Children who practice thinking logically and critically through exercises like these will soon be applying their critical-thinking skills to other areas of learning and life.

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Children who practice thinking logically and critically through exercises like these will soon be applying their critical-thinking skills to other areas of learning and life.

The post Logic-Math Exercises for Children Set appeared first on Classical Education Books.

What are the ten ways in which something can be said to exist? What are the five ways in which something can be said of something else? What are the four questions you must answer in order to really know something? In ancient and medieval times, the answers to these questions were common knowledge among educated people.

When most people think of logic, they think of formal logic—the study of the structure or form of reasoning. But what most educators don’t realize is that formal logic is only one part of a complete logic program. The other branch of logic study was called “material logic,” and focused not on the form of reasoning, but on its content. In short, while formal logic studied the “how” of reasoning, material logic studied the “what.”

The principles of material logic, an important part of trivium language study, are now almost forgotten—a casualty of the almost exclusive modern secular emphasis on math and sciences. Formal logic was once termed minor (or lesser) logic, while material logic usually went by the name of major (or greater) logic—a measure of how important classical thinkers considered them.

There is a huge gap between formal logic courses and so-called “thinking skills” courses. Formal logic focuses exclusively on the systematic study of the structure of reasoning. That is important, but it hardly covers all you need to know to reason effectively. “Thinking skills” courses, on the other hand, tend to suffer from a highly nonsystematic topic-hopping approach, where the student is unable to see how one principle connects with another.

With the publication of Material Logic: A Course in How to Think, these ancient techniques are a lost art no more. Whether you want a follow-on course to Memoria Press’ popular Traditional Logic program, or simply an introductory thinking skills course for high school grades, this new addition to Memoria Press’ widely acclaimed Classical Trivium Core Series is a valuable tool in teaching your student to think.

Our monks wanted to call the program “Concerning the 10 Categories, the Five Predicables, the Four Causes, and the Five Elements of Classification and Their Use in the Art of Thinking”—in Latin! But we convinced them that a simpler title would get the message across just fine. And by the way, their words for it were: “Logica summa est,” which roughly translates: “It’s just tops!”

Material Logic, like all of Memoria Press’ programs, is designed to ease the job of the teacher or parent—with straightforward explanations, an easy-to-read text layout, and digestible daily exercise sets.

Companion Products:

Material Logic – Student Workbook (Third Edition)
Material Logic – Student Text (Third Edition)
Material Logic – Quizzes and Tests (Third Edition)
Material Logic – Teacher Key (Third Edition)
Material Logic – Instructional Videos (DVDs or Online Streaming)(Second Edition)

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What are the ten ways in which something can be said to exist? What are the five ways in which something can be said of something else? What are the four questions you must answer in order to really know something? In ancient and medieval times, the answers to these questions were common knowledge among educated people.

When most people think of logic, they think of formal logic—the study of the structure or form of reasoning. But what most educators don’t realize is that formal logic is only one part of a complete logic program. The other branch of logic study was called “material logic,” and focused not on the form of reasoning, but on its content. In short, while formal logic studied the “how” of reasoning, material logic studied the “what.”

The principles of material logic, an important part of trivium language study, are now almost forgotten—a casualty of the almost exclusive modern secular emphasis on math and sciences. Formal logic was once termed minor (or lesser) logic, while material logic usually went by the name of major (or greater) logic—a measure of how important classical thinkers considered them.

There is a huge gap between formal logic courses and so-called “thinking skills” courses. Formal logic focuses exclusively on the systematic study of the structure of reasoning. That is important, but it hardly covers all you need to know to reason effectively. “Thinking skills” courses, on the other hand, tend to suffer from a highly nonsystematic topic-hopping approach, where the student is unable to see how one principle connects with another.

