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Critical Thinking

Items in this section all focus on building one's ability to analyze, organize, classify, and then generalize insformation so that meaningful conclusions can be drawn.

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Think Fast in a Jar
$19.95
R7159
Tons of play value packed into small, easy to transport jars with lids. Each jar comes with approximately 95, 3"x3" cards printed with an almost endless supply of games to play; answers on the back. Perfect at restaurants, between lessons, doctors waiting rooms etc. Tangled Trails in a Jar; find the one twisting trail out of three that leads to the goal. Mazes in a Jar; small in size but not so easy! Think Fast in a Jar; in 30 seconds name/write all the things that match the prompt on the card; example: words that start with "B" and relate to a dog.

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Dog Dice
$10.95
R3547
Warning - Choking Hazard.  Not for children under 3 years old.
Dog Dice combines the luck of bingo with good observation and visual scanning skills. Roll the dice; one indicates a specific dog and the other indicates what the dog is doing. Now scan your bingo board for a single square matching your throw of the dice. Do you have a picture of the poodle with a boy! Mark that square and hope you’re the first to make bingo!

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Serpentiles
$14.95
R2671
Who knew problem solving could be so addictingly fun. All you have to do is create a continuous path that begins and ends in the same place. Challenge cards show players which squiggled, curved and straight tiles to work with...they have to figure out exactly how to line them up. It's a simple concept that provides hours of mind stretching fun. Players from 8 to adult will improve their visual and spatial skills along with their conceptual thinking.

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My First Sudoku
$17.95
R8081
A most awesome game for younger children or those taking their first steps down the Sudoku road! My First Sudoku is a kinder, gentler version of the original starting with the use of a 4 x 4 board and progressing to a 6 x 6 instead of using the original 9 x 9. Additionally, the puzzles consist of simple colorful pictures of common objects or colorful shapes instead of focusing on numbers. The friendlier graphics and smaller playing boards make this an amazingly effective tool for developing logic, reasoning, and problem on and concentration skills. A must have game for home, school, or clinic!

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Hide & Seek Safari
The tiger or monkey is hiding and using the special seeker wand, you have to track them down. The closer and closer the seeker wand gets to the hiding animal, the more red lights flash on. A tone is produced when the tiger or monkey is very near! Players learn to respond to the visual and auditory feedback provided by the seeker to alter their search pattern. A truly amazing toy and therapy tool-or maybe just the easiest way for parents to play hide and seek with their kids!

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Hide & Seek Safari - Tiger $34.95 $29.95 On Sale! R4501 Quantity   
Hide & Seek Safari - Monkey $34.95 $29.95 On Sale! R4587
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Monkey Memory
$9.95
R2373
A quick thinking logical memory game! The monkeys have taken a total of 10 items from the visitors at teh zoo. But in each round of play all but one of the items is recovered. You need sharp eyes, fast thinking and good visual memory to be the first to determine what item is still missing. Make game easier or harder by adjusting the number of items in play and by allowing use of the object promt cards or not. For 2-8 players, 5 to adult.

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Clever Castle
$17.95
R2678
Clever game, that puts everyone in their place. Plays as a simpler version of our long popular Meta-Forms game. Each of the 3 characters come in 3 colors. Players must determine where the 9 guest of the castle belong based on the picture clues provided on each challenge card. 40 challenge cards, from easy to super hard, help players 5 years and older build their problem solving, critical thinking and deductive reasoning skills. Come with a parent guide and draw string bag.

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Meta-Forms
$19.95
R5787
Challenge young children or seniors to build and sharpen their logical thinking skills! The object is to properly position the 9 pieces (3 shapes in 3 colors) on the game board based on the spatial/positional pattern clues given. The 60 puzzles progress from beginner to advanced. Also helps improve sequencing, encoding and visual attending skills. A terrific way to engage young and old brains at home, school or while traveling!

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3 of a Crime
$11.95
R2377
A great game of deduction for all the armchair detactives out there! You will need keen eyes and quick thinking to interpret the feedback and figure out which 3 masterminds actually committed the crime. Plays in 15 min, for 2-6 players ages 8-100.

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Kanoodle - Lonpos
$12.95
R2755
Warning - Choking Hazard.  Not for children under 3 years old.
The fun colors and shapes of this take anywhere puzzle game with the built in game boards, draws in everyone! The 101 puzzles start out as a simple design copy task. Players place pieces on the 3” x 5” recessed and dimpled playing areas as shown in the 48 page design book. Beginning puzzles leave out only one piece that players must fit into the remaining recesses. As you progress the exact location of more and more pieces are not provided and so more and more puzzle must be solved. After all the rectangular puzzles are solved try the 3-D pyramid puzzles, if you dare! Great for building on problem solving, spatial concepts, visual imagery and concentration skills.

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My First Brain Box
$19.95
R2717
Boost memory and concentration skills in just 10 seconds! That's how long you get to memorize as many details about a picture as you can. Players are then asked a question from the back of the card corresponding to a roll of the die, for example; How many windows are in the room? What was on the table? Comes with 300 simple, engaging pictures and a 10 second timer. Need more time?...use the timer twice. Fast paced game of concentration, attention to detail and visual memory of ages 4 and up.

