Teachers invest in their classrooms. We invest our hearts, our time, our talent, and our money. Like any professional, we want those dollars to do as much good as possible.
One way to get more from our puzzles is to use both sides. The possiblities are endless. Matching puzzles (often these are available for letters and numbers) lend themselves to becoming manipulatives to practice math facts, compound words, numbers and symbols, and many other skills.
Other puzzles can be flipped over and used as a canvas for nearly any skill you want students to practice or review. Math properties can be written for students to put together, mitosis can be drawn out, vocabulary words and definitions can be listed . . . the possibilities are endless. These puzzles can be teacher created, or challenge students to upcycle by creating review puzzles for the class.
Puzzles are tactile, hands-on, and great for visual learners. Get more from your puzzles by using the flipside.
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