Critical Thinking Co logic options, any recommendations?

[ksr5377]

I'm looking for my rising 6th and 9th graders, but it doesn't need to be done together.  I keep looking through the catalog and and everything seems very similar.  I can't choose.

[desertflower]

We love mindbenders, balance benders, practical critical thinking, and your ninth grader could do critical thinking book one.

I also like science detective and reading detective just to practice for standardized testing. 
 

Hope this helps. 😃

[PeterPan]

It's always good to check what Timberdoodle recommends, because they sift/prune pretty well.

We've been doing the Balance Benders and enjoy them (middle school). The Mind Benders are good when they're ready for something more systematic. And the James Madison Logic course is good in high school.

 

[alisha]

Agree, we have enjoyed balance benders and Mind Benders. Also the Balance Math & Balance Algebra subseries of Balance Beners. The Building Thinking Skills book is good, not great-not as fun and game-y as the others.

You can sign up on their website for a "Free Puzzle Every Week". After a month or so, you have a pretty good idea of some of the types. 

And, if you want to spend even more money 😄 there are some great games out there for critical thinking: colorku, anything by age from smartgames.eu, thinkfun logic games (https://www.thinkfun.com/products/type/logic-games/), marble circuit, mindware's logic links booklets;  

[Brittany1116]

I agree that the standouts are Mind Benders and Balance Benders. We also like Balance Math & More for variety.

You can sign up for a free weekly puzzle to be emailed to you. They always say what book they come from so you get a feel for each book.