Critical Thinking

Critical thinking helps kids and teens analyze information, spot patterns, and make thoughtful decisions in a noisy world. Our Critical Thinking collection gathers vetted, secular resources for homeschoolers, afterschooling families, and caregivers who want to nurture reasoning across all subjects. You’ll find logic curricula, puzzle and problem-solving programs, philosophy for children, debate and discussion guides, and tutors who specialize in argumentation and analysis. Every resource is reviewed for developmental fit, inclusivity, and an emphasis on teaching kids how to think, not what to think. Use the filters to explore by age or grade band, focus area (logic, argument, media literacy, or open-ended inquiry), format (books, games, online courses, or live classes), and learning needs such as ADHD, autism, dyslexia, giftedness, or 2e. Many families integrate critical thinking tools into existing math, science, and humanities work. If you’re unsure where to start or how to support a very analytical or very literal thinker, Modulo’s AI learning concierge can recommend resources tailored to your child.

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Code Master Logic Game
Code Master Logic Game
Regular price $22.99 USD
Game
Code Master Logic Game
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A single player puzzle game where kids arrange instruction tokens to guide an avatar through maps. It builds logic, sequencing and problem solving skills in an unplugged way.
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Why Are You Still Sending Your Kids to School?
Why Are You Still Sending Your Kids to School?
Regular price $7.99 USD
Book
Why Are You Still Sending Your Kids to School?
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A nonfiction book that questions conventional schooling and explores self-directed learning, unschooling, and alternative education paths. Written for parents considering more flexible approaches to education.
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Ticket to Ride
Ticket to Ride
Regular price $49.99 USD
Game
Ticket to Ride
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Family strategy board game where players collect train cards and claim routes on a map, building geography awareness and planning skills while having fun together.
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Made You Look
Regular price $16.95 USD
Book
Made You Look
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Nonfiction book explaining how advertising grabs our attention, shapes desires and sometimes manipulates us. Accessible examples help tweens and teens build media literacy and skepticism about ads.
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CLEAR Curriculum Units
CLEAR Curriculum Units
Regular price $23.65 USD
Physical Curriculum
CLEAR Curriculum Units
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Language arts units designed for gifted fifth graders that combine research skills, rhetoric and literature study. Provides detailed lesson plans that homeschoolers can adapt for advanced learners.
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Lichess
Lichess
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Game
Lichess
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Lichess is a free online chess platform where kids can play live games solve puzzles practice tactics and analyze moves. It also offers kid friendly study tools and tournaments.
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Minecraft
Minecraft
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Game
Minecraft
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An open‑ended sandbox video game where players build, explore, and problem‑solve in blocky worlds, often used for creative projects, STEM challenges, and collaborative learning.
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worst case scenario survival handbook
worst case scenario survival handbook
Regular price $12.99 USD
Book
worst case scenario survival handbook
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Tongue in cheek survival guide that explains how to handle unlikely emergencies, from quicksand to alligators. Older kids enjoy the dramatic scenarios while also learning about risk, planning and basic safety.
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Reflections and Tangents
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Online Program
Reflections and Tangents
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Reflections and Tangents is a math education blog reflecting on problem solving, math contests, and classroom experiences, giving parents and teachers ideas for rich problems and encouraging a growth mindset.
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The Encyclopedia of Misinformation
The Encyclopedia of Misinformation
Regular price $19.99 USD
Book
The Encyclopedia of Misinformation
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Quirky reference book that explains hoaxes, conspiracies, urban legends and media tricks in short humorous entries. Best for older teens and adults curious about propaganda, fake news and critical thinking.
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Climate Science Olympiad
Climate Science Olympiad
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Online Program
Climate Science Olympiad
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Global competition where students tackle climate related problem solving questions and propose solutions. Older homeschoolers can use past questions and study guides as a structured way to deepen climate science understanding.
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Civic Online Reasoning
Civic Online Reasoning
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Online Program
Civic Online Reasoning
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Stanford developed lessons that teach students how to evaluate online information by checking sources claims and evidence. Activities use real websites and posts so teens practice critical thinking skills.
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Dumbing Us Down
Dumbing Us Down
Regular price $19.99 USD
Education Reform Book
Dumbing Us Down
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Dumbing Us Down challenges the assumptions of modern schooling, revealing how traditional education stifles curiosity and independence. Written by award-winning teacher John Taylor Gatto, this influential book empowers parents to foster self-directed, joyful learning and raise confident, creative thinkers beyond the limits of institutional education.
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Renegade Girls
Renegade Girls
Regular price $13.99 USD
Book
Renegade Girls
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A middle-grade adventure series about a group of girls who love tinkering and engineering, blending friendship stories with STEM challenges that can inspire real-life making and problem solving.
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Odd Squad
Odd Squad
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Online Program
Odd Squad
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A live-action math mystery series where kid agents solve odd problems using numbers, patterns, and logic, helping children practice problem-solving while enjoying quirky missions and humor.
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The Demon-Haunted World
The Demon-Haunted World
Regular price $21.00 USD
Book
The Demon-Haunted World
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Carl Sagan’s classic introduction to scientific thinking and skepticism. Best for older teens and parents, it explores how to evaluate claims and why evidence based reasoning matters in everyday life.
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Project Zero
Project Zero
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Online Program
Project Zero
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A research group at the Harvard Graduate School of Education that shares thinking routines, projects, and publications to deepen understanding of creativity, critical thinking, and learning in classrooms and homeschools.
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Jacob’s Ladder
Jacob’s Ladder
Regular price $22.72 USD
Physical Curriculum
Jacob’s Ladder
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A reading comprehension curriculum that uses ladders of increasingly complex questions for short texts. Aims to build higher order thinking, inference and analysis skills in elementary and middle grade readers.
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Hooda math
Hooda math
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Game
Hooda math
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Website full of free math games and logic puzzles for elementary and middle school students. Games reinforce topics like fractions geometry and problem solving in a fun low pressure way.
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Global Solutions STEM Challenge: Virtual Science Fair sponsored by IREX
Global Solutions STEM Challenge: Virtual Science Fair sponsored by IREX
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Online Program
Global Solutions STEM Challenge: Virtual Science Fair sponsored by IREX
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A virtual global STEM challenge where student teams design solutions to pressing problems. Emphasizes collaboration, innovation and presentation skills while connecting participants across countries.
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Under the Influence
Under the Influence
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Podcast
Under the Influence
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A radio and podcast series about marketing and advertising in everyday life. Explains how ads shape our choices using entertaining stories that work well for media literacy lessons.
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Empowering Histories
Empowering Histories
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Online Program
Empowering Histories
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An anti-racist approach to AP U.S. History that centers marginalized voices and critical analysis of primary sources. Best suited for advanced high school students preparing for the AP exam.
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Tai Asks Why
Tai Asks Why
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Podcast
Tai Asks Why
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A podcast where young host Tai asks big questions about science, emotions and the world. Great for curious kids and parents who enjoy wondering and discussing together.
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Facebook game schooling group
Facebook game schooling group
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Online Community
Facebook game schooling group
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Online community for parents who center learning around board games and video games, often called gameschooling. Members share game suggestions, reviews and subject tie ins.
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