Puzzle Making Websites
“The Computer as an
Educational Tool:
Productivity and Problem Solving”
©Richard C. Forcier and Don E. Descy
Types of Puzzles
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Jigsaw
Crossword
Word find
Hidden picture
Scrambled
word
• Maze
Jigsaw Puzzles
• For sale online
• Wooden/Cardboard
• Jumbo puzzles
• 1000-piece puzzles
• http://www.calyptic.com/mainpro/puz.shtml
Crossword/Word Find
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Easy
Theme activities
Spelling
Early literacy skills
Everywhere
Favorite puzzle
http://puzzlemaker.school
.discovery.com/
Safety Tips/Idea Helpers
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Supervision on Internet
Time limits
Premade list
Printables
Puzzle-making software
Skill levels
Interest
Software
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42 languages
3-D puzzles
Action/Reward
Variety
Interactive
with Websites
Puzzle Making Websites
Pros
Cons
• Easy point-and- • Can't use special
click interface
characters or
accents
• Any dimension up
• Can't save as a
to 25  25
template
• Makes custom
patterns
• Prints puzzles for
publications
References
• puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com
• www.awesomeclipartforkids.com/
crossword/crosswordpuzzlemaker.html
• http://puzzles.about.com/library/weekly
/aa020199.htm
• aol.puzzles.apte.com
• www.crosswordtournament.com/
articles/nyt081996.htm