We had the opportunity to review Balance Benders from The Critical Thinking Company. The book we received was Balance Benders Beginning for grades 2-6. They also have levels 1,2 and 3 available. Each book sells for $9.99 each. The books are reproducible.
Balance Benders teaches logic and algebraic reasoning. Each page has a balance scale at the top and a list of possible answers. The student is to find three correct answers. The problems start out easy and get harder as the book progresses. Here is a sample page of what a problem looks like.
There are balance tips and solutions in the back of the book to help you out if you get stuck on a problem.
What we thought: To be honest I was not sure about this book. I looked through it and tried a few of the problems. I really didn’t get it at first. I gave it to Justin and he seems to like it and can figure the problems out. So he has been helping his mom with these!
Would I recommend these. If you have a child that loves to solve puzzles for sure! I like that they are reproducible so that you can use them with more than one child.
Be sure to stop by the TOS Crew blog to read what my crew mates are saying about The Critical Thinking Company products.
Disclosure: This product was provided to me free as a member of the The Old Schoolhouse Homeschool Crew 2009-2010. All reviews and opinions expressed on this blog are my own
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