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
Two Truths and a Doodle
Draw three things about yourself. Two are true and one is made up. Can the class guess the fake?
- Grades
- 1–5
- Time
- about 20 minutes
- Kids practice
- getting to know each other, inference, speaking
What kids do
“Draw three facts about you. One is a fib! Can anyone spot it?”
- A
- B
- C
- The made-up one is (fold under):
- Guesses from the class:
How to run it
- A great first-week sheet.
- Make the fake one believable.
- Share in small groups, then reveal.
Talk about it
- Which fact surprised you about a classmate?
- How did you decide which was fake?
- What do you have in common with someone new?
Take it further
Play with facts about a book character.
Pairs well with
Free for home and classroom use. Print as many copies as you need.
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