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Make and Do
Crosswords, Wordsearches, Mazes
and Other Language Fun. |
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The following are all
free
and require
no software downloads unless otherwise
stated. |
Crossword
Makers |
Wordsearch
Makers |
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Canadian
Teachers |
Canadian Teachers |
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Corn
Valley Site |
Corn
Valley Site - the best? Now called
"armoredpenguin" |
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Puzzle maker
-Discovery School |
Puzzlemaker |
| Variety games |
Varietygames
- very easy! |
ABC Teach.
Nice site
Puzzle-maker
How to use
here
Teach-nology
Kids Crossword maker
using Java. Looks really
interesting but not sure how to use it - needs more investigating - may
not be working now.
Try this one
Edict
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Anne's Quizzes
This one is new and looks
good. Note, you do not have to add the personal information. It is used to
allow you to save your work.
Can use numbers
at
Mario Becroft
Educational Press -
This
site using the above generator, uses Dolch words and lots of other
basic lists. Can make various other types of activities including
flashcards, bingo etc.
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Ed helper
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Edhelper Lots of choices.
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Awesomeclipartforkids
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Funbrain
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Crosswordpuzzlegames
School Candy
Very Easy
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Shawn Olsen.
Here is a small puzzle maker.
Small in that there does not seem to be many options.
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Shop Hub
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Shop Hub
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Apte
To
make puzzles You
Need To Register. But you can play already made Crosswords, Word Scrambles,
Anagrams, Secret Codes for free. Good site!
Pity about the registration, although it is painless and very easy. Could generate spam?

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Billybear For
Kids -
nice graphics too.
Fun Brain
Teachnology -simple
Nice easy ones at
Worldvillage,
Genuineclass,
apples4theteacher
Kids Word Search Maker
Looks really interesting but
not sure how to use it - needs more investigating.
Puzzle Groove
- Easy
NASA Kids - Upper or lower case
TeslJobs - Allows up to 30
Words and has quite a few features |
Downloads
These require software downloads but are free.
The "lite" version is free.
http://www.schoolhousetech.com/products/wordsearch/index.htm
Eclipse Crossword Maker
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Help
To Find Words For Puzzles |
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Make
A Cryptogram |
Wordles
Billybear4kids
-neat graphics to use too!
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Interactive
Puzzles To Do |
| Wonderful
Site To Start Doing Crosswords. HERE! Easy To Hard |
Lots
of puzzles here at "Wordsearch Choice" |
Puzzles here for printing and online at "PuzzleChoice" |
Puzzles on Animals,
Time to Eat, Habitat ,Locations here |
Lots of puzzles
Try the Puzzle Factory |
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Lots
Of Great topics and you do them ONLINE Blackdog
Very
large site
Excellent
Word puzzles for younger kids
http://marilee.us/wdpuzzles.html
First Grade
Picturebook Word Puzzles
Second Grade
Picturebook Word Puzzles
Third Grade
Picturebook Word Puzzles
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First Grade
Spelling Word Puzzles
Other Word Puzzle
Sites
The outstanding
Billybear
site for lots to do.
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Lots
Of different types Of puzzles that make you think at Think.com
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Wordsearches
thinks.com
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Lots of different word games to play! Lots
are "online" at APTE
There are themes or these puzzles
| Anagram |
Secret Code |
Crossword |
Word Scramble |
| Word Paint |
Word Search |
Word Shape Match |
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Also lots of activities like those above - all interactive - at
kidwizard
Puzzle Makers
http://www.kidcrosswords.com/puzzle_makers/puzzle_makers.htm
Word
Game Links
Lots of excellent
interactive games at
kidwizard
Fantastic WordSearch, Hangman, crosswords, match game
here
A1 -
Fantastic site - check the links.
Try this one
for Crosswords
Word Maker
Make words using a beginning
and ending and beat the computer
here.
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Word Games and Fun Links
English-Zone
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Magic
Squares A magic word square is a square of
letters arranged in such a manner that a valid word is found in all
columns and rows of the square.
http://www.logicville.com/magicword.htm |
Hangman
- English-learner
Easy
Harder |
Word
Scramble - On this site you can make your own word scramble [jumbled
letters]. Try it!
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Quiz
Makers |
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This site
provides some great links to helpful sites. |
What kind of quiz do you want to write?
