This 136-page book is comprised of intriguing activity pages to wake up sleepy brains for the day's lessons. Each activity page takes about 5-15-minutes to solve and develops the most important reading comprehension skill found on all standardized reading tests. Synthesizing disparate information and using the result to produce a reasonable conclusion is an essential skill assessed on standardized reading tests. This comprehension skill usually determines a student's reading score—and every Daily Mind Builders: Language Arts activity develops this skill.

The first puzzle is a short, true mystery. Its solution requires careful reading, inferential reasoning, and deductive thinking. The second puzzle involves deductive thinking, and is designed to build vocabulary and associative thinking skills. This puzzle uses a process of elimination involving the meanings of words or relationships between words. Try a sample and you'll be hooked!

The best use of these books is when presented as a non-threatening, non-graded, fun activity where students are praised for all logical answers even if they don't happen to be the correct answers. Remember, in critical thinking, the journey is as important as the destination, and all reasonable efforts at critical thinking should be commended.

These intriguing puzzles can also be used as a:
Motivational beginning activity as an addition to the curriculum.
Culminating activity after a lesson or at the end of the day.
Fill-in activity when there is an awkward time break during the school day.
Valid educational activity for students who finish assigned activities earlier than their classmates.

• Each activity page takes about 5-15-minutes to solve and develops the most important reading comprehension skill found on all standardized reading tests
• Grade 5-12
• 136-page book is comprised of intriguing activity pages to wake up sleepy brains for the day's lessons
• Answer guide included
• 176 pages

From SmartGames, the worldwide leader in single player puzzle games, comes Penguins on Ice. Penguins on Ice is an award-winning, completely unique game based on ancient Greek Pentomino...featuring puzzle pieces that shift in order to fit into place! Arrange the sliding ice blocks so that they all fit on the game board while making sure that the five penguins are in the right spots as shown in the included challenge booklet. With simple challenges for beginners to complex puzzles that will test experienced players, Penguins on Ice is a fun way to develop logical thinking skills and spatial reasoning abilities.

• With simple challenges for beginners to complex puzzles that will test experienced players, Penguins on Ice is a fun way to develop logical thinking skills and spatial reasoning abilities.
• Penguins on Ice is an award-winning, completely unique game based on ancient Greek Pentomino.
• 60 Challenges, including Starter, Junior, Expert and Master levels
• For ages 6 and up!

A great introduction to SmartGames IQ series – but also challenging enough to test our most seasoned players! SmartGames IQ Stars features 120 challenges. Players are tested to fit all the 3D star pieces on the gameboard – creating a colorful galaxy! And it's all in the same compact, portable travel case. SmartGames IQ Stars comes in a self-contained, compact, and completely portable case. You can easily take your school games with you and not worry about losing pieces. Just close the container and toss it in your bag. You can also try the SmartGames Customer App, a new tool that is unique to SmartGames. It's completely free of charge and has all kinds of features that are designed to enhance the experience of the physical SmartGames kids' games. Stuck in a challenge? Find animated clues! Lost a piece? Order a replacement on the go! How about a gift finder? The app will help you identify the perfect kids' board games for everybody on your list. IQ Stars is perfect for kids and adults ages 6 and up – it is the most accessible IQ game for younger kids. Even though this puzzle was designed to be a single-player game, you can turn it into a family affair and take turns. People often solve challenges in collaboration, especially in schools. Seeing who can solve challenges the fastest results in some interesting game nights! All of our games for kids have a unique and innovative game mechanic with themes that appeal to both boys and girls. We produce bestselling games that are found in more than 80 countries around the world. SmartGames are designed for all ages, from kids as young as 2 years old right up through the smartest adults. We offer a robust preschool line as well as several categories of games that are compact, portable, and perfect for travel. Our board games for families come in travel, compact, and tabletop editions in plastic or a premium wood range.

• Fit the colorful stars on the game board in this compact travel game
• On-the-go travel fun! IQ Stars includes 120 challenges in a very compact, portable case with lid
• Helps develop concentration, problem solving and logic skills
• SmartGames are designed for all ages, from kids as young as 2 years old right up through the smartest adults

From SmartGames, the worldwide leader in single player puzzle games, comes IQ Twist. To solve each challenge players fill in the board with all of the pieces as shown in the included booklet, making sure that all of the colored pieces fit on the same-colored peg . Flex your logic muscles with this beautifully designed game! With puzzles ranging from simple challenges for beginners to complex challenges that will test advanced players, IQ Twist is a fun way to develop logical thinking skills and spatial reasoning abilities.

