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
Word Search Maker
Hide eight words in a grid, fill the rest with random letters and give it to a friend.
- Grades
- 2–5
- Time
- about 30 minutes
- Kids practice
- spelling, planning, visual scanning
What kids do
“Hide your words across, down or diagonal. Then fill the empty squares!”
- My word search
- Words to find
- Solved by: … Words found:
How to run it
- Pick a theme: animals, spelling words, names.
- Write the hidden words first in pencil, one letter per square.
- Fill the blanks with random letters last.
Talk about it
- Which direction hides words best?
- Which word was found first?
- How do theme words help?
Take it further
Hide a secret word made from the leftover letters.
Pairs well with
Free for home and classroom use. Print as many copies as you need.
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