The Critical Thinker’s Toolkit – Level 2 is a complete, skill-based critical thinking curriculum for middle school learners. Through eleven explicitly taught lessons and included film-based capstone investigations—including The Wizard of Oz, Wicked, Wicked: For Good, The Truman Show, and Zootopia—students learn how to evaluate evidence, identify assumptions, test causal claims, recognize bias, map perspective, and explain their reasoning clearly.

This is critical thinking taught as a set of transferable skills—not opinions, debates, or discussion prompts.

NOTE: The PDF Teaching Guide is READ-ONLY. It is not printable. For a print version of the guide you need to purchse the print version of the course.

When a story tells you who you are—whether it’s shame, fandom, or “destiny”—how do you know if it’s true? This capstone unit uses the animated film K-Pop Demon Hunters to teach students how to test identity stories, recognize persuasive techniques in media and music, and build reasoning chains about who they really are. Includes Teaching Guide and Student Workbook.

Extra Student Workbook for The Critical Thinker’s Toolkit Level 2. Perfect for siblings, co-ops, or students who prefer fresh pages. Requires the Teaching Guide to use. The workbook contains practice activities, not instruction. Note: The print course already includes one workbook; this is for additional copies only.

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Transform movie night into a critical thinking masterclass. This capstone unit uses Pixar’s A Bug’s Life to teach students how to spot hidden assumptions, evaluate evidence, and recognize when “that’s just the way it is” deserves to be questioned. Includes a complete Teaching Guide with discussion prompts and a Student Workbook with scaffolded activities.

Teach critical thinking through film! This complete curriculum uses Disney’s Zootopia to help learners recognize how stereotypes form, spread, and persist—and develop the thinking skills to see past labels to actual evidence. Includes Teaching Guide with discussion questions and answer keys, plus a hands-on Student Workbook with worked examples. Works as a capstone for The Critical Thinker’s Toolkit or as a powerful standalone unit study.

This PDF capstone is INCLUDED with The Critical Thinker’s Toolkit – Level 2.

Critical Thinking Through Film – Oz / Wicked is a structured capstone mini-unit for middle school learners that teaches students to evaluate evidence, test assumptions, analyze perspective, and revise conclusions as new information emerges. Using three films that tell the same story from conflicting viewpoints, learners apply essential critical thinking tools in an authentic, high-interest context.

This capstone is included with The Critical Thinker’s Toolkit Level 2 and may also be used as a standalone unit. This is not a discussion guide. It is critical thinking in action.

The Writer’s Toolkit – Year 1 is a full-year, skills-based writing curriculum for Grades 1–3 that faithfully follows the Hochman Method (The Writing Revolution). Through explicit modeling, carefully sequenced instruction, and daily structured practice, young writers learn how sentences work, how ideas connect, and how to put their thinking clearly on paper.

Instruction is written directly to the educator and focuses on sentence-level mastery first—expanding, combining, revising, and organizing sentences—before moving into structured paragraphs and three complete writing projects. Joyful Book Nook lessons provide shared texts that anchor writing in rich language, content knowledge, and discussion, without turning writing time into open-ended journaling.

This is not a creative writing program or a collection of prompts. It is explicit writing instruction designed to build confident, capable writers from the ground up.

Note: The E-book of the Teaching Guide is not printable.

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The Critical Thinker’s Toolkit – Level 1 is a complete, skill-based critical thinking curriculum for elementary learners ages ~6–9/10. Across eleven structured lessons and a film-based synthesis capstone using Zootopia, students learn how to notice their thinking, evaluate evidence, recognize assumptions, understand cause and effect, and consider perspective.

Lessons include built-in differentiation so the same core thinking skills can be taught meaningfully to both early and late elementary learners—without splitting the course or diluting rigor.

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The Speller’s Toolkit is a 31-week, multisensory spelling program for Grades 1–3 built around an interactive word-card deck and weekly letter-tile system. With two developmentally appropriate editions—Emerging Writers and Writers—students learn to spell confidently through explicit instruction, tactile practice, and a predictable 4-day routine.

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The Handwriter’s Toolkit is a 32-week, developmentally aligned handwriting program designed for one-to-one learning and written directly to the parent. Through short daily lessons, fine-motor play, and explicit instruction, learners build confident letter and number formation from the very beginning.