The Substitute Teacher

All puzzles on this site are meant to be printed onto other media, such as: paper, card stock, and transparencies.

For instance, if one of the Games of Strategy are printed onto an overhead transparency, the whole class may become involved as two students compete with one another.

The Coin Puzzles and the Peg Solitaire Puzzles when printed as a template on standard paper, will provoke and tease the minds of an individual student or of a groups of students working together. Students will require coins or other markers to use puzzles.

I have found that the Doublets when printed on a transparency or on a marker board will draw even the most challenged student into class involvement.

The fit-together Pyramid Puzzles when printed on heavy card stock, make a wonderful hands on puzzle that the students can take home. The students should cut out the parts and glue the tabs as per instructions. These simple geometric forms will challenge even the brightest students. The object is to make a "Triangular Pyramid" using either the 2 or 4 part shapes.

Of course, the Tangrams need no introduction.