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The suggestions below are for the typical highly capable child in Kindergarten taking the Kindergarten level of the NNATŪ (Naglieri Non-Verbal Ability TestŪ).

Our top picks are included in our NNAT Prep Bundle for Gifted Kindergarteners. We discuss them below. At the bottom of the page you'll find a product listing in approximate order of difficulty containing some additional suggestions.

NNATŪ Prep Bundle for K

Building Thinking Skills Level 1 is our number one recommendation. This is a Gr 2-3 product covering verbal and nonverbal reasoning. The software covers the same skills, with the same examples, but the presentation is very different. For the NNATŪ you want just the first half of Building Thinking Skills. This contains what are called figural or non-verbal exercises. Building Thinking Skills has questions on pattern completion, reasoning by analogy, serial reasoning and spatial visualization.

We also highly recommend the LUK learning system. For typical children miniLUK is suggested for use from age 5-7 and miniLUK Advance from age 6-8. Your child may be ready for the Advance level but most kindergarten age children would benefit from beginning with the miniLUK level.

Particularly if you've got younger children in the household we can't recommend LUK more highly. Unlike workbooks it is not consumed in use so your children will get years of play from it. LUK has been a best seller in Europe for over 30 years. It plays like a toy but it is a very powerful teacher. It is self-directing so once a child understands the system they can use it completely independently. If you're a parent who likes software so that your young child can work independently LUK will suit you.

The LUK Learning Systems have questions on pattern completion, reasoning by analogy, serial reasoning and spatial visualization.

Building Thinking Skills Level 1 miniLUK Complete Set miniLUK Advance Complete Set
First Time Analogies contains a variety pf pictoral and symbolic analogies structured to enable you to introduce analogies to your child in a developmentally appropriate way.

First Time Analogies

Visual Perceptual Skill Building teaches a child how to really perceive what they see. It's one of the skills you need to understand what the NNATŪ questions are asking of you. There is a choice of book or software. The book is printed in black and white. The software contains a pdf file of the same book in color and black and white options. Many of the exercises can be done on the computer and color adds an extra layer of challenge. Please be aware that the cd contains pdf files of the book in black and white and color. It is not a computer game for a child to play independently. They'll need you to confirm their answers. Some of the pages will need to be printed to be used, e.g. simple mazes.

When your child is older you'll find that strong reading skills help in many areas when reading itself is not being tested. A fast reader has more time during testing to answer the questions. A strong reader will understand what they're being asked more easily. With tests of non-verbal memory visual memory serves a similar function. Visual Perceptual Skill Building contains some visual memory exercises.


Young children are often very hands-on learners. They want to do and not just fill in pages in a workbook. The following books and games allow children to experiment independently while building the skills they need.

Thinker Doodles are best described by viewing the sample pages (click on the image of the book cover and then on the "sample pages" tab). For young children it is important to develop the visual skills necessary to complete these problems (the fine motor component isn't relevant for the NNATŪ).

Thinker Doodles A1
Pattern Blocks are a classic math manipulative used throughout elementary school. Our Pattern Block Activity Pack below contains 126 pattern blocks and 36 challenge cards. After completing the challenges in the kit your child can go on to create their own. Tangrams are a classic Chinese puzzle requiring manipulative of 7 blocks of various shapes. Tangrams are a very powerful learning tool. With Tangrambles, our collection of puzzles and tangram blocks, your child will learn to visualize rotating and relocating shapes. SETis a game of visual perception. It can be played solitarie or with multiple players. It requires the identification of sets of cards based on four attributes - color, symbol, number and shading. The ability to quickly identify similarities and differences and classify them into sets will stand a child in good stead in a test of non-verbal ability like the NNATŪ.

Pattern Block Activity Pack Tangramables
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Visual Perceptual Skill Building Book 1 Visual Perceptual Skill Building Book 1

Grade(s): PreK-1
Activities: 208
Pages: 200

Builds visual, motor, and critical thinking skills for reading, writing, and math!

Our Price: $21.99
Thinking Skills for Tests Thinking Skills for Tests Set

Grade(s): Pre K-2
Pages: 120 (two books with 60 pages each)

Nine core thinking skills form the base of verbal and non-verbal reasoning and logic and are commonly tested in primary level testing for school and gifted program placement. This title presents questions in a format similar to that of many commonly used tests. The Workbook presents the questions without words just as a student will see them during a test. The Instructor/Answer book provides a script for presenting the questions and additional information for building on the skills.

Our Price: $22.98
miniLUK Complete Set miniLUK Complete Set with Starter Pack

Age: 5-7 years
Activities: 2352

MiniLUK is a complete intellectual development system to reinforce early childhood developmental skills such as visual perception, memory and concentration, critical thinking, beginning math, fine motor skills, eye-hand coordination, self-esteem, and everyday knowledge. We will beat any competitor price on this item by 5%.

List Price: $125.00
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NNAT® Prep Bundle for K NNAT Prep Bundle for Gifted Kindergarteners

Collection of titles to prepare your Kindergartener for the Naglieri Nonverbal Abilities TestŪ (NNATŪ)

List Price: $185.99
Our Price: $167.39
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First Time Analogies First Time Analogies

Grade(s): K-2
Pages: 48

An ideal launching pad to start non-readers on the road to real thinking experiences with pictorial and symbolic analogies which are both challenging and motivating.

Our Price: $14.95
Analogies for Beginners Analogies for Beginners

Grade(s): 1-3
Activities: 238
Pages: 33

Introduce young children to verbal and figural analogies. Each page gives students an example of the type of analogy that is being introduced and then provides visual or verbal problems for them to solve.

Our Price: $14.95
NYC Home Tutoring Kit NYC Gifted & Talented Home Tutoring Kit (entering Gr 2)

Collection of titles to prepare your K child to take the Naglieri Nonverbal Abilities TestŪ (NNATŪ) and verbal portion of the Otis-Lennon School Ability Test (OLSATŪ)

List Price: $239.99
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Building Thinking Skills Level 1 Building Thinking Skills Level 1

Grade(s): 2-3
Pages: 370

Building Thinking SkillsŪ
teaches non-verbal and verbal reasoning. These skills are rarely explictly taught in the classroom but are essential for academic excellence and success on any assessment test. In print for over 30 years this is a world-wide top seller. Also available in software - a game like presentation of the same exercises.

Our Price: $29.99
Thinking Skills & Key Concepts Thinking Skills & Key Concepts (Second Grade)

Grade: 2
Pages: 160, color

This book uses powerful lessons to develop thinking skills important to academic success while teaching the key kindergarten common core concepts. Enhance cognitive development through discussion and observation. Students develop analytical skills as well as deductive and inferential reasoning skills as they work through the exercises.

Our Price: $21.99
Thinking Skills & Key Concepts Thinking Skills & Key Concepts: Teacher's Manual (Second Grade)

Grade: 2
Pages: 192
Format: paperback, reproducible

Parent/Teacher Resource Manual to accompany student book. Does not contain questions. The Parent/Teacher resource contains teaching notes. It is highly recommended for new parents learn how to work with their child to develop higher order thinking skills.

Our Price: $22.99
Visual Discrimination Visual Discrimination: Exploring and Solving Picture Patterns

Grade: 2-6
Pages: 36
Reproducible for single home or classroom use

Developing the ability to recognize visual patterns builds visual discrimination and critical thinking skills necessary for academic achievement. 30 reproducible worksheets of increasing complexity. Each worksheet provides the student with the task of examining pictures to identify patterns and sequences.

Our Price: $8.95
   
 
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