Mind benders thinking puzzles engage students with activities that develop language as well as critical thinking logic.
Mind Benders Thinking Puzzles develop reading comprehension, logic, and problem solving. Prepares students for testing! Mind Benders, our bestselling deductive thinking puzzles, develop the logic, reading comprehension, and mental organization skills vital to achieving high grades and top test scores in all subjects. They're also great for developing real-life problem solving skills. This is a deductive thinking skills CD-Rom recommended for grades 3-6 and contains 28 activties.(For Home Use)
Methods
Students carefully analyze each Mind Benders story and its clues, identifying logical associations between people, places, and things. The key is to start with the most obvious associations then deduce less obvious associations until everything finally fits together.
Teaching Support
Mind Benders thinking puzzles include step-by-step instructions and detailed answers. Also includes many other features that allow your students to play and learn with little or no parent time required.
Features
- 28 activities
- On-screen detailed hints & solutions
- Activities sequenced by difficulty
- Answer check without seeing the solution
- Self-tutoring for independent play
- Self-grading
- Printable student data
- Saves unfinished games
Table of Contents/Skills
Find the Nickname
Name the Animals
How Old Are They?
Place the Houses
Favorite Sports
Who's Hiding Where?
Name the Animals II
The Jobs People Do
What's in a Name?
The Football Team
The Name Game
People at Work
It?s All About Grades
Favorite TV Shows
Favorite Colors
What's for Breakfast?
A Tougher Problem
How They Earn Their Money
Three Daughters
Height Classification
A Construction Tale
Names and Ages
Cars and Colors
A Glimpse of Royalty
Progressive Pattern
Transportation Schedule
The School Play
The Big Test
Product Reviews & Awards
"We love your Mind Benders....I find the deductive reasoning invaluable. It has helped my [students] very much. They love to figure them out. I have observed them using the deductive thinking in other areas of study and just in daily problems or situations." -Wendy, via the Internet
"Great program. We can almost feel our brain muscles growing as we think through the puzzles." -Patricia, Pompton Plains, NJ
"I have juniors and seniors preparing to take the ACT and SAT. Having them do Mind Benders on the computer is motivating." -Cecelia, Brady, TX
"We just love the challenge of Mind Benders! Kids and adults alike. Thanks!" -Barb, Algonquin, IL
"Easy to use. My son was able to use it independently--I got caught up in it, however! My son doesn't realize it's educational." -Jean, Garland, TX
"This program encourages mind stretching, but also allows for success. The program teaches skills to solve problems while encouraging careful reading." -Carol, Florissant, MO
"I have always loved logic problems and believe they are essential tools for critical thinking in? children!...I've been wanting to get logic problems for children for some time now, but didn't know where to get them from, then I discovered Critical Thinking, and will be ordering some materials soon." -kidsdomain.com
"Excellent! I needed something for students 'ahead of the class' to work on--something challenging for them to do. None of my students wanted to stop working [on Mind Benders]!" -Mrs. S., Brooklyn, NY
"Excellent--Can't keep my children away from the computer. They are challenged by the work, rewarded by their scores, and have fun." -Marsha, Oviedo, FL
"Hey, get out your thinking cap because this little game will have you thinking up a storm....It's good fun." -tukids.com
"Excellent exercise in deductive reasoning." -hotfiles.com
"The best logic puzzles we've found are in the Mind Benders books" -Jessie Wise & Susan Wise Bauer, The Well Trained Mind
"I love the hints and automatic evaluation! It's hard to find time to 'walk' my children through each clue and this does it!" -Terri, Guyton, GA
"Mind Benders is truly phenomenal. It combines critical thinking skills with a great amount of logic. I highly recommend it." -Mike, via the Internet
"My students have been nagging me to order more, harder, levels of Mind Benders. They've gotten pumped up and very proud because they've worked hard at learning to do them. What they've learned to do is really impressive." -Richard, New York, NY
Mind Benders helps students succeed on standardized tests today and prepares them for future, higher-level assessments including
Cornell Critical Thinking Test
Graduate Record Examination (GRE)
Law School Admissions Test (LSAT)
California Critical Thinking Skills Test (CCTST)
and many more!
Single License includes: One
CD-Rom with a right to install on 1 computer, basic toll-free technical support, and a 60 day
money-back guarantee.
System Requirements
Platform: Windows®
XP/2000/Me/NT/98
Media: CD-ROM
CPU: 200 MHz or faster
RAM: 32MB
Platform: Macintosh® OS
9, OS 8, OS 7.5
Media: CD-ROM
CPU: 200 MHz or faster
RAM : 32MB
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