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Critical Thinking Curriculum, Done For You.

Give your students the superpower of seeing through manipulation, fake news, and everyday peer pressure.

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A Step-by-Step Thinking Journey

How the skills build, step by step

The 24 packs aren't a pile of random worksheets. They form a deliberate sequence - moving from the tricks other people use on your kid, to the hardest tricks of all: the ones their own mind plays.

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1
SPOT BAD ARGUMENTS The baseline skill. Kids learn how to spot a fundamentally broken claim the second they see or hear it. Slippery Slope · Hasty Generalisation · Anecdotal Fallacy · Gambler's Fallacy · False Cause
2
EXPOSE CHEAP DISTRACTIONS We look at what happens when an argument gets tricky and people try to dodge accountability by moving the goalposts. Red Herring · Straw Man · Ad Hominem · You Too · Moving the Goalpost
3
RESIST PEER PRESSURE This tackles group dynamics. Kids see exactly how marketing campaigns and crowds pressure individuals to fall into line. Bandwagon · Appeal to Authority · Appeal to Emotion · Appeal to Force · Appeal to Tradition
4
UNMASK TRICK QUESTIONS Here we handle manipulation tactics - showing how people try to rig a conversation from the start using loaded framing. False Dilemma · Loaded Question · False Equivalence · Circular Reasoning · No True Scotsman
5
OUTSMART YOUR MIND We turn the lens inward. Kids learn to check their own logic and see how easily human brains fool themselves. Confirmation Bias · Sunk Cost · Appeal to Ignorance · Genetic Fallacy

The order is the point: moving from external trickery to internal self-awareness is what turns "memorising logical definitions" into true critical thinking.

Free Educator Downloads

Everything you need to get started

Three free planning resources to turn the unit into a ready-to-run classroom or kitchen-table course. Instant access, no credit card required.

Curriculum Aligned

Fits seamlessly into standard outcomes

Directly addresses reading comprehension, persuasive writing, and logical reasoning goals for ages 10+ (Grades 4–8 / Years 5–8).

🇦🇺 Australian Curriculum (ACARA)

Years 5–8 English: analysing arguments, evaluating evidence, and identifying flawed reasoning - plus Humanities and Critical & Creative Thinking capabilities.

🇺🇸 US Common Core

Grades 4–8 ELA: evaluating claims, identifying false reasoning, and writing sound arguments supported by textual evidence.

🇬🇧 UK National Curriculum

Key Stages 2–3 English, Citizenship, and PSHE: detecting bias, questioning misinformation, and constructing logical, well-reasoned responses.

Try before you buy

Try a complete lesson pack for free

Download and print the complete Bandwagon Effect pack tonight - full comic, historical disaster story, activities, and answer keys. Teach it tomorrow and see the engagement for yourself.

Bring critical thinking to your learners

Twenty-four fallacies, five scaffolded modules, professionally printed or instantly downloadable. Start helping your kids think for themselves today.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "We're now catching ourselves using the fallacies in everyday conversation, which I didn't think would happen. A 10/10 resource." - Kylie, Educator