Clip Clue Puzzles:  An ordinary box of colored paper clips magically transforms into a fun, hand on logic exercise with this collection of 157 puzzles.  Read the clues, then arrange a clip chain that satisfies all the clues.  Example:  Form a chain using two orange clips and one red clip.  Clue 1:  the chain is symmetric.  As kids work the puzzles alone or in small groups, they become sharper thinkers, improving skills in problem solving, analyzing, evaluating and writing.  Ways to extend these activities by having students create their own puzzles are provided.  Solutions included.  104 pp, Grades 3 & up

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Fantastic Book of Logic Puzzles and Mystifying Logic Puzzles:  The world’s greatest and most baffling logic puzzles, the same kinds that have confounded the wisest of the wise for centuries.  Over 90 puzzles combined in these two books,  5 x 8, over 220 pp combined, Grades 5-12     

Two Book Set:      #STLO2                   $13.90

Merlin Book of Logic Puzzles and Math Logic Puzzles:  The great Merlin challenges you to solve 70 of his most difficult puzzles ever:  In a land inhabited by monsters, some monsters have 2 heads and 3 feet, while some have 3 heads and 4 feet.  In all there are 120 heads and 170 feet.  How many of each are there?  In Math Logic Puzzles become a math detective to solve 65 logic problems using clues, math, & powers of reasoning.  5 x 8, over 200 pp combined, Grades 5-12

Two Book Set:      #STLO1                  $13.90

Great Quicksolve Whodunit Puzzles & Challenging Whodunit Puzzles: Over 40 baffling mini-mysteries for you to solve!  Two Book Set:  94 pages each book, 5 x 8, Grades 7-12. 

#STWHO3              $13.90

Storytime Mathtime: Math Explorations in Children’s Literature.  A teacher sourcebook for Grades 1-3 that links math and literature in activities based on favorite children’s books.  67 engaging activities integrate major areas of mathematics and increase students’ mathematical language and communications skills.  Through discussion, cooperative learning, and hands-on experiences, students explore number, geometry, measurement, logic, estimation, problem solving, patterns, probability, and statistics.  Blackline masters for the explorations are included, as well as a bibliography of additional children’s storybooks on which to base further math explorations.  166 pp, Grades 1-3

#DS7324                 $15.99

Math Through Children’s Literature: Following the NCTM Standards, this book uses children’s literature as a springboard to help teachers lead children along the path to successful mathematical literacy.  It explores why implementation of the NCTM Standards is important for our young people and contains summaries of books, each related to the standards, that will help children gain familiarity with and an understanding of mathematical concepts.  The authors provide specific activities that teachers and parents can use to give a rich background in mathematics literacy through an integrated reading process.  216 pp, Grades 1-6    

#LU9321                 $25.99