mamato9 Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 I know that I am just totally missing it here. There has to be a logical reason for having our children do these right? My kids really like doing them, but I just can't wrap my brain around how this helps them.:) Lora Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butterfly113 Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 It has really helped our son with deductive reasoning! And he LOVES them too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristenS Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 Logic puzzles are good for making inferences based on facts given ... deductive reasoning. My son has loved them since I pulled them out in January ... he loves 'solving the mysteries'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzanne in ABQ Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 They're exercises for the brain, kind of like push-ups. The more they do them, the better they'll get at pulling essential information out of text. It will help with word problems in math. It will help with following complex directions in other subjects. It will help them learn to clean and organize their rooms! (just kidding) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennyt Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 My dd9 has just started doing them and at first I thought they were going to be too easy for her, but then I realised some of the things they were teaching. We're just doing the "Warm-up" one but I love the fact that she's having to learn not to read into things. So many times, her answers go way beyond the facts and we have to talk about what she's assuming rather than what is actually stated. I think the whole being able to understand what something or someone is saying without adding all your own assumptions is such a great skill - I'm sure I'm completely lacking it. My only concern, living in Australia, is how quickly she is going through one book, and how much it is going to cost us to keep ahead of her in books. I'm glad we've got more kids coming through to justify the expense - postage from America is so expensive for us. Sigh. Jenny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindaOz Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Hi Jenny, You may already know, but Adnil Press does sell Mind Benders. Just thought I'd let you know just in case you hadn't found them there..... It's nice to save each bit of shipping money we can, isn't it? :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennyt Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Thank you so much, Linda - I didn't realise that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcjlkplus3 Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 What age/reading level are Mindbenders for? Would they be too much for 3rd grade? Is an 8yo brain ready to start studying logic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladydusk Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 The Critical Thinking Co has Mindbenders books for PreK-12+. I found the Warm up K-2 on clearance at the local teacher store and my 4 year old loves doing these! We do a couple of questions during our Circle Time and she often asks for more! (Actually, I pulled out the book to reply to this and she's begged her way through 4-5 questions while I typed [grin]) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alana in Canada Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Would they be too much for 3rd grade?Is an 8yo brain ready to start studying logic? Depends on the brain! :D My eight year old loves them too. She has begged and begged, so, I've decided to let her begin with A1 this week, now that her brother is finished. (He dragged his feet!) By the by, we use a transparency and a marker over the grids and write down the answers. Still, I, too, would love some less expensive resources. I looked on-line one night but everything I found seemed way too advanced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matryoshka Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 My 8yo is finishing up Mindbenders A2 and then I'll move her into Grid Perplexors (Mindbenders are too pricey!) She also loves Venn Perplexors by Mindware. Though I have to say my other 2dds struggled with those at that age. This younger one says they're her favorites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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