Visual-spatial thinking is the ability to perceive the visual information in the environment, to represent it internally, to integrate it with other senses and experiences, to derive meaning and understanding, and to perform manipulations and transformations on those perceptions.
Rubik's Cubes Minecraft Tangrams Geoboards
Geo nets Flipbooks Creating Mazes
Legos Jigsaw puzzles Puzzle Cubes Chess
Sketching Map making
Visual Spatial/Lateral Thinking Skills Activities
Deductive reasoning is a logical approach where you progress from general ideas to specific conclusions. It's often contrasted with inductive reasoning, where you start with specific observations and form general conclusions. Deductive reasoning is also called deductive logic or top-down reasoning.
Logic Puzzles Sudoku Mastermind (game) Detective Mysteries
Classroom Activity 1st-2nd Grade Logic Mazes
Algebra Deductive Reasoning Lesson Debate Strategies Lesson NYTimes Puzzles
Riddles Jokes Creative Thinking/Writing Incomplete Figures Drawing