• With puzzles ranging from simple challenges for beginners to complex challenges that will test advanced players, IQ Twist is a fun way to develop logical thinking skills and spatial reasoning abilities.
• Flex your logic muscles with this beautifully designed game!
• 100 fun, brain-teasing challenges
• For ages 6 and up!

Let's get this ball rolling! In this solo action gravity powered puzzle game, challenge yourself to roll stainless steel balls into specific spots with a minimum of trials, navigating between obstacles and using bonus walls to guide the balls into the right directions. For 1 player, age 7+.

• Solo action gravity powered puzzle game
• Develops motor skills
• Challenge yourself to roll stainless steel balls into specific spots with a minimum of trials

From SmartGames, the worldwide leader in single player puzzle games, comes Temple Trap. Avoid the alligators and other dangerous traps as you navigate your adventurer out of this shifting temple, flexing your logic muscles in this unique, beautifully designed 3-D puzzle. With puzzles ranging from simple challenges for beginning adventures to complex puzzles that will test advanced treasure hunters, Temple Trap is a fun way to develop logical thinking skills and spatial reasoning abilities.

• A fun, unique twist on puzzle games--escape from the ancient temple!
• Made from high quality materials
• 48 Challenges, including Starter, Junior, Expert and Master levels
• Early challenges are great for beginners
• Helps develop logic and spatial reasoning skills

How has lighthouse technology changed over time? How do zookeepers keep zoo animals happy and healthy? Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this STEAM book set devoted to finding creative solutions builds students' literacy skills while fostering curiosity, creativity, and innovation.

The hands-on STEAM challenges are ideal for makerspace activities and guide students through each stage of the engineering design process. The real-world examples give students insight into how the engineering design process is used to solve real-world problems.

With dynamic images and intriguing text features to enhance the reading experience, this set will engage students' minds and imaginations! This set includes (titles may be substituted):

• Building Lighthouses
• Finding the Right Container
• Making More Doughnuts
• Making Water Safe
• Pulling Taffy
• Solving Problems at the Zoo

• Features hands-on STEAM challenges that are perfect for makerspaces and that guide students step-by-step through the engineering design process
• STEAM book set devoted to finding creative solutions to real-world problems
• Set of 6 books

This easy-to-implement resource includes accompanying document-based questions that focus on key strategies for breaking down informational text to help students build cross-curricular reading skills. A document-based assessment sheet is also provided for each passage so students can investigate the text in even deeper and more meaningful ways. This resource is aligned to state and national standards and supports the development of college and career readiness skills.

• Build students' comprehension skills and prepare them for standardized tests
• Teacher Resource CD includes reproducible pages of articles, primary source documents, and questions
• Prepare for testing with follow-up questions from all levels of Bloom's Taxonomy
• Aligned to state and national standards and supports the development of college and career readiness skills

Move over Sudoku, here come Balance Benders™! You can use these activities as quick, fun logic problems or as stepping stones to success in algebra. Students develop problem-solving skills and pre-algebra skills as they solve balance puzzles that are more fun and addictive than Sudoku puzzles! Students must analyze each balance to identify the clues, and then synthesize the information to solve the puzzle. Try one—and then try to stop!

Balance Benders™ puzzles spiral—gradually introducing more challenging concepts to give students the confidence and ability to master algebra word problems.

• Children must analyze each balance to identify the clues, and then synthesize the information to solve the puzzle
• Fun logic problems or as stepping stones to success in algebra
• Gradually introducing more challenging concepts to give students the confidence and ability to master algebra word problems
• Answer guide included

This easy-to-implement resource includes accompanying document-based questions that focus on key strategies for breaking down informational text to help students build cross-curricular reading skills. A document-based assessment sheet is also provided for each passage so students can investigate the text in even deeper and more meaningful ways. This resource is aligned to state and national standards and supports the development of college and career readiness skills.

• Build students' comprehension skills and prepare them for standardized tests
• Teacher Resource CD includes reproducible pages of articles, primary source documents, and questions
• Prepare for testing with follow-up questions from all levels of Bloom's Taxonomy
• Aligned to state and national standards and supports the development of college and career readiness skills