Puzzles Targeting Historical Themes That Reinforce Logic and Problem-Solving Skills
Using word searches, hidden messages, analogies, anagrams, and creative puzzles, students will learn about history while they apply critical-thinking skills. This resource provides students with opportunities to organize and analyze information and to draw conclusions. Extension activities promote practical, informative, narrative, and expository writing skills to help meet the standards.
From Caravels to the Constitution covers the historical explorations of the 15th through 18th centuries. By using a variety of fun and creative puzzles, students learn about history while they apply logical-thinking skills. The easy-to-use puzzles provide students with opportunities to organize and analyze information and to draw conclusions. They can be introduced as introductions to topics or as follow-ups once a topic has been covered in class.
Some of the puzzle formats presents include:
- Word searches
- Hidden messages
- Matrix logic puzzles
- Patterns
- Attributes
- Table logic
- Crossword puzzles
- Fill-ins
- Analogies
- Circle logic
- Anagrams
- Categories
- And more!
Also included are online resources that provide background and research opportunities related to the topic questions presented for each unit. Bibliographic resources and extension activities are provided, giving suggestions for oral and written follow-up. These extension activities promote practical, informative, narrative, and expository writing skills to help meet the nation standards.
