Mind Benders - Deductive Thinking Skills Puzzles

Develops reading comprehension, logic, and problem solving. Prepares your child for testing!

Grades: PreK - 12th+
Subject: Critical Thinking

Mind Benders, our best-selling deductive thinking puzzles, develop logic, reading comprehension, and mental organizational skills vital to achieve higher grades and top test scores in all subjects. They’re great for developing real-life problem solving skills.

Your child will carefully analyze each Mind Benders® story and its clues, identifying logical associations between people, places, and things. The key is to start with the most obvious associations, then deduce less obvious associations until everything finally fits together.

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

Cornell Critical Thinking Test
Graduate Record Examination (GRE)
Law School Admissions Test (LSAT)
California Critical Thinking Skills Test (CCTST)
and many more!

Teaching Support
Books and software both include step-by-step instructions and detailed answers. Levels spiral in difficulty within grade range (e.g., A1, A2, A3, A4). The software also includes many other features that allow your students to play and learn with little or no teacher time required. See below for additional software features.

Software Features
* 28 activities per CD
* On-screen detailed hints & solutions
* Activities sequenced by difficulty
* Answer check without seeing the solution
* Self-tutoring for independent play
* Self-grading
* Printable student data
* Saves unfinished games

Books or Software?
Choose one or the other. Both provide the same engaging deductive thinking activities. Review the Software Features listed above for additional benefits offered by the software.


Simply click on the product name or image to learn more...