Plexers:  Word puzzles that encourage expertise in problem solving.  Example:  “UTNS” is “mixed nuts.”  Teachers can use these as fun add ons to tests or worksheets, as a daily bulletin board special, or in small groups so students can work on problem solving techniques together.  245 reproducible puzzles with answers in each book.  Grades 4 & up. 

Plexers:                                  #DS1105     $10.99

More Plexers:                       #DS1113     $10.99

Set of Two Books Above:     #DSPL      $21.95

Social Studies Plexers:       #DS01270   $11.99

Science Plexers:                   #DS01289   $11.99

Arithmetic Plexers:              #DS01262   $11.99

Set of Three Books Above: #DSPL3    $35.50

Think-A-Grams:  What’s a Think-A-Gram?  It’s a verbal picture puzzle that’s hard to figure out, but seems simple once you know the answer!  Example: “million” is “one in a million.”  To solve these puzzles, the right brain analyzes the puzzle’s symbology and the left-brain recalls the common phrase.  Post one each day in class or at home.  Challenge students to make their own or even write a short story using Think-A-Grams! 100 full page puzzles and answers in each book.

#TGA1 - Grades 5-7                $12.99

#TGA2 - Grades 5-7                $12.99

#TGB1 - Grades 6-9                 $12.99

#TGB2 - Grades 6-9                 $12.99

#TGC1 - Grades 8-adult           $12.99

#TGC2 - Grades 8-adult           $12.99

#TGSET - 6 book set                $77.90

Dr. DooRiddles: Exercise your students’ critical and creative thinking skills with these associative rhyming riddles.  Dr. DooRiddles make terrific warm-up, extra credit or sponge activities.  Or use them as the mental challenge of the day.  This kind of thinking helps students generate multiple solutions to problems.  Each book has 120-160 reproducible activities. Example: 

                I am what you leave

                After you write a word:

                Where the rocket goes,

                If no one has erred,

                What am I?

#DDA1 - Grades K-3             $10.99

#DDB1 - Grades 4-8              $10.99

#DDC1 - Grades 7-adult        $10.99

#DDSET - 3 book set             $32.95

Quizzles:  Logic Problem Puzzles. A fascinating game for the detective in you.  Each Quizzle problem is a self-contained mystery, and you are the detective.  Just follow the clues and mark the information you discover on the clue-chart.  You’ll be amazed at your own powers of deduction!  Complete instructions included. Grades 6-12.

Quizzles:  38 puzzles #DS01285           $12.99

More Quizzles: 48 puzzles #DS01469   $12.99

Two Book Set:  86 puzzles #DSQZ       $25.50

Word Bogglers: Clever visual puzzles use words and phrases to build flexible thinking ad word literacy.  Students analyze the way the words are written (size, position, direction) to solve each boggler.  250 reproducible puzzles with answers.  Grades 3-6                             

#DL55326               $9.99

Tic-Tac-Toe Math: Reproducible problems in a tic-tac-toe game format.  Perfect for warm-ups or extra credit, the problems cover money, time, estimation, fractions, decimals, geometry, statistics, probability, algebra, and more.  Students practice problem-solving techniques such as guess and check, look for a pattern, and work backward.  Includes skills planner and answers.  Each book 122 pp, Grades 5-9

Tic-Tac-Toe Math:  68 game masters                                      #DS547X             $13.99

More Tic-Tac-Toe Math:  85 game masters                           #DS9483              $13.99

Two Book Set:                                                                         #DSTTT              $27.95

Tic-Tac-Toe Math For Grades 3-4: 80 game masters include number facts, measurement, time, money, place value, and geometry.            #DS21856            $16.99