Math and Logic Puzzles That Make Kids Think, Grades 6-8
β Scribed by Jeffrey Wanko
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 96
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
Kids love exploring new ways of solving problems, especially in fun and challenging puzzle formats. In Math and Logic Puzzles That Make Kids Think!, the author presents several variations on Sudokuβthe most well-known type of logic puzzleβin an easy-to-use, exciting format perfect for any math classroom. These language-independent logic puzzles provide kids with great problems to stretch how they think and reason.
Each puzzle variation utilizes some of the basic strategies of Sudoku puzzles, but each one also draws upon other areas of mathematicsβordering of numbers, properties of geometric shapes, basic operations, or enriched number sense. This book provides teachers with puzzles arranged by difficulty level that can be used to support and enhance students' mathematical investigations. It also provides a new and exciting context for the development of students' deductive reasoning skills, which can lay the foundation for further mathematical exploration.
Grades 6-8
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