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The Brain Teaser Five Pack
In this critical thinking activity, students explain in their own words the answers to 5 mentally challenging brain teasers asked on the activity.
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Puzzles and Brain Teasers
In this brain teasers worksheet, students solve a variety of word puzzles. For example, "What is a clever cat called? (a witty kitty).
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Wackie Wordies
In this brain teasers worksheet, students solve 12 brain teasers. Students have a card with an expression/word written in a creative way.
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Parts of Speech Verbs: Building Blocks of Grammar
Pupils begin with a brain teaser, take notes, and formatively check understanding with a Chinese proverb. In addition to parts of speech, the resource also includes information about parts of a sentence. Teachers may extend instruction...
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Puzzles And Brain Teasers-- Rewriting a Poem
In this writing worksheet, students read a poem that seems absurd because the lines are not written with proper punctuation or verse spacing. Students rewrite the poem so it makes sense, changing only the punctuation and format on the page.
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Brain Teasers--- Homonyms
In these homonym worksheets, students discover that some words sound alike but are spelled differently and have different meanings. Students complete 4 sentences, choosing from the word bank. There are 20 worksheets available here...
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Words That Rhyme-- Brain Teasers
In this rhyming word puzzles activity, students read 12 clues and find two words that rhyme that have the same meaning. Example: kitty cap= cat hat.
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Brain Teasers
For this word puzzle worksheet, students answer 7 clues with 3 letter words. Students also answer the clues to six geographic features.
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Brain Teaser - Medics
For this logic worksheet, students solve a word problem using logic about doctors and lawyers having brothers. Students complete 1 problem.
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Brain Teaser - Crime
In this logic worksheet, students solve a word problem using logic about committing a crime and no one going to jail. Students complete 1 problem.
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Brain Teaser - Eggs
In this logic activity, students solve a word problem using logic about eating eggs when there is no chicken or no eggs bought. Students complete 1 problem.
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Puzzles and Brain Teasers
In this puzzle worksheet, students draw the given picture using one continuous line without crossing a line or taking their pencil off the paper.
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Hidden Meanings 1
In this brain teaser worksheet, students solve 6 puzzles in which there is a hidden meaning in the way the letters and words are displayed. Students solve the puzzles and write the hidden meanings.
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Hidden Meanings 2
In this hidden meanings worksheet, students examine 6 puzzles in which there is a hidden meaning in the arrangement of the words. Students solve the puzzles and write the common words or phrases that are shown. Many ads make this page...
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Kid Puzzles
In this word puzzle worksheet, students spell a word using a chain of seven letters. Students also find six girls' names in a prism of letters.
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Cards Brainteaser
In this logic worksheet, students read four hints about the placement of playing cards. Students use the clues to identify the names of the four cards.
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Hey Classmates! Let's Get to Know One Another!
Two word puzzles encourage collaboration among learners. One sheet has numbers and initials that show a relationship and the other has pictorial images that represent a phrase. Partners cooperate in order to develop functional working...
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Hidden Summer Vocabulary Builder
In this hidden summer vocabulary builder worksheet, students fill in the missing letters in 70 words using definitions and descriptions, then write 8 short answers about summer.
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Dolch Primer Word Search
For this vocabulary word search worksheet, students read the one-syllable words in the word bank and find them written from left to right in the crossword. Students locate 9 words.
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O, I C!
In this phonetic letters worksheet, students use phonetic letters of the alphabet to answer the short answer questions. Students answer 35 questions total.
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Inquiry Lesson
Learners explore the poetry of William Blake and the historical context that he presents. A story is analyzed and evaluated in order to solve a puzzle. The political commentary of the poetic piece is examined in this lesson.
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What Do We Have in Common?
In this common items instructional activity, students study the words for each number and then explain what the words have in common with each other on the blank line.
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Braingle: Language Brain Teasers
"Manipulate words and letters" with these "language brain teasers" that ask you to think about letters, anagrams, syllables, consonants, rhymes, and other topics that you talk about in English class. Try the brain teasers presented here,...
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Light Up Your Brain: Brain Teaser Games & Audio Stories for Kids
Fantastic classic children's stories online that you can listen to while you read along. Stories are offered in streaming or downloadable MP3 format. Some of the popular stories are: "The Tale of Peter Rabbit", "The Tale of the Flopsy...