Below you will find a variety of extension opportunities.
You can read about the various links and then try it out!
Have fun while growing your brain!
You can read about the various links and then try it out!
Have fun while growing your brain!
Can you safely cross the creatures to the other side of the river?
I love this site! There are some wonderful challenges here!
Some you may have to subscribe for, but there are many great free activities!
K-1
A group of animals needs to find a place to live. They need your help to find the perfect habitat for them to find food and survive. Travel with them and solve the puzzles to help get them home!
2-5
There are six puzzles to solve in order to "breakout". You have 30 minutes once you open the puzzle. Good luck!
3-5
Watch the video on atoms, and then try your hand at this digital breakout. You will learn about the states of matter, atoms, and even the Periodict Table!
3-4
Breakout and practice your graphing skills. There are 4 locks to open in 30 minutes. Have fun!
3-5 math
You're so excited to be going to your friend's birthday party at an amusement park. You've never been to this park, and you have heard that it has great rides and games. With your invitation and directions in hand, you set your GPS and head on your way. Suddenly, you lose the signal on your cell phone and then it comes back up, your GPS is glitchy! How will you get the directions straight and get to the party on time?
Check out these really cool slides with daily enrichment ideas!
Please remember to MAKE A COPY before typing in them! It should for you to when you open it. You can click on the links, but you will see there is a small X where to click.
This is a team building puzzle great for families with your children. You open the locks by solving puzzles that include counting, colors, spelling, and shapes. This puzzle is great for young children. K-1 may need some help. Parents can open the lock combinations if you get stuck, but encourage your child with hints and support, not by giving them the answers. This activity practices critical thinking!
See how many you can solve! Don't cheat! Pause the video before the answer. Have scratch paper ready!
These logic puzzles are very difficult. You might need a parent or older sibling to help you. If you like it email me and let me know.
Tangrams
Tangrams are a great way to improve your spatial intelligence. Click on the puzzle below to try some.
About Tangram
Tangram is a very popular puzzle that was created in China a long time ago (960–1279). The game crossed the sea and arrived in Europe in the early 19th century. It became very popular there because it is simple to understand and easy to play.
The puzzle consist of 7 polygons (tans): 5 triangles, 1 square and 1 parallelogram. These pieces must be placed to create a specific shape. Sometimes it is possible to find more than one solution for a puzzle.
Sudoku
Sudoku is very entertaining logic puzzle. It became popular in the early 00's and since then is still a good game for all ages and skills. The objective is to fill a 9×9 grid with digits from 1 to 9 following some simple rules. You can change the difficulty from easy to hard! Improve your number sense by plaing Sudoku!
Use logic and deductive reasoning to solve problems.
There is a new word EVERY HOUR! So fun!
You can play daily word search games with words mixed from different categories!
Finish each puzzle by checkmating the cirtual opponent. Updated 4x/day: 10:00, 2:00, 6:00, 10:00