With the publication of Material Logic: A Course in How to Think, these ancient techniques are a lost art no more. Whether you want a follow-on course to Memoria Press’ popular Traditional Logic program, or simply an introductory thinking skills course for high school grades, this new addition to Memoria Press’ widely acclaimed Classical Trivium Core Series is a valuable tool in teaching your student to think.

Our monks wanted to call the program “Concerning the 10 Categories, the Five Predicables, the Four Causes, and the Five Elements of Classification and Their Use in the Art of Thinking”—in Latin! But we convinced them that a simpler title would get the message across just fine. And by the way, their words for it were: “Logica summa est,” which roughly translates: “It’s just tops!”

Material Logic, like all of Memoria Press’ programs, is designed to ease the job of the teacher or parent—with straightforward explanations, an easy-to-read text layout, and digestible daily exercise sets.

Companion Products:

Material Logic – Student Workbook (Third Edition)
Material Logic – Student Text (Third Edition)
Material Logic – Quizzes and Tests (Third Edition)
Material Logic – Teacher Key (Third Edition)
Material Logic – Instructional Videos (DVDs or Online Streaming)(Second Edition)

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What are the ten ways in which something can be said to exist? What are the five ways in which something can be said of something else? What are the four questions you must answer in order to really know something? In ancient and medieval times, the answers to these questions were common knowledge among educated people.

When most people think of logic, they think of formal logic—the study of the structure or form of reasoning. But what most educators don’t realize is that formal logic is only one part of a complete logic program. The other branch of logic study was called “material logic,” and focused not on the form of reasoning, but on its content. In short, while formal logic studied the “how” of reasoning, material logic studied the “what.”

The principles of material logic, an important part of trivium language study, are now almost forgotten—a casualty of the almost exclusive modern secular emphasis on math and sciences. Formal logic was once termed minor (or lesser) logic, while material logic usually went by the name of major (or greater) logic—a measure of how important classical thinkers considered them.

There is a huge gap between formal logic courses and so-called “thinking skills” courses. Formal logic focuses exclusively on the systematic study of the structure of reasoning. That is important, but it hardly covers all you need to know to reason effectively. “Thinking skills” courses, on the other hand, tend to suffer from a highly nonsystematic topic-hopping approach, where the student is unable to see how one principle connects with another.

With the publication of Material Logic: A Course in How to Think, these ancient techniques are a lost art no more. Whether you want a follow-on course to Memoria Press’ popular Traditional Logic program, or simply an introductory thinking skills course for high school grades, this new addition to Memoria Press’ widely acclaimed Classical Trivium Core Series is a valuable tool in teaching your student to think.

Our monks wanted to call the program “Concerning the 10 Categories, the Five Predicables, the Four Causes, and the Five Elements of Classification and Their Use in the Art of Thinking”—in Latin! But we convinced them that a simpler title would get the message across just fine. And by the way, their words for it were: “Logica summa est,” which roughly translates: “It’s just tops!”

Material Logic, like all of Memoria Press’ programs, is designed to ease the job of the teacher or parent—with straightforward explanations, an easy-to-read text layout, and digestible daily exercise sets.

Companion Products:

Material Logic – Student Workbook (Third Edition)
Material Logic – Student Text (Third Edition)
Material Logic – Quizzes and Tests (Third Edition)
Material Logic – Teacher Key (Third Edition)
Material Logic – Instructional Videos (DVDs or Online Streaming)(Second Edition)

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What are the ten ways in which something can be said to exist? What are the five ways in which something can be said of something else? What are the four questions you must answer in order to really know something? In ancient and medieval times, the answers to these questions were common knowledge among educated people.

When most people think of logic, they think of formal logic—the study of the structure or form of reasoning. But what most educators don’t realize is that formal logic is only one part of a complete logic program. The other branch of logic study was called “material logic,” and focused not on the form of reasoning, but on its content. In short, while formal logic studied the “how” of reasoning, material logic studied the “what.”

