53. Puzzles in the Classroom

Puzzles. They’re all around us, everyday. We watch them. We play them. We build them. Yet when it comes to the classroom, we often don’t find puzzles in play. Tune into today's episode to learn how easy it is to bring the benefits of puzzles into your middle school classroom.

Topics Discussed

How puzzles can help us in the classroom
What kinds of puzzles are a match for each subject
Instructional time and how puzzles can help

Resources

--> Take a look at these puzzles for your social studies classroom. Choose from digital puzzles or printable puzzles.

--> You might enjoy this blog post where Brittany shares more about using puzzles in your classroom.

--> Ellie has blog posts for how to incorporate the date into puzzle activities, decimal puzzles, and logic puzzles.

--> New to Ken Ken puzzles? You'll love this site.

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Take these MATH WHEELS for a spin!

Hey, math teachers, have you found that it can be tough to get students excited about taking notes in math class? I have an easy solution for you! You can use math wheels for guided notes and for practice! Math wheels are graphic organizers that add structure to notes but at the same time add visuals and color, which helps students engage with the content and retain concepts more successfully. Students can add these one-page note sheets to their notebooks to refer to all year. And you can even use the math wheels as anchor charts in your classroom! From fractions to decimals to algebraic equations to divisibility and even test-taking strategies, you can easily find a wheel for your current math topic…or even for a few language arts topics! Check them out in the Cognitive Cardio Math shop: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Cognitive-Cardio-Math/Category/128315-Math-Doodle-Wheels-303188

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