Logic

[mo2]

What do you use, where do you buy it, and at what age do you start?

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[5wolfcubs]

I can't say we've started formal Logic, but I've never been unhappy w/ Critical Thinking Press. We've used Building Thinking Skills, Mind Benders, Red Herrings, etc and I bought the entire Kindergarten package when my current 2nd grader was 4. He loved it! And I'm reusing several of the books w/ my current K'er. Is there a specific age you're looking for?

[Kathie in VA]

I started "pre logic" when dc reached about 4th or 5th grade. We started with logic puzzles like Mindbenders.

I now have a 7th and 6th grader doing "informal logic" via Fallacy Detective. I may also do Teaching Toolbox and/or Art of Argument.

We'll move into 'formal logic' with Traditional Logic (or Introductory Logic) hopefully next year.

hth

[Lizzie in Ma]

I found the Critical Thinking materials to be prohibitively expensive. Love the Dandylion series, Rainbow Resource has them or Prufrock Press.
From there, we went into The Fallacy Detective this year for 6th and are loving it. Thinking Toolbox for 7th then the series at Memoria Press.

[Phyllis in Canada]

We used Mind Benders very informally when ds was around grade 5. Just this year (grade 8) we started Traditional Logic from Memoria Press with our little co-op and it's going very well. We all wonder why we need to learn this stuff, but they also find it rather fun to learn something so different!

[Lori D.]

GRADE K-3 = Critical Thinking

workbooks:
- Building Thinking Skills Book 1 (gr. 2-4)
- Critical Thinking Activities in Pattern, Image, Logic (gr. 1-3)
- Logic Safari (book 1 = gr. 2-3; book 2 = gr. 3-4)
- Lollipop Logic (gr. K-2)
- Primarily Logic (gr. 2-4)
- Connections series (by grade level)

solo puzzle books:
- Gifted and Talented series (K-4 gr.) (by Amerikander, or others)
- Puzzlemania series (gr. 1-5)

software:
- Logic Journey of the Zoombinis (by grade level)
- Revenge of the Logic Spiders (by grade level)
- Crazy Contraptions series (gr. 3+)
- Operation: Neptune (gr. 3-6)
- Mission: T.H.I.N.K. (gr. 2-6)

games:
- Set
- Duo
- Secret Door
- Blokus
- Scan (old Parker Brothers game, usually available on ebay)
- Clue

solo logic activities:
- Logix
- Scramble Squares
- Tangrams
- Rush Hour Junior



GRADE 4-6 = Prep for Logic

logic books:
- Dandylion Logic series (Logic Countdown = gr. 3-4; Blastoff with... = gr. 4-5; Orbiting with... = gr. 5-7)
- Logic Safari series (book 2 = gr. 3-4; book 3 = gr. 5-6
- Connections series (by grade level)

workbooks:
- Mindbenders
- Plexers
- Puzzlemania series (gr. 1-5)
- Dr. Funster Thank-A-Minutes, and other Critical Thinking Press books

software:
- Logic Journey of the Zoombinis (by grade level)
- Revenge of the Logic Spiders (by grade level)
- Crazy Contraptions series (gr. 3+)
- Operation: Neptune (gr. 3-6)
- Mission: T.H.I.N.K. (gr. 2-6)

games:
- Mastermind
- Amazing Labrynth
- 221 B. Baker Street
- Checkers
- Chess
- Boggle
- Scrabble
- Quarto

puzzle pages:
- mazes
- crosswords, word jumbles, anagrams
- codes, cryptograms
- sudoku puzzles


GRADE 7-8 = Intro to Logic
- Art of Argument (Larson/Hodge)
- Fallacy Detective (Bluedorn)
- Thinking Toolbox (Bluedorn)


GRADE 9-12 = Formal Logic
- Introductory Logic; Intermediate Logic (Wilson/Nance)
- Traditional Logic (Cothram)

[Chris in CA]

We used Mindbenders and Perplexors in 4th/6th and now we are using Fallacy Detective 5th/7th. I dabble with some of the Dandylion products before that

[Beth in TN]

We used Mind Benders and A Case of Red Herrings in grades 5 & 6.
Then moved onto The Thinking Toolbox and Fallacy Detective in grade 7 & 8.
I have finalized my plans for formal logic/critical thinking in high school yet.

[mcconnellboys]

I will be using Mindbenders for fifth grade next year (have used it before with an older child). I will be buying the series of books I'm going to use from Rainbow Resource Center.

I already own Thinking Toolbox (haven't used before) and Fallacy Detective (older son used in a coop setting a little). I will be moving into those with younger ds for sixth grade.

I will probably do Introductory Logic (formal) with ds beginning in seventh. My older son did this program and had fewer problems with the language in it than did I. Maybe something better will come along before then.....

I also still own Traditional Logic I and II, which older son also used. I think this is better left to high school.

I believe I've gotten all of these from RRC.

Regena

[elegantlion]

We started this year, 4th, with Logic Countdown from DandyLion. We have been very happy with it and will move through the series Logic Liftoff and Orbiting with Logic through the summer and next fall.