Puzzle Me This!

Elie Wiesel's harrowing nonfiction tale of the Holocaust, Night, is the topic of a literary crossword puzzle. Class members review key names, places, and details from the book as they complete the puzzle.

Students discuss the meaning of a variety of common phrases. As a class, they are tested on how to use those phrases. They participate in a puzzle game in which they are given a statement to describe the phrase and they are to say it...

Characters and events in The Crucible provide the clues for a crossword puzzle that asks readers to demonstrate their knowledge of Arthur Miller's allegorical play.

In this crossword puzzle worksheet, students are given ten clues they must satisfy using vocabulary words provided in a word bank.

In this crossword puzzle instructional activity, students are given ten clues and asked to fill in the correct answer from the word bank containing vocabulary words.

In this reading and writing skills worksheet, students ponder plot development as they read a 1 page selection, respond to 4 questions about it, and elaborate on problems they resolved in their own lives.

Start out each day of the week with vocabulary! Your class can practice using nouns and adjectives to describe people. There are five exercises on this page, with activities ranging from fill-the-blank-sentences to sentence construction...

Your class has many interests and hobbies outside school hours. Have them study the words used for these activities, as well as words for everyday objects in their home, in a vocabulary worksheet that includes word banks, a crossword...

In this online interactive oceanography crossword puzzle instructional activity, students use 7 clues to find the appropriate answers to complete the word puzzle.

Eighth graders explore themselves and their community. In this writing instructional activity, 8th graders brainstorm ideas about their childhood, middle years, family, and future goals.  Students write an autobiographical sketch about...