Are you looking for free, interactive educator resources to support grades 5-8 Black History Month programming? BHM word maze puzzle supports student learning! To solve the puzzle, students need to locate 20 word clues hidden in a word search grid, while creating a maze like path at the same time! Here are 5 words included in the puzzle: inventor, women, abolish, escaped, slavery. Letter paths DO NOT cross.
Benefits of puzzles in the classrooms:
-develop and support problem solving strategies
-engage critical thinking skills
-improve working memory skills
-build vocabulary and support visual acuity
To complete the printable version:
-download the puzzle to print
-review the list of words in the word bank
-locate the start bubble, which is the first letter of one of the words in the list
-trace the letter paths for each word with no gaps between words
To complete the Google Slides™ version:
-use the link to copy the file to the computer
-review the list of words
-locate the start bubble, which is the first letter of one of the words in the list
-use the line tool (or the shapes tool with color set to transparent) to trace the letter paths for each word; OR use the scribble tool to trace the letter paths with no spaces between the end of one word and the start of another word
Remember to track progress by crossing off the word clues as their letter paths are traced.