Brain games and puzzles
Maze Maker
Design your own maze on squared paper with one true path and lots of dead ends, then swap with a friend.
Thinking sheet · Brain games and puzzles
Finish the Doodle Swap
Start four doodles, swap with a partner and finish theirs. What did their squiggle become?
- Grades
- K–5
- Time
- about 20 minutes
- Kids practice
- collaboration, flexible thinking, imagination
What kids do
“Start a doodle in each box. Swap. Finish your partner’s!”
- Start it, swap it, finish it
- The biggest surprise was…
How to run it
- Starts should be small: three lines or one shape.
- Swap after one minute.
- Share before-and-after with the group.
Talk about it
- Was the finished drawing what you imagined?
- How did it feel to finish someone else’s?
- What makes a good starter?
Take it further
Swap with three different people.
Pairs well with
Free for home and classroom use. Print as many copies as you need.
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