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The Pythagorean Puzzle

For Teachers K - 12th
An engaging hands-on activity is presented. Learners of all ages are addressed in thie unique plan. K-5 learners identify, name, and define a rectangle, square, triangle, and the concept of area. Older learners prove the Pythagorean...
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Puzzling Clue Vocabulary

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students play a matching, puzzle-like game designed to help them review and practice a given subject matter.
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Chocolate Puzzles #2

For Teachers 2nd
A series of math puzzle worksheets are embedded in this simple plan which has learners solve mathematical calculation, and follow a coloring key in order to come up with the word, "chocolate." All of the puzzles are embedded in the plan....
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The "Wright" Puzzle

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
A crossword puzzle based on the lives of the Wright brothers. Learners research on their own or in small groups several brief biographies of the Wright brothers.They complete a crossword puzzle based on their reading.
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Crossword Puzzle

For Teachers 10th - 11th
In this crossword worksheet, students complete a crossword puzzle by different solving clues. For example, "Term used to describe a broad range of cultural differences."
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Fruits and Vegetables Crossword Puzzles

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In these five crossword puzzles worksheets, learners read the clues across and down and write the answers to complete the crosswords about kiwi, apples, lettuce, peppers, and pineapple. 
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Teaching Geometry Through Play

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Puzzle your way through to a new understanding of area. Scholars learn about the area of polygons through equidecomposability, the idea that polygons that can be decomposed into the same set of pieces have the same area. By using...
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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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--ew Partner Puzzle

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
For this words that end with --ew worksheet, students cut apart 16 pieces of a puzzle that features 8 words and pictures that end with --ew. Students work with others to assemble the puzzle.
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--oom Partner Puzzle

For Teachers K - 1st
In this words that end with --oom worksheet, student cut apart 16 halves of word/picture cards with eight --oom ending words. Students work in partners to assemble the puzzle.
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Chocolate Puzzles #1

For Teachers K - 1st
Here is a collection of wroksheets that give young readers a chance to practice identifying words that use a long vowel sound. Each of the puzzles, if correctly done, spells out a letter once the shading is complete. While not the...
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Calculator Puzzle Patterns

For Teachers K - 5th
It's no secret that being able to competently use a calculator is an important skill. In this math lesson, young mathematicians learn how to use the counting constant function on their calculators to explore patterns and relationships...
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Putting It All Together

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students examine a painting.  In this shapes and puzzle lesson plan, students view Guston's painting Blue Water and identify the colors, shapes and recognizable forms.  Students work in groups to put together puzzle pieces of...
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Getting-to-Know-You Crossword Puzzle

For Teachers K - 12th
Students share unique information about themselves, and solve crossword puzzle based on clues that come from the information they shared.
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Teamwork Puzzle

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students take the opportunity to discover how teamwork can be used for problem solving and critical thinking skills. They use a duplicated picture of The Colossal Head which is cut into puzzle pieces and reassemble.
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Autobiographies: A Jigsaw Puzzle

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students read The Autobiography of Ben Franklin. Using construction paper, they cut out five jigsaw puzzle pieces in different shapes using the entire sheet of paper. They write events from their own lives on the puzzle pieces, thus...
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CROSSWORD PUZZLE

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students define from a word list for a literary selection. Using the literary selection, they read the vocabulary in context. They determine the definition of the word as used in context and create a crossword puzzle using the...
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Consonant Blends Puzzles

For Teachers 1st
In this consonant blends puzzles worksheet, 1st graders will fill in the missing letters to spell each picture clue word to complete each mini crossword puzzle (6 total).
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Pattern Puzzles

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
A short video introduces place value in addition and subtraction. As a class, your learners identify all even numbers up to one hundred and explain the pattern. They use addition strategies to fill in the missing numbers on the number grid.
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Puzzles

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students match visual attributes by completing puzzles of known objects.
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Hey Classmates! Let's Get to Know One Another!

For Teachers 7th - 12th
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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-ook Partner Puzzle

For Teachers 1st
In this -ook word partner puzzle worksheet, 1st graders match pieces of words and pictures that are divided between the beginning consonant and the -ook ending. They make six words which include book, shook, cook, crook, hook, and brook.
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Summer Theme Puzzle

For Teachers K - 1st
For this summer puzzle worksheet, students cut out puzzle pieces of 2 children on a sailboat, then mix the pieces up and put the puzzle back together.
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Sudoku Puzzle

For Teachers 4th - 10th
Students complete a Sudoku puzzle using their math skills. After listening to the rules of Sudoku and observing a demonstration, students use the process of elimination and other methods to complete puzzles. They explore how the...