PROEJECT & IDEAS > Puzzles

Creating Puzzles are a fun way to practice vocabulary and structure in the target language. Teacher created, they can serve as:

  • Bell work
  • Homework
  • Students who finish an assignment early during class can work on a puzzle.
  • PUZZLE BOOKLET
    Assign students specific vocabulary from each chapter of the book throughout the school year and create a Puzzle booklet, that will serve you for subsequent years as well.

Puzzlemaker.com is a great site from DiscoverySchool to create puzzles online and then copy and paste them into your classroom webpage or print them out to distribute to your students.
  • Word Search
    Type in a list of words and the computer will hide them in a grid of letters. Choose the size, set a few options and you are finished.
  • Word Search with a Hidden Message
    After all of the words are found the letters that are not used reveal a hidden message!
  • Criss-Cross Puzzle
    Your list of words will be linked together, numbered and formatted, ready for you to print and hand out.
  • Number Blocks
    Creates a block of numbers that will challenge arithmetic and algebra skills. Each row, column and diagonal add up to a total but some numbers are missing.
  • Math Square
    Math formulas are linked together to form a square.
  • Double Puzzle
    Enter a set of words or phrases to be scrambled. Then enter a final phrase that the solver will be able to put together from the letters in the clue words. The final phrase can be scrambled or numbered.
  • Cryptograms
    Enter a phrase and the computer will assign a number to each letter.
  • Letter Tiles
    Enter a phrase and the computer will break it into tiles with letters on them. The solver unscrambles the tiles to rebuild the phrase.
  • Fallen Phrase
    Enter a phrase and the computer will place the letters in a grid. Each letter appears in the same column, but below where it should be. The solver must put the letters back in the grid and rebuild the phrase.
  • Computer Generated Mazes
    Choose from a variety of shapes, set the size, and let the computer generate a unique maze ready for you to paste into your newsletter.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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