Critical Thinking

Tools, strategies, and insights to help students think clearly, creatively, and independently across content areas.

A collection of analogy examples that can spark thinking and help students understand relationships between ideas.

A critical thinking strategy is simply a ‘way’ to facilitate the act of rational and critical reasoning. Read the Overview

Explores why good questions reveal more about understanding than answers do—and how to teach students to ask better ones.

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Strategies and mindsets for effectively embedding critical thinking into everyday classroom practice.

A refined definition of critical thinking from TeachThought’s perspective—clear, usable, and modern.

Use Bloom’s verbs to guide thinking tasks across different levels of cognitive demand in your lessons.

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Advanced Critical Thinking

Explore advanced strategies, tools, and frameworks to help students become more intentional and independent thinkers.

Socratic Seminar

Foster dialogue and deep thinking through structured, student-led discussion. Learn more →

Cognitive Biases

Teach students to recognize and resist mental shortcuts and flawed reasoning. See the list →

Transfer of Learning

Help students carry critical thinking beyond the classroom through meaningful transfer. Explore transfer types →

Logical Fallacies

Teach students to identify flawed reasoning and avoid common argument traps. See all 50 →

Critical Thinking in the Classroom

Practical strategies for embedding critical thinking into everyday teaching. Get strategies →

Quotes on Critical Thinking

Inspire thought with curated insights from philosophers, educators, and scientists. Read the quotes →

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Help students think critically about relationships, patterns, and logic with this printable middle & high school analogy workbook.

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