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Kids' Thinking Games
Besides learning to read, learning to problem-solve is
arguably the most important skill a child can acquire. If
the world operated entirely by rote, then memorization
would serve us well enough, but the world throws problems
at all of us everyday and learning to anticipate, work
with and learn from these situations is what will create a
confident,
competent person. The challenging, interactive games in
the
Kids' Thinking games
section will help kids learn to identify problems, plan
strategies and reasoning skills and learn to work with
others to achieve goals.
Children ages 4-6 direct a skill-building journey in
Clifford The Big Red Dog - Thinking Adventures. Kids
journey through Clifford's neighborhood looking for ways
to make his party big fun!. Throughout the adventure,
entertaining activities encourage each child to use their
thinking and reasoning skills as well as their
imagination. In addition, kids are presented with
challenges that require them to use their problem solving
skills to complete various steps.
Thinkin' Things Galactic Brain Benders
is brimming with learning opportunities for students ages
8-12 working on their own or with others. The
software includes five stellar game environments with
hundreds of problem-solving challenges and dozens of skill
levels the user can control. The activities build logic
and reasoning skills and let children explore gravity,
motion, inertia and more!
In
Zoombinis - Logical Journey for ages 8
and up, Diabolical Bloats have seized Zoombini
Isle, and it will take a clever mind to help the Zoombinis
navigate their way to safety. Standing between the user
and his or her destination are twelve perilous puzzles,
with four levels of difficulty each. But beware, this is
no ordinary challenge.
Zoombinis' captivating gameplay features math without
numbers. Solving Zoombinis puzzles uses the process of
mathematical thinking. This process includes organizing
information, reasoning with evidence, and testing
systematically. rations of activities kids can
perform on
their own.
For kids ages 10 & up, there's
Code Head: Calculated Risk. Race
against the clock to answer tons of questions that test
knowledge of math, technology, and scientific info. Go for
it against the computer or friends, and steal the game
right out from under them!
Interactive educational software in
Kids' Thinking Games
will help your kids learn these life skills:
Problem-solving
Deductive and inductive reasoning
Critical thinking
Decision-making and
consequences
Goal-setting and teamwork
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