Nestof3 Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 (edited) Orbiting with Logic http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1593631162/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00 Logic Countdown http://www.amazon.com/Logic-Countdown-Bonnie-Risby/dp/1593630875/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_c One-Hour Mysteries (these are the best!) http://www.amazon.com/One-Hour-Mysteries-Mary-Ann-Carr/dp/1593631146/ref=pd_bxgy_b_text_b More One-Hour Mysteries (these are the best!) [this one is back to regular price] http://www.amazon.com/More-One-Hour-Mysteries-Mary-Carr/dp/159363109X/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1339156958&sr=1-4 Lollipop Logic Book 1 http://www.amazon.com/Lollipop-Logic-Critical-Thinking-Activities/dp/1593630921/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1339156958&sr=1-5 Crime Scene Detective: Using Science And Critical Thinking to Solve Crimes http://www.amazon.com/Crime-Scene-Detective-Critical-Thinking/dp/1593630638/ref=pd_sim_b_23 Edited June 10, 2012 by nestof3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwg Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ariasmommy Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 Thanks for posting this! I have been wondering what to use for logic for my rising 5th grader (yikes!), and these look great! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinsfamily Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 Thanks! I just bought Lollipop Logic and Logic Countdown a month ago but just added the rest to my cart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYC Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 Thank you so much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly1730 Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 One-Hour Mysteries (these are the best!) http://www.amazon.com/One-Hour-Mysteries-Mary-Ann-Carr/dp/1593631146/ref=pd_bxgy_b_text_b More One-Hour Mysteries (these are the best!) http://www.amazon.com/More-One-Hour-Mysteries-Mary-Carr/dp/159363109X/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1339156958&sr=1-4 What age/grade would you recommend for these? I looked on Amazon but didn't see anything specific. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nestof3 Posted June 8, 2012 Author Share Posted June 8, 2012 I'm using them with my 10 and 12 year olds, but you could go younger. I would say down to 2nd or 3rd grade. We do them together, each of us with our own packet of pages. Each packet involves a mystery we are trying to solve with grid logic puzzles, maps and other clues to solve. One-Hour Mysteries (these are the best!) http://www.amazon.com/One-Hour-Mysteries-Mary-Ann-Carr/dp/1593631146/ref=pd_bxgy_b_text_b More One-Hour Mysteries (these are the best!) http://www.amazon.com/More-One-Hour-Mysteries-Mary-Carr/dp/159363109X/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1339156958&sr=1-4 What age/grade would you recommend for these? I looked on Amazon but didn't see anything specific. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvnlattes Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 Thanks for posting! I had Logic Countdown and Logic Liftoff in my cart for my youngest but that was as far as I got. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly1730 Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 I'm using them with my 10 and 12 year olds, but you could go younger. I would say down to 2nd or 3rd grade. We do them together, each of us with our own packet of pages. Each packet involves a mystery we are trying to solve with grid logic puzzles, maps and other clues to solve. Neat idea! Are you each trying to solve the same mysteries? We've not done "formal" logic before (rising fifth graders). I think the boys will like these, they love mysteries! I did pick up Logic Countdown( I know that it's recommended for grades 3/4 but I thought we should start off easy and work our way up:)) My thought was to do logic three days a week for about 15 minutes a day, using three different books/games. Does sound reasonable for first year logic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nestof3 Posted June 8, 2012 Author Share Posted June 8, 2012 It sounds perfect! My boys have a stack of independent work each morning (they do this while I walk on my treadmill). It includes: Daily Grams (one page) Spelling (if I don't have to dictate or teach) 3 sentences to diagram taken from Rod and Staff English Saxon math (excluding problems from the day's lesson) Latin (if the day's lesson has nothing I need to teach; if it's review) poetry comprehension (next year will be an excerpt from Daily Geography from Evan Moor) a logic sheet (from Mind Benders, MindWare, or Prufrock Press, etc.) ********************** They enjoy logic so much. We haven't begun anything formal, though I am adding in Fallacy Detectives next year. The One-Hour Mysteries are super fun and can be spread out through the week, doing one elimination exercise a day. We've also done an entire lesson in a day when we had a light day of school. I just find it more fun to work them individually while together at the table. So, I print each page three times and sort of direct it. I read the crime and introduce each separate handout (like there might be a grid logic puzzle to determine which of the four suspects was wearing what shirt, what pants and which one had what color hair). Once we finish our one sheet, we check to see if we each have the same answers. We then move on to the next clue to figure out. These are longer than the single-page logic puzzles they get in the morning. I'm using them with my 10 and 12 year olds, but you could go younger. I would say down to 2nd or 3rd grade. We do them together, each of us with our own packet of pages. Each packet involves a mystery we are trying to solve with grid logic puzzles, maps and other clues to solve. Another thing I love doing is bringing a logic game to piano lessons (one can play while the other is in his lesson) or in the van when we go somewhere. Here are my/my boys' favorites: Logic Links http://www.amazon.com/MindWare-Logic-Links-Puzzle-Box/dp/B000NR4BLY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1339173098&sr=8-1 Chocolate Fix http://www.amazon.com/Think-Fun-1530-ThinkFun-Chocolate/dp/B000Y8EQ8K/ref=sr_1_1?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1339173143&sr=1-1 I have the older pink and brown one: http://www.amazon.com/Quality-value-Chocolate-Think-Fun/dp/B004Y8207A/ref=sr_1_2?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1339173143&sr=1-2 Rush Hour Traffic http://www.amazon.com/Think-Fun-5000-ThinkFun-Rush/dp/B00000DMER/ref=sr_1_1?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1339173232&sr=1-1 River Crossing http://www.amazon.com/Think-Fun-7020-ThinkFun-Crossing/dp/B00008QJ1D/ref=sr_1_1?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1339173274&sr=1-1 Shape by Shape http://www.amazon.com/Think-Fun-5941-ThinkFun-Shape/dp/B00000IRZ4/ref=sr_1_12?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1339173274&sr=1-12 Neat idea! Are you each trying to solve the same mysteries? We've not done "formal" logic before (rising fifth graders). I think the boys will like these, they love mysteries! I did pick up Logic Countdown( I know that it's recommended for grades 3/4 but I thought we should start off easy and work our way up:)) My thought was to do logic three days a week for about 15 minutes a day, using three different books/games. Does sound reasonable for first year logic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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