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
Twenty Questions Detective
Guess the secret thing with yes-or-no questions. Track each one and draw your guess.
- Grades
- 1–5
- Time
- about 20 minutes
- Kids practice
- asking good questions, deduction, categories
What kids do
“Ask yes-or-no questions. Can you guess it in twenty?”
- My questions
- My guess
- Questions used
- The best question I asked was…
How to run it
- Start big: Is it alive? Is it bigger than a backpack?
- Ten lines here; use the back for more.
- Take turns being the one with the secret.
Talk about it
- Which question split things in half?
- Which questions wasted turns?
- How is this like being a scientist?
Take it further
Play with characters from a book.
Pairs well with
Free for home and classroom use. Print as many copies as you need.
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