Sudokids.com Sudoku Puzzles For Children Ages 4-8: Every Child Can Do It. For Teaching Kids At Home Or At School.: Volume 1 - Softcover

Bloom, Jonathan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0620405937 ISBN 13: 9780620405935

Publisher: SUDOKIDS.COM, 2008

Synopsis

Sudokids.com - Sudoku for Kids teaches children how to do Sudoku puzzles in a fun, logical and entertaining sequence. With over 170 puzzles and step-by-step lessons, Sudokids makes Sudoku exciting and educational for children. Combining pictures, numbers and words with simple illustrated instructions, your kids will be Sudoku masters in no time. Sudokids has been designed around the Grades 1 - 3 school curriculum and associated teaching methods and will equip learners with essential skills, knowledge and understanding in all learning areas. Sudokids puzzles develop and stimulate the brain, teaching flexibility, creativity, concentration and raw logic to children in the school and home environment. The Kids Sudoku books allow learners to use both focused attention and peripheral perception, thus encouraging the left-brain and the right brain to work together in an analytical and holistic manner.

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Review:

Brilliant in how it relates to its audience.

Sudoku wizard Bloom introduces the complicated game to children in this easy-to-use guide. In theory, Sudoku is a remarkably elementary game. But its logic can leave many first-time players - children and adults alike - a little stumped. Bloom offers this easy how-to guide for children, which also features special instructions on how adults can better teach the game to young ones. The author starts simply - after a quick history of Sudoku, he introduces the key formatting and terminology associated with the game.

Though it may seem unnecessary to explain columns and rows, even the most puzzle-obsessed adult will find it refreshing to see the board broken down so straightforwardly, as when he demonstrates that all Sudoku boards begin with four giant squares and then are subdivided. Bloom encourages readers to fill the obvious numbers into rows or columns to demonstrate the overall rules of the game on a small scale. After a few such exercises, the author builds up to actual Sudoku boards, giving kids the opportunity to try their hand at games labeled "Quick and Easy," "Medium" and "Challenging."

Of course, even at their most difficult, these puzzles are rather rudimentary, but that's OK. He points out that the book was designed around the curricula of first, second and third grade - a clever and direct strategy. With almost 200 puzzles and lessons, the book will keep kids busy without boring them, and gives just enough of the game to keep them wanting more. Brilliant in how it relates to its audience, Sudokids.com is ideal for any child who wants to learn how to solve one of America's most popular puzzles. --Kirkus Discoveries

From the Author:

I have developed Sudokids as a fun, challenging and stimulating educational tool inviting children into the brain domain of adults.

Sudokids is highly effective for getting children interested and involved in puzzles, problem solving and maths. Sudokids puzzles develop and stimulate the brain, teaching flexibility, creativity, concentration and raw logic to children in the school and home environment.

Sudokids has been developed for children aged 4-8 who are new to Sudoku puzzles. Sudokids uses a 4x4 grid instead of the standard 9x9 grid to teach the core concepts and basic methodology of completing a Sudoku puzzle.

About this edition

• Publisher: SUDOKIDS.COM
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0620405937
• ISBN 13: 9780620405935
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 56