Looking for educator lesson plan resources to support kids learning about Black History Month? BHM wordangle brain teaser is sure to challenge students! Puzzle activates students' transferable critical thinking skills, supports vocabulary building and consolidation of spelling. Kids are having fun learning without them even knowing it! Available as puzzle to print and Google Slides™ version.
Benefits of puzzles in the classroom can include:
-supports visual-spatial and fine motor skills
-improved working memory skills
-engaged critical thinking skills
-enhanced problem solving strategies development
To complete the printable version of the puzzle:
-download puzzle to print
-unscramble the letters for each word
-record the correct spelling, as required
-locate start bubbles for the words hidden in the grid
-trace the letter paths remembering that most words have one right hand turn
-some letter paths may cross
To complete the Google Slides™ version of the puzzle:
-copy the file to the computer
-unscramble the letters for each word
-record the correct spelling, as required
-locate start bubbles for words hidden in the grid
-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 letter paths
-remember that most words have one right hand turn and some letter paths may cross
Other lesson plan ideas to use puzzles in the classroom:
-use as a formative assessment tool
-use the list of words in the puzzle as writing prompts in literacy center
-put list of words in alphabetical order
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