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Number puzzles, spatial/visual puzzles, cryptograms, Sudoku, Kokuro, logic puzzles, and word games like Frame Games are all a great way to teach math and problem-solving skills to elementary and middle school students. In these two new collections, puzzle master Terry Stickels provides puzzles and brain games that range from simple to challenging and are organized by grade level and National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) content areas. Each book offers over 300 brain games that will help students learn core math concepts and develop critical thinking skills. The books include a wide range of puzzle types and cover a variety of math topics, from fractions and geometry to probability and algebra....
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If there’s a kind of puzzle not included in this incredibly varied collection, we can’t imagine what it is. There are math problems, lateral-thinking conundrums, brain teasers, whodunits, IQ tests, trivia quizzes…as well as an assortment of baffling optical illusions and amazing stunts using paper, scissors, and other items found around the house. It’s nonstop fun, but every one of these challenges will enhance real-life problem-solving skills. If you wrote down all the numbers from 1 to 100, how many times would you write the number 3? How old do you have to be to become a U.S. Senator? What 11-letter word is pronounced incorrectly by more than 99% of Ivy League graduates? (Answers: 20, 30, “incorrectly.”) ...
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Brainiacs on the prowl for challenging fun will find everything they're looking for in these cunning conundrums. Puzzle master Terry Stickels has created a mind-melting collection filled with hundreds of diverse and fiendishly tricky problems--including wordplay, math, analytic reasoning, logic, visual dilemmas, and code breaking. Figure out the next number in a series, find hidden phrases, and determine what a three-dimensional object would look like from two-dimensional drawings. Every puzzle provides a workout that strengthens mental muscles. And while these brainteasers do require concentration, they don't demand any special training or high-level math skills. A little practice, patience, and imagination are all it takes. ...
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Solving puzzles are a fun way to stimulate your brain. The Big Brain Puzzle Book does just that, with over 150 Alzheimer's Association- approved puzzles from renowned brain teaser Terry Stickels. Stickels writes STICKELERS, a puzzle column, appearing in over 200 local and national newspapers daily. Here is a sampling of the types of mind bending, brain exercising puzzles inside: Frame Games
Find an every day phrase hidden inside words or drawings of rebus puzzles. Spatial Visual
Answer questions while looking at 3-dimensional objects on a 2 dimensional page. Squeezers
Fill in the blanks with letters in the middle of two words creating two 2-syllable words. Word Search
Find words within blocks of letters going horizontally, diagonally or vertically. Trivia
Answer questions to seemingly obvious questions and learn something new in the process. Trickledowns
In five steps, changing one letter at a time, come up with a whole new word. Readers will enjoy this great variety of puzzles from renowned puzzle creator Terry Stickels, while benefiting a great cause.
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If you love cracking codes, you'll love Quotable Cryptograms!
Quotable Cryptograms contains 500 codes to crack, in the form of 500 cryptogram puzzles featuring famous quotations on a variety of topics. The cryptograms have been created from several kinds of codes and ciphers, and they range in difficulty from easy to hard.
Quotable Cryptograms includes explanations of the types of cryptograms presented (and how to solve them) as well as puzzles, hints, and an answer key....
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