"Packed with advanced analogies for older students, this book of challenging analogy activities will expand your students' vocabulary and develop both flexible and analytical thinking skills. With an emphasis on verbal anaolgies, the activities will challege your students to think more critically and apply advanced knowledge. Grades 5-8

An analogy is a comparison that points out the similarities between things that are different in all other respects. Teaching students how to solve analogies not only develops their logical thinking, but also builds visual awareness and verbal proficiency.
The seven different types of visual analogies and 14 different verbal analogies in Analogies for Beginners are perfect for beginning lessons in logical reasoning, flexible thinking, and vocabulary. Each page gives students an example of the type of analogy that is being introduced and then provides 7 (visual) or 10 (verbal)...