Looking for teacher, parent and/or care-giver resources for Black History Month? This BHM scrambled letters word maze puzzle activates students' problem solving strategies, supports vocabulary building and helps consolidate spelling. Suitable for kids grades 5-8, home schooling and as a tutoring resource. BHM scrambled letters word maze puzzle and solution included in the file, which is available in both PDF and Google Apps versions.
To complete the printable version:
1. download the puzzle to print
2. unjumble the letters for each word to reveal the correct spelling and then record the correct spelling, as required
3. review the list of words in the word bank
4. locate the start bubble (circled letter is the first letter of the first word)
5. trace the word clue's letter path (letters travel vertically, horizontally)
6. at the end of the word clue locate the first letter of the next word and trace its letter path
7. repeat step 6 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. unjumble the letters for each word to reveal the correct spelling and then use the line tool (or shapes tool with color set to transparent) to record the correct spelling, as required
3. review the list of words in the word bank
4. locate the start bubble (circled letter is the first letter of the first word)
5. use the line tool (or the shapes tool with color set to transparent) to trace the word's letter path (letter paths travel vertically and horizontally)
6. 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)
7. repeat step 6 until all 20 word clues are found, completing the maze within the grid
ENGAGE students' creativity by having them create puzzles word search puzzles using any number of blank grid templates (link 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