Anagrams
Easy Peasy - the Anagram Engine
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| Mazes |
Maze
Makers |
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Go have a look for just mazes on
my other site.
Then,
Canadian
Teachers - Excellent
Discovery School.
Great site. Wonderful Options. Go there! ***** star
http://hereandabove.com/maze/
Do you want to make up your own mazes? Try
this site here.
Lots
of maze makers listed here at Teacher
Tools Site
The Big Zoo - looks good and
is easy. Print yours! Uses animals.
Bill's Games Maze Generator
- excellent to print.
Fun Game
Watch it make a maze at
Mazeworks
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Mazes
To Do ONLINE
Here is a list of
links for Java Mazes. Lots here!
http://dmoz.org/Games/Video_Games/Puzzle/Mazes/Browser_Based/
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I like "Dave
The Worm"
Great Mazes site. Have a look. LOTS here.
Look for Theseus and the Minotaur Mazes
at the page bottom.
Mazes you need to print. Easier!
Mazes, mazes and more mazes. If you like mazes, this is the spot for you.
Play one of the on-line java applet mazes, or print out and play one of BlackDog's
Print and Play mazes. Enjoy!
Online
maze game ... navigate the passages.
Another
navigation maze .... these
are the directions
Can
You Solve the World's Most Challenging
Puzzle? Move from room to
room in this maze of an old building, looking for the clues that will help you
solve the puzzle.
Theseus
and the Minotaur Mazes |
A
set of logic mazes - can you solve them all?
http://www.tnelson.demon.co.uk/mazes/ |
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Looks simple. But Isn't. A colour path maze at the Louisiana Children's Museum site. http://www.lcm.org/maze/maze.html
Logic
mazes - each maze has its own rules. Some are hard!
The
craze maze. Online maze games. Over a thousand
mazes with selectable, 3D themes. Mazes changed periodically.
Very
difficult! http://www.astrolog.org/labyrnth/maze.htm
Lots to choose from!
also
http://www.astrolog.org/labyrnth/java.htm
Try this. A maze you make yourself. NB, some servers block Tripod
http://haychan.tripod.com/maze/
Online Maze - Puzzle Club
Raindrop org.
Another one like Puzzle Club
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Printable
Lots of mazes of different shapes to print - called "Maze
Box"
Segovia
Mazes - the one I looked at was quite hard.
Very difficult! http://www.astrolog.org/labyrnth/maze.htm
Lots to choose from!
A huge variety if different mazes at
Clickmazes includes some java based mazes. Look for the side menu.
Teacherview
- some nice mazes here.
Some from
ABCteach
Cartoon Critters
mazes. Ignore the flashing ads!
Printable and for various ages
http://www.kidsrcrafty.com/mazes.htm
Name mazes - is your name there?
http://www.users.bigpond.com/themichells/mazes.htm
Lots of theme here
http://www.activitypad.com/maze.html
Mazes org - lots here.
http://www.mazes.org.uk/
Mazoons: Mazes and Cartoons
Contains a combination of mazes and cartoons. Each Mazoon is a maze that you can
print and solve.
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Puzzles, Maze Tools and Links
Here
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11 pages of 4 mazes on each
page
http://activitypad.com/dot-to-dot.html
17 mazes
http://www.coloring-page.net/activity/maze.html
56 Mazes
http://coloring-page.net/activity/maze.html
Here is a Maze game where you can be blocked!
http://www.logicmazes.com/theseus.html
Quite Hard Mazes to print
http://www.puzzlemesilly.com/mazes.htm
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Lots of links from the
DMOZ org site. Also,
here
My Teacher Tools Site. Here and
Here
An amazing resource!
http://www.crosswordtournament.com/links/
Lots of links to try
http://werple.net.au/~lions/puzzf3.htm
Great Links for word game links
http://www.primaryschool.com.au/
ABC net. Nice list with Puzzles included with the mazes.
Some more great games
http://www.kidwizard.com/InteractiveGames.asp
also, some for printing
http://www.kidwizard.com/games.asp
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Free Crossword Maker Software
Eclipse Crossword Maker
Searches
http://searchinfo.com/search/engine/index/Kids_and_Teens/Games/
Puzzles_and_Mazes/
Google
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Made
On Netscape Composer
By Wayne
July 2002
Updated Jan 2003
Feb. 2004
April 2004
Remade. Nov. 2004
2005 again, with FrontPage
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