Puzzles+and+Games

Puzzles and Games for the Classroom



[|Sugarcane] - This web tool lets you or your students easily create many different learning games, as well as access ones that others have created. Appropriate for grades 6-12.

= CREATING GAMES AND PUZZLES =

Printable

 * Armored Penguin is a great site for teachers to create all sorts of puzzles- **wordsearch**, **crossword**, **word scramble, word match** and a **logic games**! Type in your own clues and answers and it will create your puzzle--**complete with key**!
 * [|Bingo Baker] makes it easy to create bingo cards. You can generate hundreds of random cards and print them using the printer-friendly PDF (with no ads or watermarks). You can also save paper (and waste electricity instead) by playing your bingo game online.
 * **Edhelper** is a great site for creating games and puzzles--and it also has a ton of practice worksheets for K-12. (Some items cost $$$ :-
 * **Educational Press** - Create Bingo boards. Using your browser, you can print out pre-defined lists of subject-specific words. Includes foreign language, state maps, state and county capitals, math facts, sight words and much more!
 * **Puzzlemaker Online** allows teachers to **create** cryptograms, math squares, mazes, word searches and more. __From Discovery Education__.
 * **Tools for Educators** - Creates puzzles, worksheets, templates, word searches and more! **This is great for all teachers!**

On-line

 * //[|Baamboozle] -//  provides a platform for creating and playing games that can be used as topic introductions, lesson review and assessment at all grade levels. Play games already created with no log in required.
 * //[|eQuizShow] -// Create free quiz shows that engage students for test review.
 * //[|FlipQuiz]// - FREE! CLASSROOM REVIEW GAME for EDUCATORS provides educators with a quick way to **create your own** gameshow-style boards for test reviews in the classroom. Questions are displayed on-screen and boards are saved for later use.
 * [|JeopardyLabs] allows you to create a customized jeopardy template without PowerPoint. The games you make can be played online from anywhere. You can build your own jeopardy template or [|browse other jeopardy templates] created by other people.
 * [[image:http://www.ala.org/aasl/sites/ala.org.aasl/files/content/guidelinesandstandards/bestlist/right_nav_pods/jeopardy_rocks.jpg link="@https://www.jeopardy.rocks/"]] **Jeopardy Rocks** **[[image:http://www.ala.org/aasl/sites/ala.org.aasl/files/content/img/external.gif]]- AASL** 2016 Best Websites for Teaching & Learning - Easily create quiz show style games for up to four teams using Jeopardy Rocks. Games can be shared online with a simple URL. The company is working to develop a resource bank of games designed by educators. Appropriate for all grade levels, encourage students to design their own quiz questions for sharing with peers.
 * ** [|KUBBU]  Teachers can create games, quizzes, or crosswords; make them available online for students, and then view and analyze the results. **
 * [|Sporcle] - Play thousands of free online trivia quiz games. There is a fun quiz about virtually every topic imaginable: Geography, History, Literature, Music, Science and more!

EDUCATIONAL GAME SITES __ **: (for more sites, see Just Elementary Teachers)** __

 * **Educational Games** challenging online games that cover a wide variety of almost ALL subject areas. You don't have to be a genius to understand the work of the Nobel Laureates. These games and simulations, based on Nobel Prize-awarded achievements, will teach and inspire you while you're having FUN!
 * EduWeb designs digital learning games and interactives for museums, zoos, and other educational organizations. Go to the "Portfolio" page for free access to their products. Games and interactives available for all ages and subjects (American Association of School Librarians - Landmark Website for Teaching & Learning)
 * **Fun Brain** There are games to play to help in many subject areas. Be sure to check it out!
 * **Interactive Games** - this includes activities and simulations as well as the games.
 * [|PurposeGames] is a web site for learning and having fun at the same time . Games cover many topics including: Art, Science, History, Geography, Math and Foreign Language.
 * **Trivia Games** - a huge selection of games and fun quizzes.
 * [|Whyville] - offers over 100 games and activities for learning that are integrated into a communal experience within a virtual world. Instead of standalone games that are played alone and have no connection to a larger context, Whyville games emphasize cooperative play and are embedded within the world and community. Recommended for ages 8-15.