The principles of material logic, an important part of trivium language study, are now almost forgotten—a casualty of the almost exclusive modern secular emphasis on math and sciences. Formal logic was once termed minor (or lesser) logic, while material logic usually went by the name of major (or greater) logic—a measure of how important classical thinkers considered them.

There is a huge gap between formal logic courses and so-called “thinking skills” courses. Formal logic focuses exclusively on the systematic study of the structure of reasoning. That is important, but it hardly covers all you need to know to reason effectively. “Thinking skills” courses, on the other hand, tend to suffer from a highly nonsystematic topic-hopping approach, where the student is unable to see how one principle connects with another.

With the publication of Material Logic: A Course in How to Think, these ancient techniques are a lost art no more. Whether you want a follow-on course to Memoria Press’ popular Traditional Logic program, or simply an introductory thinking skills course for high school grades, this new addition to Memoria Press’ widely acclaimed Classical Trivium Core Series is a valuable tool in teaching your student to think.

Our monks wanted to call the program “Concerning the 10 Categories, the Five Predicables, the Four Causes, and the Five Elements of Classification and Their Use in the Art of Thinking”—in Latin! But we convinced them that a simpler title would get the message across just fine. And by the way, their words for it were: “Logica summa est,” which roughly translates: “It’s just tops!”

Material Logic, like all of Memoria Press’ programs, is designed to ease the job of the teacher or parent—with straightforward explanations, an easy-to-read text layout, and digestible daily exercise sets.

Companion Products:

Material Logic – Student Workbook (Third Edition)
Material Logic – Student Text (Third Edition)
Material Logic – Quizzes and Tests (Third Edition)
Material Logic – Teacher Key (Third Edition)
Material Logic – Instructional Videos (DVDs or Online Streaming)(Second Edition)

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Traditional Logic II uses the same tried-and-true format.  As in Book I, every chapter of Book II includes enough exercises to ensure that the student masters the material before moving on.  And in addition to the case studies of famous arguments, Book II has added writing assignments in each chapter to help you integrate the study of logic with other subjects.

Traditional Logic, Book II: Advanced Formal Logic, by Martin Cothran, is a continuation of Memoria Press’ Traditional Logic, Book I.  It covers the four figures of the traditional syllogism, the three forms of rhetorical arguments (called enthymemes), the three kinds of hypothetical syllogisms, the four kinds of complex syllogisms, as well as relational arguments.

Do you know the Latin mnemonic verse used by the medieval schoolmen to memorize the 19 valid argument forms? (Our monks do. We can hear them chanting it now.)
Which epistle contains Paul’s argument in the form of an Aristotelian sorites about foreknowledge and predestination?
What argument form does Shakespeare use in Troilus and Cressida to justify social hierarchy?
What was wrong with the famous dilemma used by Caliph Omar to justify the burning of the Alexandrian Library in 640 A.D.?

The book also includes a wealth of examples of arguments from the Bible, Lewis Carroll, Isaac Watts, St. Augustine, and Tertullian, as well as extended case studies of famous arguments throughout history, such as Rene Descartes’ famous enthymeme: “I think, therefore, I am”; C. S. Lewis’ disjunctive syllogism proving the deity of Christ; Plato’s hypothetical argument concerning the power of love; Christ’s conjunctive syllogism: “You cannot serve both God and mammon”; David Hume’s famous dilemma stating the problem of evil; the stoic Seneca’s justification of the virtuous life; and St. Thomas Aquinas’ cosmological argument for the existence of God.

Package Includes:

Student Textbook
Student Workbook
Teacher Key (for student book and quizzes and tests)
Quizzes & Final Exam
Instructional Streaming Videos

Additional Resources:

Handbook of Christian Apologetics

Traditional Logic I Complete Set
Traditional Logic II Complete Set

Traditional Logic I Basic Set
Traditional Logic II Basic Set

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The exercises in this book are designed to develop critical-thinking skills in children through a variety of math concepts. These concepts include addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, decimals, percent, graphs, geometry, volume, money, time, and more, all as a means of mastering critical-thinking skills rather than as computational challenges.

