Planning for next year, starting with Logic, I have some ?'s...

[Deece in MN]

A number of posts recently have caused me to contemplate our course of study. I pulled out my copy of WTM and have been reading over it and trying to plan a structure for our next year of studies.

I am trying to determine Logic studies for a 7th grader.

A few considerations: I am trying to use what we have because I have a budget and I don't want to spend needlessly. With this in mind, I have Traditional Logic and so I am planning on following WTM and waiting until 9th grade to start that. In the meantime I have 2 years to prepare my dd for TL.

For those planning to use TL, WTM suggests Mind Benders and Red Herrings books for 5th and Critical Thinking Books 1 & 2 for 6th. For 7th & 8th a critical thinking resource in the students area of interest. I was thinking it might be best to follow the 5th & 6th grade recommendations as we have only done these things sporadically.

Ok, here is what I have: Mind Benders A1 (most has been completed already, there are 4 activities left in this book), Think A Minutes A1, A2, B1 & B2, Analogy Roundup from Dandylion Publications, Quotation Quizzlers from Dandylion Publicatioins, Critical Thinking Activities grades 7-12 by Dale Seymour & Ed Beardslee (purchased from Sonlight) and Daily Spark Critical Thinking book.

Would these resources be suitable to use as a substitution for the WTM recs as a prep for TL 1 & 2 in high school? Or should I be looking at making some other purchases?

Thanks.
(I am going to cross-post this to the hs board)

[Deece in MN]

I also have Fallacy Detective and Thinking Toolbox by the Bluedorns. Should we read through these, too?

[PixieKris]

I say "YES" on Fallacy Detective. It's phenomenonal. We loved it. Besides a few mindbenders, I haven't done much else.

Good luck and have fun!

Kris

[MIch elle]

and look at that for my upcoming 6th grader this fall.

TLI just does not figure into our schedule for my 8th grader at this time. He will be going to high school in the fall and we have too many other things to cover.

[Deece in MN]

I forgot that I also have Art of Argument. :)

Maybe we will do Fallacy Detective & Thinking Toolbox, then Art of Argument over the next 2 years.

Thanks!