mysticmomma Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 I ordered logic liftoff for my daughter (11.5/6th grade) and I think it's way too challenging. I looked at the samples of logic countdown and it seems way too simple. Is there anything sort of between these levels? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 The final level in the deductive reasoning puzzle books from Prufock - Logic Safari - is probably about that level, but it's only one type of puzzle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysticmomma Posted July 21, 2016 Author Share Posted July 21, 2016 Thanks, I think she would get bored without more variety. Hoping others chime in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie of KY Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Detective Club is also fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momacacia Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 Not to highjack, *but* what is the difference between the Logic Liftoff series and Logic Safari? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollyhock Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 I use Logic Countdown in 5th and Liftoff in 6th. I haven't found so far that Countdown is too simple. Maybe the sample was misleading? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysticmomma Posted July 24, 2016 Author Share Posted July 24, 2016 I only saw the sample on amazon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 Not to highjack, *but* what is the difference between the Logic Liftoff series and Logic Safari? We've used both. The Liftoff series is a wide variety of logic problems and puzzles - analogies, patterns, deductive reasoning, putting things in order, inferences, etc. There are a few of each type of puzzle or problem in each book. It also introduces formal logic notation by the final book. The Safari series is only deductive reasoning logic grid problems. Both series are short workbooks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 You could do both: start with Count Down, have lots of success and get a good foundation, and then move on to Lift Off. It could be that once she completes Count Down, she'll be in "logic mode" and ready for Lift Off. More critical thinking ideas to develop a variety of brain thinking and puzzle solving skills to aid in preparing for more formal Logic: workbooks: - Puzzlemania series (gr. 1-5) -- variety of "best of" puzzles from Highlights magazine - Dr. Funster Think-A-Minutes (gr. 3-6) - Dr. Funster's Creative Thinking Puzzlers (gr. 3-6) - Critical Thinking Activities in Pattern, Image, Logic (gr. 4-6) -- by Seymour - critical thinking puzzles from Tin Man press software: - Logic Journey of the Zoombinis (by grade level) - Revenge of the Logic Spiders (by grade level) - Crazy Contraptions series (gr. 3+) - Operation: Neptune (gr. 3-6) - Mission: T.H.I.N.K. (gr. 2-6) games: - Mastermind - Amazing Labrynth - 221 B. Baker Street - Checkers - Chess - Boggle - Scrabble - Quarto puzzle pages: - mazes - crosswords, word jumbles, anagrams - codes, cryptograms - sudoku puzzles - ken-ken puzzles solving "whodunnits": - minute mystery books by Conrad, Sobol, Sukach, Obriest, and others - Reading Detective 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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