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Patterns and Pentominoes
Students solve pentomino puzzles. For this problem solving lesson, students discuss how pentomino puzzles play into the plot of Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliett and practice solving a pentomino puzzle on their own. Students will...
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Where in the World Is Mexico?
Students practice map-reading skills as they locate Mexico and its cities on a world map. By creating a puzzle out of a map of Mexico, students engage in a meaningful hands-on activity to help them explore that country's geography.
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Piece by Piece
Put an insect together piece by piece with a fun and artistic puzzle project. To increase small group collaboration, learners use photos of insects cut into one-inch squares to create an enlarged puzzle version of the image. Extension...
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What's The Word?
Students define vocabulary words using print or online dictionaries; create crossword puzzles with those words and definitions; and share their puzzles with peers for review.
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Cooperative Puzzles
Students discuss and demonstrate how to play and work cooperatively with other people and with a group. In small groups they role-play how to work cooperatively with each other, with the goal of completing their group's puzzle using...
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Latin Roots Grad, Mot, Cad: Interactive Puzzles
Three short puzzles emphasize Latin roots grad, mot, and cad in English spelling and vocabulary. Learners choose words from a list and complete spellings in boxes with definitions for clues. A reading passage using the words is included....
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Light and Our World
In this science activity, students solve a variety of curriculum related puzzles. They also practice basic mental math skills using four operations. The concept of light and color are explored and how it interacts with different objects.
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Birds and Mammals
In this science instructional activity, students create details given an imaginary story to reinforce the topics of mammals and birds. The second page has more puzzles for them to do.
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Understanding Weather
In this science worksheet, students examine the topic in order to solidify knowledge covered in the curriculum using puzzles and creative games.
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The World Of Earth Science
In this science worksheet, students examine the topic in order to solidify knowledge covered in the curriculum using puzzles and creative games.
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Richie's Rocket
Fourth graders, while working in centers read Richie's Rocket by Joan Anderson, and then create a puzzle using ideas, emotions, and experiences from the story. In addition, they write specific definitions for certain words, use those...
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It Keeps Going & Going &...
Students extend linear and directional patterns, identify patterns in classroom and community environments, create original patterns incorporating the senses of sight and sound, and operate video and recording equipment.
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Spelling For Homeschool
Students use their spelling words in a variety of ways such as repetition, spelling puzzles, and spelling sentences. In this spelling lesson plan, students do a spelling activity for each day of the week.
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Working With Pattern Blocks
Fourth graders use pattern blocks to complete patterns, puzzle, and area centers. In this pattern blocks lesson plan, 4th graders also demonstrate fractions and use the SMART Board with their pattern blocks.
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Puzzle Potpourri
In this math word problems worksheet, students solve math word problems which are read like puzzles in groups. Students complete 5 word problems containing one to three digit numbers.
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Letter Puzzles
In this letter puzzle instructional activity, learners solve 2 puzzles given a list of letters. Students determine the relationship between the set of letters.
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Magnetic Puzzle Pieces
Students create magnetic puzzles. In this language lesson, students use old puzzle pieces to create a useful learning tool. Students paint the puzzle pieces in one category such as animals or vehicles.
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Harry + Charm + Ginny + Ron = Magic
In this cryptarithm activity, students solve 1 cryptarithm involving adding names together. Students add the names, Harry, Charm, Ginny, and Ron together to get Magic. Students determine the numbers that correspond with the letters.
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Short A Puzzle Game
In this short A puzzle game activity, students match 24 short A words with the pictures on puzzle pieces that the teacher has printed, cut and laminated.
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Making Puzzles
Students create their own puzzles. In this visual arts lesson, students follow the provided steps to create their jigsaw puzzles made from card stock.
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Folding Puzzles
In this puzzle worksheet, students imagine folding each shape along the dotted lines and name the solid figure that would be formed. They write this shape on the line provided.
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Coin Puzzles
In this coin puzzle activity, students match a picture of the front and back of each coin to the correct amount in cents. For example, there is a picture of the back of a penny, and students match that piece to the puzzle piece...
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Westerns Word Search
In this literacy worksheet, students look for the words that are needed to complete the word search. The words are arranged around the theme of Westerns.
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Weddings Word Search
In this literacy worksheet, students look for the words that are related to the concept of weddings. They concentrate on the skill of spelling.