Grade(s): K-2
Activities: 78
Pages: 32

Mind Benders is a book of deductive logic puzzles. To solve them children need to carefully analyze each word and the precise meaning of the clues provided.

Deductive logic is the skill used when one doesn't know the answer but uses the information provided to eliminate the obviously wrong and improve ones chances of guessing accurately. Deductive logic is an important skill for life.

Mind Benders Verbal differs from the other books in the series in that it is designed to be done as a read aloud. The majority of testing of children prior to 3rd grade is done orally. This is a great preparation for the listening and reasoning skills required for test taking. Mind Benders Verbal is a 2010 revision and update of the title Mind Benders Warm Up.

Table of Contents:

• Teaching Suggestions
• About the Clues in Mind Benders
• Activities
• Answers
• Bonus Activities
• Sample Activities

Awards:

• Mensa Recommended Materials for the Gifted
• Practical Homeschooling Logic Award
• Practical Homeschooling Software Award
• Creative Child Magazine Preferred Choice Award
• Cathy Duffy Top 100 Award
• Learning® Magazine Recommended Resource for Successful Teaching
• The Well-Trained Mind Recommended Resource for Logic and Critical Thinking

Reviews:

"The best logic puzzles we've found are in the Mind Benders® books." Recommended! -The Well-Trained Mind

"Put young detectives on the path to better problem-solving skills. These books, new additions to the deductive reasoning series, help develop the logic, comprehension, visual tracking, and mental organization skills vital to student success." -Learning™ Magazine, Resources for Successful Teaching

"Mind Benders® sharpen organizational and informational processing skills as well as strengthen reading skills." -Merrilee Defoe, Reviewer

Test Preparation from the publisher:

Mind Benders® helps students succeed on standardized tests today and prepares them for future, higher-level assessments including

• Cognitive Abilities Test® (CogAT®)
• Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) / Talented and Gifted (TAG)
• Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence™ (WPPSI™)
• Otis-Lennon School Ability Test® (OLSAT®)
• Primary Test of Cognitive Skills™ (PTCS)
• Cornell Critical Thinking Test (CCTT)
• Graduate Record Examination (GRE)
• Law School Admissions Test (LSAT)
• Graduate Record Examination (GRE)
• California Critical Thinking Skills Test (CCTST)
• High Impact Player Assessment (HIP)
• and many more!