Prickly Pear Puzzles
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Tucson, Arizona, United States
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Welcome to Prickly Pear Puzzles, your ONE STOP SHOP for Critical Thinking Fun! You are purchasing Logic Puzzles and Math Activities from an award winning teacher author with 35+ years experience in the classroom. I can help you lead your students to better skills in critical reading, attention to detail and problem solving. Subjects I've taught include Algebra I and II, Intro to Physics, Intro to Chem, full elementary and Gifted ED. My teaching career includes full time teaching in Italy, Germany and England for the 22 years and Tucson, Arizona for 13+. Have been teaching a variety of content and grade levels since 1990. Still love the classroom!!!
Author of 3 "Teacher Books"
Logical Thinking Skills, Frank Schaffer Publications
Logic Across the Curriculum, Frank Schaffer Publications
Logic Fun, Instructional Fair
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St. Patrick's Day Logic Puzzles
Just in time for St. Patrick's Day. 2 Logic Puzzles! Stack the Hats requires your students to use clues to arrange a stack of colored hats. Laughing Leprechauns challenges your students to arrange 2 columns of leprechauns in a designated order based on the puzzle clues. Cooperative learning encouraged! The second puzzle is more challenging by design, but does include a bonus clue, when students have reached their critical thinking limit. Color those hats and let's have some fun! This produc
4th - 7th
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Logic Puzzle Tutorial
Two Logic Puzzles! Step by step guided assignment which models how to deduce information from the clues and how to properly fill out the grid to maximize information. Puzzle 1 has structured guidance to be done whole class or small group, Puzzle 2 is for practice and fun and can be implemented in a variety of ways. Total lesson 20 - 30 minutes depending on age of students. I have done this type of puzzle with second graders and I do it now with my high school students, critical thinking ha
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Welcome to Prickly Pear Puzzles, your ONE STOP SHOP for Critical Thinking Fun! You are purchasing Logic Puzzles and Math Activities from an award winning teacher author with 35+ years experience in the classroom. I can help you lead your students to better skills in critical reading, attention to detail and problem solving. Subjects I've taught include Algebra I and II, Intro to Physics, Intro to Chem, full elementary and Gifted ED. My teaching career includes full time teaching in Italy, Germany and England for the 22 years and Tucson, Arizona for 13+. Have been teaching a variety of content and grade levels since 1990. Still love the classroom!!!
Author of 3 "Teacher Books"
Logical Thinking Skills, Frank Schaffer Publications
Logic Across the Curriculum, Frank Schaffer Publications
Logic Fun, Instructional Fair
Teaching style
Work Hard, Play Hard! Find The Joy!
Awards & shining teacher moments
PAEMST( Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science) representing Arizona, 1998
Arizona Ambassador for Excellence Top 5 Teacher of the Year
Published Author
Flowing Wells School District Teacher of the Year 1998
Hendricks Elementary School Teacher of the Year 1997
Wright Flight Teacher of the Year 1999
My own education history
Leavenworth High School, Leavenworth Kansas, 1980
University of Arizona, 1989
80+ graduate credits in gifted education, mathematics, science, and curriculum and development
Additional biographical information
Mom, Wife, Traveler, fan of college basketball and my newest excitement, I'm finally a grandma. :)
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