Books: Brain Building
Books to help you use more of what you've got!
The Big Book of Brain Games
I. Moscovich. 1,000
challenges, puzzles,
riddles, and illusions of art,
mathematics, and science. Full-color
illustrations for each entry. 432 pgs.
Item# 5734.
Thinking In A Flash
D. Walker. Ages 7-adult.
Twenty-five more thinking
challenges in creative
problem-solving. These
spontaneous mind-benders
leave you “thinking in a
flash.” 30 pgs.
Item# 5701.
The Social and
Emotional Lives of
Gifted Kids
T. Cross. An in-depth look
at the complex social and
emotional issues faced by
gifted children. Practical
suggestions and ideas for both parents and
teachers for guiding and supporting the
development of gifted children.
Item# 5728.
Brain-Building
Games with Words & Numbers
3 Months to a Better Brain
A. Bragdon and D. Gamon.
Adult. Three months to a
better brain. 176
performance tips and fun puzzles to
increase memory and math and language
skills. 234 pgs.
Item# 5598.
Use It or Lose It!
Keep Brain Fit!
How to keep your brain fit as it ages with mind maintenance techniques and exercises that build skills and tests of mental acuity.144 pgs. by Bragdon & Gamon. Item # 5401.
$15.00
Building Left Brain Power
104 Brain Exercises!
104 mental conditioning exercises & skill tests designed to stimulate satisfaction and energize a positive outlook. Plus 87 tips for extra smarts.312 pgs. by Bragdon & Gamon. Item# 5402.
$16.00
Right-Brain Teasers
Chock-full of photos of antique utensils, but can you figure out what those common household articles are? A photo quiz for the mind. 152 pgs. by Bragdon & Monbleau. Item# 5403.
$11.00 .
How Sharp is Your Pencil
45 real life professional and academic exams to try. Air traffic controller, chef, nurse, teacher, realtor, stock salesman, baseball umpire etc.. 422 pgs. By Bragdon & Gamon. Item# 5407.
$18.00
Brainstorming:
The Book of Topics
Tough Simple Questions Answered!
M. Fligor. Grades K-12.
The best brainstorming
book we have – over 800
topics for practicing
brainstorming! Includes
sample brainstorming sessions to help you
get started. User friendly. 72 pgs.
Item# 5569.
$15.00.
Brainstorming:
Book of Topics 2
It's Back with More Thought-Provoking Topics!
Kick start the creative process with the Book of Topics 2. Item# 5727.
$15.00
Exercises for the
Whole Brain
60 Brain-Awaking Exercises!
A. Bragdon and L. Fellows.
60 brain-awakening
exercises that strengthen
connections among the
mental centers that control
creative-visual, executive planning,
spatial-manipulative, and logical
thinking. Optional hints for each exercise
make every format accessible to all levels of
skill. 128 pgs.
Item# 5400.
Creative Problem
Solving in the
Classroom
The Perfect CPS Intro!
A practical introduction to the Creative Problem Solving process for teachers at any grade level. Fully illustrated with ready-to-use, reproducible activities for both elementary and secondary classrooms. Item# 5729.
$20.00
Mensa Brain Bafflers
A Super Collection!
P. Carter & K. Russell. A Mensa-level collection of word games, anagrams, logic problems, and many other confusing conundrums. Item# 5736.
$13.00
Two-Minute Brainteasers
A Mensa Book
Stillson. Got a couple of
minutes to spare? Then
test your smarts with this
latest entry in the Mensa
series-short, thematic, nopencil
word puzzles that really exercise the
brain. 96 pgs.
Item# 5737.
Creative Problem
Solving
for Kids
Creative and Rational Thinking
D. Draze. Allows finding
solutions to everyday
problems by applying both
creative and rational
thinking. Grades 5-8. 80 pgs.
Item# 5597.
Questioning Makes The Difference
N. Johnson. Grades K-12. With examples in several disciplines, this book will guide you to more creative questioning that elicits more thoughtful responses. 80 pages.
Item# BPCS01.
The Winning Edge
Helps Cooperative Teamwork
R. Safris. Grades 4-8. This book will help you inspire cooperative teamwork and hone skills and attitudes to achieve the competitive edge in creative problem-solving. 96 pages.
Item# BGA61.
Brainstorming: The Book of Topics
The Best Brainstorming Book We Have!
M. Fligor. Grades 1-12. The best brainstorming book we have! Over 800 topics for practicing brainstorming! Includes sample brainstorming sessions to help you get started. User friendly. 72 pages.
Item# BCLP02.
Spontaneous Kit 1
Think on Your Feet Skills!
L. Love. Grades K-12. 20 problems and supplies all in one box! Use to prepare your team for spontaneous thinking. It also is great for promoting creative problem solving in the classroom or with any group of people. User friendly.
Item# BZ01.
Spontaneous Kit 2
Think on Your Feet Skills!
A. Zanca and N. Zanca. Grades K-12. Here are 20 more problems and supplies to stimulate out of the box thinking. A sample verbal problem: “ What does a giggle taste like? ”. User friendly.
Item# BZ02.
Spontaneous Kit 4
Think on Your Feet Skills!
Chambers, Spack, Wikoff & Zanca. Grades K-12. 20 more problems for those great team building, quick thinking experiences everyone should have. User friendly
.
Item# BZ04.
Spontaneous Kit 5
Think on Your Feet Skills!
L. Love. Grades K-12. 20 more problems and supplies you will love to get your hands on. User friendly.
Item# BZ06.
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Item# BZ06.
Bring It On
32 Instant Challenges!
D. Walker. Ages 7-adult. A sequential guide to instant challenges for team meetings. 32 open-ended problems; supply list included. Reproducible. 44 pages.
Item# BW01.
Brainstorms: Creative Problem Solving
Hundreds of Creative Activities!
T. Turner. Grades 4-6. This book includes hundreds of creative activities for critical thinking and problem solving. 92 pages.
Item# BPL06.
Imagination Celebration
Worksheets and More for Grades 4-7
J. Leimback & J. Vydra.
Grades 4-7. Four areas of
creativity (fluency, flexibility,
elaboration, and originality)
are introduced via worksheets and projects.
64 pgs.
Item# 5625.
Brainstorming II –
Another Book of
Topics
M. Fligor. Grades K-12. Hundreds of topics divided
into eight categories (Level I, Level II, Sentence Completion, Alphabet Lists, Creative and Humorous, Situations, Where in the World, and One-Minute Topics) as well as games to play with the topics get those creative juices flowing.
Item# 5725.
Cream of the Crop
Grades K-12. Over 50
fabulous creative problem solving
challenges – the
best of four kits produced
by Colorado Extreme Creativity. 64 pgs.
Item# 5621.
Primarily Thinking
J. Leimbach. Grades 2-3.
Critical thinking exercises
with attractive worksheets
give practice in six different
thinking skills: Comparison, classification,
fact and opinion, cause and effect, patterns
and sequences. 64 pgs.
Item# 5629.
Thinking in a Flash
Thinking Challenges!
D. Walker. Ages 7-adult. Twenty-five more thinking challenges in creative problem-solving. These spontaneous mind-benders leave you “thinking in a flash.” 30 pgs. Item# 5701.
$8.00
Primarily Creativity
Great for Classrooms with Reproducible Worksheets!
J. Leimback & J. Vydra. Grades 1-3. Reproducible worksheets, key questions, and activities give students opportunities to develop skills in curiosity, imagination, fluency, flexibility, originality, elaboration and perseverance. 64 pgs.
Item# BDL05.
