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Do you students want to learn more about ciphers? Have a secret agent on your hands? A mini detective? Or maybe your students need a fun way to practice logic skills. These pigpen cipher secret code worksheets are perfect for you and your little sleuths! This set includes 10 worksheets - each with a secret message about ciphers. The code used is called the pigpen cipher, which uses the geometric shape of the location of the letters of the alphabet to make the code. Your kids can learn while sol

Are your students ready to crack the code? Do they LOVE solving secret codes, but they go through them so quickly it is hard to keep up? This bundle is here for you! There are 101 secret code puzzle worksheets to solve! Each deciphered message will teach a fun fact about the topic of the secret code. For example, a Morse code puzzle will teach a fact about Morse code. These are popular with gifted and talented programs, for fast finishers, or generally for any teacher who wants to teach critic

Christmas is coming soon! Give your students a chance to build their logic skills with these grid puzzles with a fun holiday theme. These are designed for 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders. Each worksheet contains clues that help kids narrow down the details with the process of deduction. Are your students ready for the problem-solving challenge? These puzzles are great for: Math centersSeatwork before a Christmas partyGifted and talented programsCritical thinking practiceFast finishersStudents working

Have some future engineers in your classroom? Looking for project-based learning lessons? Or just want to give all of your students a peek into the engineering design process? This bundle would be great for you! Buy a bundle and save 30% on these ten lessons. This bundle contains the following projects: Spaghetti StructuresWater FiltersBest Play DoughSuspension BridgesBubbles and WandsMini Basketball GamesWind ChimesMinigolf CourseArcadeSnack GrabberEach resource includes a comprehensive lesson

Looking for a way to introduce the engineering design process in a fun and hands-on way? This "perfect playdough" engineering challenge may be just what you are looking for! Students will work in small groups and add different amounts of ingredients to try to make the perfect play dough recipe. They will try to find the right mix of ingredients to create a play dough that is strong, yet elastic and soft. Along the way, they will practice measuring, ratios, and vocabulary. After they have tried

Get your students thinking this fall with these logic puzzle worksheets! Each page has a grid to help kids keep track of the clues while they use logic to solve the puzzle. These worksheets are designed for kids in 3rd through 5th grades. These can be helpful for: Gifted or GATE programSeatworkHomeworkChoice timeFast finishersFall unit or themeMath centerActivity packetThere are 8 worksheets in all. Answer keys are also included. Follow me for more logic and critical thinking resources for eleme

Looking for a way to introduce your students to third grade science standards? Or want a fun review? These secret code worksheets may be just what you are looking for! For each worksheet, students must crack the code to decipher a science fact. These facts line up with 3rd grade science standards. Here are a few examples: "Animals and plants inherit traits from their parents.""Data from fossils show how animals lived long ago.""Magnets exert forces on each other and some metals."These serve as a

Let's build! This engineering design lesson includes a fun, hands-on activity where students build suspension bridges in small groups. Using everyday materials such as cardboard, cups, string, and masking tape, students can make their own bridges and share their designs. Along the way they will learn new vocabulary words like "suspension" "span" and "load." This resource includes: A note to the teacher about the activityA link to a step-by-step example bridge constructionA full lesson plan incl

Combine music and engineering with this engaging group challenge! In this lesson, students will collaborate to make their own wind chimes. They will select from everyday materials to construct a wind chime that makes a pleasant sound when blown by the wind. They will learn about pitch and vibrations along the way. Each group will try at least three different configurations that will lead them to their final design. This teaches kids how to iterate their design solutions. After each group finaliz

Do you know which letter of the English alphabet is used the most often? Hint: there were eight of them in that first sentence! How about the letter used the least? Hint: It is not letter Q. These secret code worksheets have fun facts about the letters of the alphabet. A shifted alphabet code is used to solve the hidden message. Each worksheet has an interesting fact about the alphabet. There are 10 worksheets in total. Answer keys are included. Topics include: How many letters are in the alpha

Ready to get your class active, hands-on, and maybe a tiny bit rowdy? This is the engineering design project for you! In this lesson, students will work together to build mini basketball games. They will select from materials around the house or the classroom to construct the game using various materials as a ball, a hoop, and a launcher using a fulcrum. Each group will try at least three different configurations that will lead them to their final design. This teaches kids how to iterate their

Done with boring lessons and want to get your kids engaged and excited? Maybe a fun game of minigolf is the ticket. Bonus! They will also make the game themselves! This project-based learning lesson includes opportunities for collaboration and learning about design iteration. Students will work in small groups to design a minigolf course. They will use commonly available materials and work together to make a fun mini golf challenge. Each group will try at least three different configurations tha

Can your students crack the secret code? Each time they do, they will learn a fun fact about spring! To solve the code, your students will use the key at the top of each worksheet to write the letters of a sentence. As they solve these puzzles, your students will learn a fun fact about spring, including the topics: Vernal equinoxTulipsThunderstormsEarth DayCherry blossomsBaseballStrawberriesBirdsSpring CleaningThese high-interest facts are memorable and fun to discover. Your kids will also be pr

Want to give your students some hands-on engineering experience? Not afraid to get a little dirty (in order to get a little clean)? This lesson could be just what you are looking for! Encourage your students to take on the challenge of building a water filter using an empty plastic bottle and various materials such as sand, pebbles, and coffee filters. Kids will work in small groups to try different configurations and determine which works best to clean "dirty water." The class will then come to

Are you looking for a way to challenge your upper elementary students? Want to get them ready for algebra in a less intimidating way? These Christmas picture algebra worksheets may be just what you are looking for! Grade LevelsThese are designed for 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders who are ready for more challenging math but are not quite ready for algebra yet. There are 10 pages that gradually increase in difficulty. (Note: Kids in younger grades should be familiar with parentheses and order of operat

My kids were demanding more logic puzzles, so I created these with a Halloween theme! This is a handy activity for students who are waiting for a Halloween party to begin or have a little too much energy as the school day starts. These worksheets are designed to give students practice with logic, critical thinking, and problem solving. They could be completed individually or in pairs. If your students don't have experience with logic grid puzzles, I suggest going through 2 or 3 examples togeth

Before your kids get to x and y, warm them up to the concept of algebra with pictures and a fun Halloween theme! These puzzles use equations with pictures to introduce the concept of symbolizing numbers. These worksheets are easy to use: just print the pdf and go! Great for: Introducing algebra to upper elementary studentsMath center activityHomeworkMultiplication math fact practiceHalloween math activityLogic puzzle for advanced studentsMath challengeGATE programsAnswer keys are included. Ple

Looking for some logic puzzles to get your 3rd and 4th graders thinking? These figure matrices will have their brains buzzing. Each figure matrix has two figures on top with a certain relationship. There is then a third figure at the bottom and multiple choice selections for a fourth figure that shares the same relationship. For example, the top figures might include arrows pointing up and down. The bottom figure given is a shape pointing up and the student will need to find the same shape point

Have some little inventors in your class? Give them a chance to use the engineering design process to solve a problem - a very sweet problem! You will stick some yummy snacks way up high on the wall. Your students will work in small groups to invent a snack grabber to get the snack down safely. The number one rule is that they need to keep their feet on the ground! The must get the snack down without climbing or jumping. They will design a device to retrieve the treat safely without letting it d

Looking for a way to practice engineering design with a little fun thrown in? The Bubbles and Wands engineering challenge may be just what you are looking for! This engaging lesson allows students to become mini scientists as they experiment with various bubble recipes and wand designs to find the ones that work best. Students work in small groups to test and compare different bubble recipes and wands. They will explore materials, measure ingredients, mix various combinations, try different wand