Download sample pages from Summer Book 8
Download sample pages from Mind Benders Book B1/5

The Summer Book 8 Thinking Skills Challenge Bundle contains:

• Summer Book 8
• Mind Benders B1/5

Summer Book 8 is for students entering the eighth grade. In just one page per day, students thoroughly review math, English language arts including writing, thinking skills, and reading comprehension. A complete answer key is located at the back of the book and may be easily removed.

The top half of each page reviews math concepts. The bottom half of each page reviews language concepts. Thinking skills or reading comprehension exercises are located on the back of each page. The book includes fifty daily pages and a complete answer key located at the back of the book which may be removed easily.

Paperback. 64 pages.

Some of the math concepts reviewed are:

• adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing whole numbers, fractions, and decimals
• solving simple problems to find x
• graphing
• working with prime numbers
• working with percentages
• converting measures
• solving word problems
• finding area and volume
• using divisibility rules
• factoring numbers
• simple geometric shapes and problems

Some of the grammar and writing concepts reviewed are:

• identifying the eight parts of speech
• identifying subjects, direct objects, indirect objects, predicate nominatives, and objects of the preposition
• action, linking and helping verbs
• verb tenses
• diagramming
• antecedents
• synonyms, antonyms, homonyms
• possessive words
• punctuation
• singular and plural
• capitalization
• types of sentences
• writing paragraphs
• outlining
• optional book report

BONUS! Learn about different famous people from different countries and cultures around the world.

Mind Benders , best-selling deductive thinking puzzles, develop the logic, reading comprehension, and mental organization skills vital to achieving high grades and top test scores in all subjects. They're also great for developing real-life, problem-solving skills.

Paperback. 48 pages. Reproducible.

Methods

Students 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.

Teaching Support

Includes step-by-step instructions and detailed answers.

Table of Contents

• Introductory Information
  • Teacher Suggestions
  • How to Solve a Mind Bender
  • How to Solve a Multi-Dimensional Mind Bender
• Exercises
• Detailed Solutions