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Grid and Bear It (Grade 1-3)
$8.95
R4072
Over 30 reproducible graphing activities help develop listening skills and visual motor control while providing practice in following directions and reinforcing left/right and up/down awareness. By listening to or reading the directions, (i.e. right 2 spaces, down 4 spaces, etc.) Students move their pencils accordingly to create the clever pictures. The majority of the activities are on one-inch grid paper with the last 12 designed for one half-inch grid or coordinate paper. Use of coordinate paper and directions is more challenging (i.e. B-11, A-11, A-12, F-12, etc.). For each activity a reduced image of the final product is provided so students can check their work.

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Lokon System
To say it plainly, the Lokon System makes kids think! And they are motivated to do just that by the brightly colored, engaging graphics and the quality materials with which they get to play. Each set comes with 4 exercise cards and a transparent self-correction card, and is to be used with a set of Lokon Squares (sold separately). Based on the code specified on each exercise card, colored squares are placed on top of the appropriate spaces, until all 16 spaces are covered. Lokon exercises help students to think logically as they analysis and interpret complex visual information. Organization, language and hand skills are also challenged. Lokon squares can be joined together as they cover the spaces but they can also be used solo to build original designs or as part of a design copy task. Each set is suitable for groups of up to 4 children. 3 Levels available.

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Lokon Basic Set $40.95 $29.95 On Sale! R4680 Quantity   
Lokon System - Level 1 $14.95 R4672 Quantity   
Lokon System - Level 2 $14.95 R4673 Quantity   
Lokon System - Level 3 $14.95 R4674 Quantity   
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Zoologic
$19.95
R5789
A fun game of logic and deduction where players position dogs, cats and mice tiles along with their favorite food, according to the rules of the game. Animals can not be placed next to their traditional rivals nor beside their favorite foods. At more advanced levels, additional constraints are added to increase the challenge. Thinking logically has never been more fun!

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Thinking Skills (Preschool)
$2.95
R9754
A full color workbook with 32 exercises focusing on essential preschool skills. The richly colored, child-friendly illustrations motivate children to practice organizing information, classifying, sequencing, completing picture categories and solving logic puzzles. Try placing the worksheet in a clear acetate pocket so it can be used repeatedly.

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Safety Cards
$13.95
X4132
Each of the 30 illustrated, full color 5"x8" cards depicts a different non-threatening, but potentially harmful situation that a child may encounter. Questions on back will stimulate discussion between child and adult. A wonderful non-threatening way to initiate and practice safety behaviors. Also great starting point for building Social Stories around safety issues.

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Pikdoku
$24.95 $19.95 On Sale!
R2574
Picdoku is the more attractive, visually enticing picture version of Sudoku! Classic playboard with 9 box squares that plays like the traditional game but one side of the tiles are colorful shapes while the other side has friendly animals. There are no scary, intimidating numbers to be seen anywhere. All the great critical thinking and problem solving benefits of the original but in a kinder less threatening presentation. Comes with 60 multilevel puzzles. Engage your brain with Picdoku!!

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Kombolino
$14.95
R3235
Award winning, tactile version of Sudoku. Scaled down to 16 squares so the concept of play is easier to understand and younger children can be successful. To play children take turns or work alone to create a pattern that has one of each shape (circle, square, triangle, hexagon) in each column and row. Add to the challenge by pre-placing some shapes on the mat before play starts. Made from eco-friendly bamboo it comes with 2 mats and 34 pieces. Terrific for addressing problem solving and critical thinking skills.

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Sequence for Kids
$14.50
R5085
A fun, no reading required game of visual scanning, animal identification and beginning strategy for 2-4 players. On their turn, players place a token on a character that matches one of the cards in their hand. Get 4 tokens in a row and it’s a “sequence”, you win! Engaging graphics and simple rules keeps kids involved and successful.

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Number Chase
$9.95
R2371
Can you guess what number I'm thinking of? Well, in this awarding winning game, that is just what you do. After the number cards (1-50) are spread out on the table, one player picks a number. Players then take turns trying to guess the chosen number. If guess is wrong, that number card is turned over to reveal a question, the answer to which will be a clue to figuring out the mystery number. For example, "Is it even?" "Is there 5 in the number?" etc. Each answer given helps narrow down the possibilities. A game of numerical logic that promotes critical thinking and deductive reasoning. For 2-5 players, ages 6-adult.

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Wooden Pattern Play
$29.95
R2730
Blocks have graduated from the playroom to the boardroom. Kids, adolescents and even adults will be mesmerized by the endless variety of patterns and designs they can create with this beautiful, high quality 40 block set. The vibrant colors and unusal angled shapes of this award winning set helps build spatial and artistic skills. Comes with 40 pattern cards, wooden building tray and storage bag.

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Tons of play value packed into small, easy to transport jars with lids. Each jar comes with approximately 95, 3"x3" cards printed with an almost endless supply of games to play; answers on the back. Perfect at restaurants, between lessons, doctors waiting rooms, etc. 3 Game choices: Mazes, Tangled Trails and Thinking Things.
Games In a Jar - Mazes $15.95 Quantity   
Games in a Jar - Tangled Trails $15.95 Quantity   
Games in a Jar - Think Fast $19.95 Quantity   
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Rock (Paper- Scissor) Card Game
$9.95
V6868
Sharpen your visual processing and verbal skills with Rock! Using the traditional rules of Rock, Paper, Scissor, players flip over cards and race to be the first to name the winning card. And as each card has a different representation of a rock, paper or scissor there is a lot of "brain tripping" information to process. COmes in a handy, take anywhere travel tin.

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