BHM Wordangle Puzzle-23

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BHM Wordangle Puzzle-23

BHM Wordangle Puzzle-23 For Google Apps
BHM Wordangle Puzzle-23

Are you looking for distance learning resources to support kids learning about Black History Month? This BHM wordangle brain teaser will challenge students! Puzzle activates students' critical thinking skills, supports vocabulary building and helps consolidate spelling. Kids are having fun learning without them even knowing it! Suitable for kids grades 5-8, home schooling and as a tutoring resource. Available as puzzle to print and Google Slides™ version.

Benefits of puzzles in the classroom can include:
-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

Choice Board Activity Ideas
l. ACTIVATE student curiosity by encouraging kids to ask any number of WHAT IF questions. For example: What if Rosa Parks made a different decision? What might that look like today? Explain your thinking.
2. FOSTER kids' creativity by getting them to construct a multi-media presentation using vocabulary from the word list.
3. ENGAGE critical thinking skills by having kids create their own set of puzzles: crossword puzzles, scrambled letters puzzles, or word searches. Link to blank grids is below.

Link to blank word search grids: blank word grids
Here is a link to the basic 15x15 word search grid: 15x15 word search grid