Challenging Minds

For these introductory puzzle shapes, 10 of the 12 pentomino piece shapes can form puzzles that can be solved using only four of the pentomino pieces. Challenge your students to solve each one. There can be more than one solution in many of the puzzles! Versatile activities for warm-up brain teasers, early finisher folders, or learning centers! Emphasize the use of Visual/Spatial Smarts, Kinesthetic/Body Smarts, and Logic Smarts multiple intelligences. Includes -- "Transformations Poster" also

Brain Challenge Quiz #1 Exercise your mind and flex your mental muscles with 15 Mensa-style puzzles to test your powers of lateral thinking and problem solving! 2 WAYS TO USE:Print and distribute Student Copy PDF to use these puzzles as a warm-up activity or when you need some thinking puzzles to challenge your students. Brain Challenge Quiz 1 Student Copy (3 pages)Brain Challenge Quiz 1 PDF Copy with Answer Key Included (8 pages)Make an online quiz or a team building activity to quiz studen

5 Challenging Brain Teaser-Style Problem Solving Puzzles Digital download is a PDF document that includes PDF: Thinkercise Workouts Book #1— with Answer Key (15 pages) with links digital document copiesLink to Google Slide Document: Thinkercise Workouts Book 1 Student (6 slides)Link to Google Slide Document: Thinkercise Workouts Book 1 with Answer Slides (11 slides)Link to Google Slide Document: Thinkercise Workouts BLANK Template Student (6 slides)Google Slide Document: Thinkercise Workouts B

Thinkercise Workouts Book #4 5 Challenging Brain Teaser-Style Problem Solving Puzzles Digital download is a PDF document that includes PDF: Thinkercise Workouts Book #4— with Answer Key (15 pages) with links digital document copiesLink to Google Slide Document: Thinkercise Workouts Book #4 Student (6 slides)Link to Google Slide Document: Thinkercise Workouts Book #4 with Answer Slides (11 slides)Link to Google Slide Document: Thinkercise Workouts BLANK Template Student (6 slides)Link to Googl

Thinkercise Workouts Book #2 5 Challenging Brain Teaser-Style Problem Solving Puzzles Digital download is a PDF document that includes PDF: Thinkercise Workouts Book #2— with Answer Key (15 pages) with links digital document copiesLink to Google Slide Document: Thinkercise Workouts Book #2 Student (6 slides)Link to Google Slide Document: Thinkercise Workouts Book #2 with Answer Slides (11 slides)Link to Google Slide Document: Thinkercise Workouts BLANK Template Student (6 slides)Link to Google

Flexible Basic Math Operations Activity for Whole Group or Small Group Instruction - the perfect practice for math centers, early finishers, and task card stations! Two ways to PICK 5: **Use the 12 Task Cards for pre-selected numbers, plus a blank template to create your own Task Cards for centers and stations. **Choose Your Own Numbers 1– 24 Activity In random selection of numbers, you can determine which of the five numbers should be the answer. You can also allow multiple equations and the

Thinkercise Workouts Book #5 5 Challenging Brain Teaser-Style Problem Solving Puzzles Digital download is a PDF document that includes PDF: Thinkercise Workouts Book #5— with Answer Key (15 pages) with links digital document copiesLink to Google Slide Document: Thinkercise Workouts Book #5 Student (6 slides)Link to Google Slide Document: Thinkercise Workouts Book #5 with Answer Slides (11 slides)Link to Google Slide Document: Thinkercise Workouts BLANK Template Student (6 slides)Link to Google

Engaging & Easy STEM/STEAM Challenge For Any Classroom There are many variations of these challenges that have similar goals and steps. This easy-to-implement STEAM challenge activity offers variations in data collection to differentiate within the classroom or by grade level readiness. This Paper Structure Challenge #2 (of a set) begins easy, then additional challenges are gradually altered in goal and difficulty. This allows students to use improvements and knowledge gained from previous cha

Engaging & Easy STEM/STEAM Challenge For Any Classroom There are many variations of these challenges that have similar goals and steps. This easy-to-implement STEAM challenge activity offers variations in data collection to differentiate within the classroom or by grade level readiness. This Paper Structure Challenge #3 (of a set) begins easy, then additional challenges are gradually altered in goal and difficulty. This allows students to use improvements and knowledge gained from previous cha