Mind Benders Thinking Puzzles develop reading comprehension and problem solving. Prepares students for testing!
Our bestselling deductive thinking puzzles develop the logic, reading comprehension, and 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.
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 and less obvious associations until everything finally fits together.
Teaching Support
The book includes step-by-step instructions problem-solving strategies, and detailed answers.
Students having wide ranges of ability, motivation, and achievement seem to be remarkably attracted to Mind Benders problems. Students who may or may not try to use deductive reasoning for ordinary classwork or homework seem to think Mind Benders are fun, not work. So the purpose of the Mind Benders series is to give each student what [s]he wants-fun, a happy diversion from routine-while at the same time forcing the student to organize sets of clues-some direct, some indirect-and reach logical conclusions by using pure deductive reasoning.
Written by Anita Harnadek, this paperback book, 32 pages, is recommended for 3rd-6th grade. | 
