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KenKen Puzzle

KenKen® Puzzle

For Students 7th - 10th
Think inside the box with KenKen® puzzles to provide some problem solving practice. These puzzles are similar to Sudoku, but require computation inside designated boxes. There are multiple puzzles with a range of difficulties to...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Math Crossword Puzzle +3

For Students 1st - 2nd
Crossword puzzles make great worksheets! Here, learners solve 11 one-digit addition problems. They use their solutions to solve a math crossword puzzle.
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App
Little White Bear Studios

TanZen - Relaxing Tangram Puzzles

For Students 3rd - 12th
An ancient puzzle game meets a modern implementation. Challenge mathematicians of all ages with this mind-bending geometric puzzle game. 
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Worksheet
eSkeletons

Skeleton Scramble Puzzle: Suborder Prosimians

For Students 3rd - 11th
Explore the finer details of primate skulls with these puzzles, incorporating advanced scientific analysis of two suborders- Prosimians and Anthropoidea- and one superfamily- Hominoidea. Learners read about the unique characteristics of...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Product Puzzle

For Students 2nd - 4th
Make multiplication facts a little more fun using a crossword puzzle! Learners solve twenty-eight problems and fill in the puzzle as they go. The advantage is that they know if they have done something wrong because of discrepancies in...
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Make Your Own Puzzle

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
Puzzling over what geometry lesson to teach next? Look no further. This simple activity teaches young mathematicians how shapes can be decomposed into smaller figures, and how smaller figures can be assembled into larger shapes. To learn...
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Florida Center for Reading Research

Phonics: Morpheme Structures, Compound Word Puzzles

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Putting word parts together to make compound words is like working on a puzzle; when two pieces fit together, you know! Invite learners to work with word puzzle pieces to create 12 different compound words. They record their findings on...
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Assessment
Bowland

Magic Sum Puzzle

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Learners discover the magic in mathematics as they solve numerical puzzles involving magic sums. They then make a conjecture as to why no additional examples are possible based on an analysis of the puzzles.
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Worksheet
K12 Reader

Freedom Crossword Puzzle

For Students 3rd - 6th
Individuals tackle a crossword puzzle that tests their knowledge of key documents and individuals associated with the Civil War era.
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Worksheet
Constitution Facts

U.S. Constitution Crossword Puzzles: Basic #2

For Students 5th - 6th
Fifty prompts make up a crossword puzzle that challenges scholars to show what they know about the U.S. Constitution. 
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Worksheet
Constitution Facts

U.S. Constitution Crossword Puzzles: Advanced #1

For Teachers 8th - 10th Standards
What do Boston Harbor, the Electoral College, and Chief Powhatan have in common? They all represent vital moments in American history—and they are all clues in a thorough and challenging crossword puzzle about the United States...
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Worksheet
abcteach

German Vocabulary Crossword Puzzles

For Students 2nd - 12th
What animals says meow, and which creature has eight legs? Test your German language learners' knowledge of animals with a quick crossword puzzle. Also included are eleven additional crossword puzzles with topics that range from food to...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Map Puzzles

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Students make puzzles from world maps, dramatizing how much of the globe is covered by ocean.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Math Square Puzzle

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this addition puzzle worksheet, students fill in 10 blank spaces on a math puzzle grid. Students make each row and column add up to be the sum at the end of each line of the puzzle.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

It All Adds Up- Math Square Puzzle

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this addition puzzle worksheet, students solve a math square in which rows and columns are added to equal the number provided at the end of each row. Students insert the digits in the puzzle to make correct addition sentences.
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Interactive
Curated OER

Math Puzzle: Three Cubes

For Students 8th
In this math puzzle:  three cubes activity, 8th graders solve the puzzle by making cubes with 2 digit numerals on each side, then finding 3 ways for 3 sides to add up to 100, the answer is available online.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Making Puzzles

For Teachers K - 8th
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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Worksheet
Curated OER

MyVocabulary.com: Word Roots PLIC, FAC, and COGN Intermediate Crossword Puzzle

For Students 7th - 10th
A fun and challenging vocabulary exercise that focuses the learner's attention on word root meanings, this crossword puzzle would make a great homework or sponge activity. Pupils are provided with 12 clues and they must come up with...
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SciShow Kids

Make a Moon Puzzle! #sciencegoals

For Students K - 6th Standards
Craft a moon puzzle with the help of an energetic and captivating video. Listen and watch while the host demonstrates the step-by-step process and includes a plethora of useful information about the moon.   
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Interactive
Royal Society of Chemistry

Sodium Halide Reactions with Conc. H2SO4

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
What do you get when you combine precipitate reactions with puzzles? Maximize the engagement in a single replacement reactions lesson by incorporating fun puzzles. Chemistry scholars observe the reaction between several sodium halides...
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Printables
Coloring Squared

Baseball Player Mystery Puzzle

For Students 3rd Standards
After solving each multiplication sentence square, pupils color the numbers according to the key. What does the mystery picture make? Class members take a swing at problem solving to find out.
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Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Engaging Young Scientists with Inquiry: Part One

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Building inquiry into your science lessons will make science concepts more concrete for your class.
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Interactive
ABCya

New Year's Day Crossword Puzzle

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
Three, two, one—Happy New Year! Ring in the magical moment between old and new years with an interactive crossword puzzle. Pupils read clues to guess words such as millennium, countdown, and fireworks.
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Worksheet
Armored Penguin

Periodic Table Crossword Puzzle

For Students 7th - 10th
In terms of crossword puzzles, this one on the periodic table of elements and atomic structure has some value. Twenty questions must be answered to complete the puzzle, but be sure to warn learners that when an answer requires two words,...