Choose one of the eight cognitive operations and name a book that you might use to help teach
that operation to children. Explain what you might do to teach this cognitive operation with your
chosen book.
What will be an ideal response?
Students should choose from the following cognitive operations: observing, comparing,
classifying, hypothesizing, organizing, applying, and responding described on pages 10-20 in the
textbook. The answer should provide a specific title of a book and ways that the teacher would
use this book to support the cognitive operation. For example, if observing is chosen, the answer
should include observation of vivid colors and illustrations, details in artwork, and even
comparison and contrast between details and concepts in the book.
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