge. This intrinsic motivation can lead to greater academic success and personal fulfillment down the road.

In essence, enhancing critical thinking in early childhood sets the stage for a more thoughtful, self-reliant, and intellectually vibrant future, making it a priority for both teachers and parents.