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ABCya

Ab Cya: Fluffy Cuddlies

For Students 1st - 3rd
Can you save these adorable fluffy little animals? Link together at least three of the same cute little critters to collect them but work quickly for time is running out!
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ABCya

Ab Cya: Abc Slider Puzzle

For Students 1st - 3rd
ABC Slider Puzzle is a new twist on putting the letters of the alphabet into alphabetical order! Start with "A" in the top left corner, and then slide the letter blocks up, down, left and right to get them into alphabetical order. This...
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ABCya

Ab Cya: 2048

For Students 4th - 6th
2048 is a challenging number puzzle for kids and grown ups. The object is to join the numbers to get the 2048 tile. Use your arrow keys to move tiles. When two tiles with the same number touch, they merge into one!
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ABCya

Ab Cya: 10 X 10 Ice Cream Adventure

For Students 3rd - 6th
10 x 10 is a fun puzzle game for the whole family! Help Mr. Pebbles score points by dragging the ice cream into the grid to fill up vertical and horizontal lines. There are lots of tasty ice cream treats to help you along the way!
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ABCya

Ab Cya: Cute Puzzle Witch

For Students 1st - 5th
Wands ready kids? Magical mayhem & enchanting action guaranteed! Can you handle the challenge? Click on groups of 3 or more of the same color to magically collapse the blocks. Careful, do not let them reach the top! Happy clicking!
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ABCya

Ab Cya: Alarmy 2

For Students 2nd - 6th
Alarmy is back in this fun physics based puzzle game! Kids of all ages can help Alarmy wake up more of his fuzzy friends. Alarmy 2 is packed full of new challenges and obstacles. Do you have what it takes to collect all 72 stars?
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ABCya

Ab Cya: Pixo Cross

For Students 5th - 6th
Pixo Cross is an addicting puzzle game for the whole family! Your goal is to reveal the hidden picture in each level. Simply, click to fill the cells in the level. There are numbers placed along the outside of the puzzle that tells you...
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PBS

Pbs: Teach Cooperation With Everyday Items

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Work together as a team to complete a puzzle or create a mural. Discuss ways to make the team work effectively.
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Other

Finite Geometry Notes: Diamond 16 Symmetry Puzzle

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site see if you can solve the "Diamond 16" puzzle. Change the patterns to create ordinary or color exchange symmetry. This is just one of several challenging puzzles at this site. Links to similar puzzles and games.
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Other

Wicked Words Games: All About Dance

For Students 3rd - 5th
Can you find the Dance Style words hidden in the grid below? Test your knowledge with this Java applet game.
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Ministerio de Educacion, Cultura y Deporte (Spain)

Centros5: Rincon Matematico 2000

For Students 9th - 10th
Enjoy many of the math poems, puzzles and tricks in this math corner.
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Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

Story Place: The Mammal Marathon Print Out Activity: License Plates Puzzle

For Students 2nd - 4th
This activity asks students to read, decipher, and write the meaning of vanity license plates.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Don't Forget! Puzzle Solving: Memory Tests and Problem Solving

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Discover scientific research that says continued brain activity may help to encourage the strengthening and new growth of inter-cellular connections in the brain. Solve and create puzzles designed to stimulate brain cells.
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Cut the Knot

Cut the Knot!: Shapes of Constant Width

For Students 9th - 10th
Description of what constant width means along with the question "are there shapes of constant width?". [Requires Java.]
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Tangram Puzzles

For Teachers 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Using the seven pieces of the classic Tangram puzzle, these activities ask students to complete the puzzles using all seven pieces. These activities require students to use their spatial abilities to...
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Other

Maze Maker

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Create your very own maze! There is a wide variety of maze templates available to generate mazes. Make Christmas tree mazes, Valentine mazes, or rectangular mazes. You can also print your maze.
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: K 12 Math Puzzles

For Students K - 1st
This site from the Math Forum of Drexel University provides a selection of math puzzles for grades K through 12 are found here. Types include: taking the numbers in the year 2004 and arriving at the numbers 1 through 100, using four 4s...
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Canadian Museum of History

Cmc: Heritage Puzzles

For Students 3rd - 5th
These puzzles are an educational way to have fun. The varying levels of difficulty make it usable for many skill levels.