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Written by Paul Larkin and Tony Abbotts. (© Ready-Ed Publications 2001) This edition published by Ready-Ed Publications (2010) P.O. Box 276 Greenwood Western Australia 6024 Email: sales@readyed.com.au Website: www.readyed.com.au
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Introduction
Puzzle Power Book 1
Puzzle Power Book 1 is a collection of new and challenging word puzzles designed for fast-finishers and/or gifted and talented children who are seeking extension skills in the English area.
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Children have always loved the challenge of word-find or search puzzles, crossword puzzles and crack-the-code type puzzles. We have endeavoured to create a variety of new puzzles for children to enjoy and at the same time be extended in the areas of vocabulary building and logic. There are 10 different puzzle formats in this book and these are repeated 4 times to allow children to develop their confidence and build on their success rate. They can be used as a whole-group lesson or for smallgroup work. They are also ideal for use in classrooms which make use of individual learning centres. We hope you enjoy the challenge as much as your students. Good luck!
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A To Z 1 What to do: Try to find words that are related to the theme for each letter of the alphabet. If the word has that letter in it score 1 point. If it begins with that letter score 2 points. Don’t use the example. e.g. A - Athens (2 points) B - Albany (1 point)
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Build-Ups 1 What to do: Try to make a new word on each line beginning with the same letter. The words increase by one letter each time. You may use a dictionary to help you. Don’t use plurals or proper nouns.
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Build-Ups 2 What to do: Try to make a new word on each line beginning with the same letter. The words increase by one letter each time. You may use a dictionary to help you. Don’t use plurals or proper nouns.
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Build-Ups 3 What to do: Try to make a new word on each line beginning with the same letter. The words increase by one letter each time. You may use a dictionary to help you. Don’t use plurals or proper nouns.
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Clock Words 1 What to do: Use the times shown to locate letters on the clockface. Try and arrange the letters to form a word. There may be more than one possible solution.
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Luck O’ the Dice 2 What to do: Roll the dice and pick a letter from that box. Cross the letter out and write it in the ‘Letters’ column. Roll the dice 2 more times, then see if you can arrange the letters to make a 3-letter word. If you can, score 1 point and total at end. Alternate turns. Can be played solo.
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Luck O’ the Dice 3 What to do: Roll the dice and pick a letter from that box. Cross the letter out and write it in the ‘Letters’ column. Roll the dice 2 more times, then see if you can arrange the letters to make a 3-letter word. If you can, score 1 point and total at end. Alternate turns. Can be played solo.
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Luck O’ the Dice 4 What to do: Roll the dice and pick a letter from that box. Cross the letter out and write it in the ‘Letters’ column. Roll the dice 2 more times, then see if you can arrange the letters to make a 3-letter word. If you can, score 1 point and total at end. Alternate turns. Can be played solo.
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Word Square 3 What to do: Find as many words as you can by moving clockwise around the square. Do not change the order of the letters. Write the words you find.
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Crazy Contraction Search What to do: Find the 2 words that make up each contraction and write them on the lines below. The remaining letters spell out the name of a famous tourist attraction.
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Crazy Abbreviation Search What to do: Find the word or words that are represented by each abbreviation and write them on the line below. The remaining letters are the abbreviation of an Australian state.
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Crazy Baby Search What to do: Find the words below, hidden in the grid. Then find the name of each word’s baby and write it on the line. The remaining letters spell out the name of a baby human.
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Word Wizz 1 What to do: Find all the possible words within the squares of this puzzle. You can move up, down, sideways or diagonally. Find the 10 colours in this puzzle. Write them in the space provided.
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Word Wizz 3 What to do: Find all the possible words within the squares of this puzzle. You can move up, down, sideways or diagonally. Find the 11 trees in this puzzle. Write them in the space provided.
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Word Wizz 4 What to do: Find all the possible words within the squares of this puzzle. You can move up, down, sideways or diagonally. Find the 11 beach words in this puzzle. Write them in the space provided.
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