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Balance Benders™ Level 1

Logic and Algebraic Reasoning Puzzles

Grades: 4-12+

Critical Thinking, Mathematics

Grades: 4-12+

Critical Thinking, Mathematics

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Balance Benders™ Level 1

Balance Benders™ Level 1 12 5 5 1
$10.99

Description and Features

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06702BBP

Description and Features

More fun and addictive than Sudoku puzzles!

Description and Features

Move over Sudoku, here come Balance Benders™! You can use these activities as quick, fun logic problems or as stepping stones to success in algebra. Students develop problem-solving skills and pre-algebra skills as they solve balance puzzles that are more fun and addictive than Sudoku puzzles! Students must analyze each balance to identify the clues, and then synthesize the information to solve the puzzle. Try one—and then try to stop!

Balance Benders™ puzzles spiral—gradually introducing more challenging concepts to give students the confidence and ability to master algebra word problems. These concepts include:

  • Deductive Thinking
  • Pre-Algebra
  • Analysis
  • Commutative Property
  • Distributive Property
  • Associative Property
  • Substitution Property of Equality and Inequality
  • Addition Property of Equality and Inequality
  • Subtraction Property of Equality and Inequality
  • Multiplication Property of Equality and Inequality
  • Division Property of Equality and Inequality

Product Details

Item#: 06702BBP
Author(s): Robert Femiano
TOC: View Table of Contents
Subject: Critical Thinking, Mathematics
Type: Student Book with Answers
Media: Paperback Book
License: Reproducible
ISBN–10: 1-60144-226-2
ISBN–13: 978-1-60144-226-0
Pages: 48, perforated

Awards

Association of Educational Publishers Distinguished Achievement Finalist Award

Test preparation available for the following:

Balance Benders™ helps your students to succeed on standardized tests and prepares them for higher-level assessments including:

Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children® (WISC®)
Cognitive Abilities Test™ (CogAT®)
Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) / Talented and Gifted (TAG)
California Critical Thinking Skills Test (CCTST)
Cornell Critical Thinking Tests (CCTT)
Graduate Record Examination (GRE)
Law School Admissions Test (LSAT)
and many more!

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Feb 3, 2014
I like that the workbook is helping prepare Brandon for algebra. What I like the most is that my children are enjoying learning math. Math is my hardest subject. So to see my children enjoying AND understanding math is awesome!
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Apr 7, 2013
This book of reproducible worksheets provides hours of logic and algebraic reasoning fun! We love, love, loved, these activities!
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Apr 7, 2013
Used as a supplement to whatever math program is being used, this book definitely provides exposure to a greater variety of math problems than endless pages of math drills.
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Apr 7, 2013
Balance Benders™ meets a great need of building deductive reasoning as well as building the understanding of balancing equations.
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Apr 7, 2013
My 9th grade boy is dyslexic and struggles in math, but is a 'Mr. Fix It.' He is hands-on type of guy. He picked it up in 30 seconds and did them all. Then he flipped through to the next page and did all of them, and then laughed that we could not figure it out.
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Apr 7, 2013
By making the problems visual and removing the numbers, algebra is automatically made far less overwhelming and much more concrete. I would definitely recommend these books.
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Apr 7, 2013
By making the problems visual and removing the numbers, algebra is automatically made far less overwhelming and much more concrete. I would definitely recommend these books.
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Apr 7, 2013
The beginning book just gets them hooked and wanting more.
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Apr 7, 2013
I've seen improvement in my daughter's overall-math lessons as she has worked through the book.
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Apr 7, 2013
My children love these 'Bender' books; in fact, I would not be exaggerating if I said they were addicted to them. I sincerely thank you for a product that makes what can be extremely difficult skills to master an absolute blast for my children. On a side note, I would like to mention that I am a doctoral candidate in education at Northeastern University, and have recommended these products to peers and colleagues as the best of the best.
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