Math & Logic Puzzles and More |
| Reviewed by Diane Flynn Keith |
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| Resource: | Math & Logic Puzzles and More | ||
| Provider: | Puzzles.com | ||
| Summary: | A Maryland ClickScholar recommended this website that offers all kinds of fascinating, educational, fun and perplexing puzzles that will not only improve logical thinking, a foundation for mathematical ability, but promote happy interactions among friends and family | ||
| Description: | When you get to the site you'll see the featured puzzles that include everything from classics to cryptarithms, Strimko sets, quadrion puzzles, and tangrams. You can dive right in or explore the menu that includes: *Puzzles To Play - In this "Puzzle Playground" you'll find an archive of classic and modern hands-on puzzles that use coins, matches, and pencils as well as other manipulatives that you can find around the house. You can even print out some materials to use for free. *Puzzle Links - Get links to some of the best puzzles on the web as determined by the staff at Puzzles.com. Six new links are featured every 2 weeks for beginners, advanced, and expert puzzle solvers. *More: Puzzles in Education - DON'T MISS THIS! Put your cursor over "More" on the menu and a drop down list will appear with "Puzzles in Education". Click on that and a new page opens. Use the menu to click on "Hands On Puzzles" and find an array of puzzling activities sorted by grades 1-8 along with advice on how to use puzzles in math education. You'll enjoy the "Family Brainstorms" too. There is much, much more at this website to explore that, as the website claims, provides "nice-beautiful-amazing-wonderful-clever-fun things which help us learn and teach, relax and work, create and live." Bookmark the site to return often. Tip: Print out instructions and game pieces to some hands-on puzzles for some fun "family game time" on Thanksgiving Day! |
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| C A T E G O R I E S | |||
| Orientation: | General | ||
| Subjects: | Math | ||
| Teaching Methods: | Online Interactive | ||
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| Ages: | 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18 | ||
| Grades: | Pre-K,K,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12 | ||
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| Web Site: | http://www.puzzles.com/ | ||
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