The exercises encompass a variety of formats and topics, many of which include pictorial elements for those children who are visual learners. Some of the lessons require basic computation, others require little more than an attention to organization and the process of elimination, and still others offer a level of challenge that will require children to conduct basic research to discover the answers. Children who practice thinking logically and critically through exercises like these will soon be applying their critical-thinking skills to other areas of learning and life.

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Logic-Math Exercises for Elementary-Age Children – Dyslexic Version 

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The exercises in this book are designed to develop critical-thinking skills in young children through a variety of math concepts. These concepts include number signs, counting, addition, subtraction, fractions, decimals, graphs, geometry, volume, and more, as well as number concepts that are involved in such topics as time and money.

The exercises involve organizing information, sequencing, pattern decoding, understanding relationships, inferring, solving analogies, and deducing. Many of the lessons are pictorial so that they can be completed by children who have not yet learned how to read. However, there is a range of challenge levels in the book so that children who are strong readers or who are advanced intellectually will also find exercises that engage them and require them to put on their thinking caps.

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Logic-Math Exercises for Elementary-Age Children – Dyslexic Version 

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The exercises in this book are designed to develop critical-thinking skills in young children through a variety of math concepts. These concepts include number signs, counting, addition, subtraction, fractions, decimals, graphs, geometry, volume, and more, as well as number concepts that are involved in such topics as time and money.

The exercises involve organizing information, sequencing, pattern decoding, understanding relationships, inferring, solving analogies, and deducing. Many of the lessons are pictorial so that they can be completed by children who have not yet learned how to read. However, there is a range of challenge levels in the book so that children who are strong readers or who are advanced intellectually will also find exercises that engage them and require them to put on their thinking caps.

Companion Products:

Logic-Math Exercises for Young Children
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More Logic-Math Exercises for Young Children – Dyslexic Version
Logic-Math Exercises for Elementary-Age Children – Dyslexic Version 

The post Logic-Math Exercises for Young Children: Dyslexia Version appeared first on Classical Education Books.

The exercises in this book are designed to develop critical-thinking skills in children through a variety of math concepts. These concepts include addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, decimals, percent, graphs, geometry, volume, money, time, and more, all as a means of mastering critical-thinking skills rather than as computational challenges.

The exercises encompass a variety of formats and topics, many of which include pictorial elements for those children who are visual learners. Some of the lessons require basic computation, others require little more than an attention to organization and the process of elimination, and still others offer a level of challenge that will require children to conduct basic research to discover the answers. Children who practice thinking logically and critically through exercises like these will soon be applying their critical-thinking skills to other areas of learning and life.

Companion Products:

Logic-Math Exercises for Young Children
More Logic-Math Exercises for Young Children 
Logic-Math Exercises for Elementary-Age Children 

Logic-Math Exercises for Young Children – Dyslexic Version
More Logic-Math Exercises for Young Children – Dyslexic Version
Logic-Math Exercises for Elementary-Age Children – Dyslexic Version 

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The exercises in this book are designed to develop critical-thinking skills in young children through a variety of math concepts. These concepts include number signs, counting, addition, subtraction, fractions, decimals, graphs, geometry, volume, and more, as well as number concepts that are involved in such topics as time and money.

The exercises involve organizing information, sequencing, pattern decoding, understanding relationships, inferring, solving analogies, and deducing. Many of the lessons are pictorial so that they can be completed by children who have not yet learned how to read. However, there is a range of challenge levels in the book so that children who are strong readers or who are advanced intellectually will also find exercises that engage them and require them to put on their thinking caps.

Companion Products:

Logic-Math Exercises for Young Children
More Logic-Math Exercises for Young Children 
Logic-Math Exercises for Elementary-Age Children 

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Logic-Math Exercises for Elementary-Age Children – Dyslexic Version 

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