Monica_in_Switzerland Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 (edited) What curriculum do you use and love? This is for a bright, articulate rising 5th grader. (ETA: he has had no formal logic yet) Edited May 7, 2017 by Monica_in_Switzerland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 We liked the puzzle books recommended in TWTM. The only flop we had was trying to use the red herring one with one kid. It's best with two or more. I'd still hold off on formal logic until closer to 7th-8th. It's more about the developmental level being ready to get the most out of it than skill level. Our favorites are by Classical Academic Press. Their Art of Argument could work for savvy 6th graders. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 Oh! The Prufrock books would work. Logic Countdown and such. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 I like the Prufrock Countdown series. They're short. They have a mix of types of activities - some puzzles, but they also introduce formal logic in a gentle way by the end. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdventuresinHomeschooling Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 We won't start formal logic until next year, but we started preparing with Mindbenders. We also liked Reading and Reasoning from Classical Academic Press. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bltex Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 We haven't used it yet...but we plan to use the Memoria Press logic curriculum when the time comes. Actually, I somewhat lean towards enrolling the kids in the Memoria Press online class since logic just seems like something that would be ideal to discuss/practice in a group setting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kesmom Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 My 5th grader is using Prufrock Press books. She alternates between Logic Liftoff and the 3rd level of Logic Safari. Most people say to start with Logic Countdown no matter the age, but from the samples I went with Liftoff. It was challenging at first but she got the hang of it pretty quickly. There is a good list somewhere on this board of logic games. We've had fun trying some of those too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica_in_Switzerland Posted May 11, 2017 Author Share Posted May 11, 2017 Thanks for the ideas, everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 I'm ordering this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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