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A carpenter is to a hammer as you are to this resource! Both are tools that allow new things to be built - in this case, it is logic skills! These picture analogies for beginners are easy enough for younger kids to be successful, but are also great building blocks to more advanced critical thinking skills. The worksheets are geared towards PreK, Kindergarten, and first graders who have little or no experience with analogies. There are 12 worksheets in the set and keys are included. There is no

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

More picture analogies (by popular demand!). If your students enjoyed our original set of picture analogy worksheets or you are checking out this resource for the first time, take a look at our this set! This set is slightly more difficult than the original set, so more appropriate for kindergarten through second grade students. These picture analogies do not require reading, other than the words "is to" and "as" - although kids usually get the hang of how these go even without reading those sm

Have you taught your students binary code? Note: your answer - yes or no - is binary: a system where the units have only two possible values. However, most people associate binary code with the ones and zeros often used in computers. This resource includes secret codes that have messages that teach! Each 8 bit code represents an uppercase letter. The coded message can be cracked to reveal a fact about binary code (such as what is a "bit"?). There are 10 worksheets included, as well as answer ke

Have some fast finishers in your classroom? Or just some kids who love cracking codes? Get them thinking with these secret code worksheets! Solving secret codes is a fun way to get students used to focusing, being precise, and being careful while completing seatwork. The theme of this set is symbols! Students use a secret code with symbols to decode the message. Each message is an interesting fact about symbols like asterisks and ampersands. A lot of these have ancient origins! Students will lea

Looking for a fun way for your students to practice their visual spatial skills? Or just want a quick logic puzzle for your fast finishers? These Copy the Pattern worksheets help young beginners practice observing, thinking, and carefully completing their work. There is no prep for teachers - just print these for seatwork, homework, or for a math center. Students use the picture on the left as a reference for coloring in the boxes on the right. These puzzles start out easy and get a little more

It is Christmas time! What a wonderful time of year to enjoy some classic holiday stories. This resource includes summaries of ten classic Christmas tales. Students will read the summaries and then determine the main idea, detail, and how the detail supports the main idea. Finding the main idea for narrative fiction passages can be more subjective and trickier than non-fiction. These worksheets are multiple choice, so kids can identify the main ideas without having to come up with them themselv

Looking for a fun Halloween seatwork activity to keep your kids busy (but still keep them thinking)? These Halloween analogy worksheets might be just what you are looking for! Each logic puzzle gives students an example of two things with a relationship (such as a wand for a fairy) and gives the first item of a second pair (such as a broom). The student then circles the correct picture choice that has the same relationship. In this case, they would circle the witch as a witch uses a broom, just

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

Get your kids thinking with these easy sudoku puzzles with pictures! These worksheets are designed to be a simple introduction to sudoku for beginners - kids who haven't played the game before. Cute pictures and themes make these especially fun for students in PreK, Kindergarten, and first grade. The puzzles have a 4x4 grid with 4 missing squares. Students cut out the pictures at the bottom and glue them in the correct places. These worksheets require no prep for teachers and are great for inde

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

Christmas time is here! Why not combine critical thinking with a little holiday fun? These secret code worksheets are fun for students and also a great way to practice thinking skills. Each page is self-correcting and has a fun fact about Christmas. For example, did you know that the song "Jingle Bells" was originally intended to be sung on Thanksgiving? Crack the codes for more fun facts like this! These are great for getting your students working during those days before the holiday break when

Looking for a way to get your students thinking? Get their brains buzzing with some logic puzzles! These "Finish the Pattern" worksheets are designed for first and second graders. These puzzles start out simple and slowly become more challenging. There are 11 puzzle worksheets plus one "Make Your Own Pattern" worksheet that students can use to challenge each other with their own patterns. These worksheets include these types of patterns: ABAABABBABCABCDSkipStep Up and DownReflectionRotationThe s