BHM Word Maze and Google Apps™ 14

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BHM Word Maze and Google Apps™ 14

BHM Word Maze and Google Apps™ 14 For Google Apps
BHM Word Maze and Google Apps™ 14

Are you an educator looking for interactive and energizing Black History Month resources for your classroom? Here is a BHM word maze puzzle suitable for students in grades 5-8. Puzzle engages the brain while activating multiple problem solving strategies! Here are 5 words included in this puzzle: hope, unconstitutional, racism, segregation. Letter paths cross! Available as puzzle to print and Google Slides™ version.

To complete the printable version:
1. download the puzzle to print
2. review the list of words in the word bank
3. locate the start bubble (circled letter is the first letter of the first word)
4. trace the word clue's letter path (letters travel in all 8 directions: vertically, horizontally and diagonally)
5.at the end of the word clue locate the first letter of the next word and trace its letter path
6. repeat step 5 until all 20 word clues are found, completing the maze within the grid

To complete the Google Slides™ version:
1. use the link to copy the file to the computer
2. review the list of words
3. locate the start bubble (circled letter is the first letter of the first word)
4. use the line tool (or the shapes tool with color set to transparent) to trace the word's letter path (letters travel in all 8 directions: vertically, horizontally and diagonally)
5. at the end of the word clue locate the first letter of the next word and trace its letter path using the line tool (or the shapes tool with color set to transparent)
6. repeat step 5 until all 20 word clues are found, completing the maze within the grid

Benefits of puzzles in the classroom:
-supports all learning environments: virtual learning, hybrid and in-person classrooms, homeschooling, tutoring
-can use as a formative assessment tool
-improves working memory skills
-critical thinking and problem solving skills are transferable to other areas of the curriculum