Back to School and The Original Sports Logic

I hope your back-to-school or almost back-to-school is going well. I remember setting up my room one or two weeks before the teacher in-service, as they never gave us enough time to work during the teachers' back-to-school week. Plus, catching up with coworkers after a short summer break was quite tempting.

Don't you love sitting around listening to what's in the school handbook that you're supposed to read on your own each year? I was most likely one of the few teachers who actually read it. 😂 And then there's the infectious disease in-service (. . . if it's wet, warm, and not yours, don't touch it.), and the game where you go around the room to put sticky notes on posters, yada, yada, yada. I don't miss going back since I retired.

If you're back or headed back soon, God love ya! Teaching is tough. 

Each year of my teaching, the kids got more difficult. I hope that trend hasn't continued since I left the classroom. I taught gifted and talented for thirty years. My students were usually the "good" ones. Behavior problems in my class were rare in the 1980s through the 2000s. When I saw these issues coming into the gifted program, I knew trouble was ahead, and I bailed. 

Whether you teach gifted or not, there is always room for fun and challenging center work, whole or small group activities, partner or independent practice, emergency substitute plans, and of course, help for those who homeschool. May I suggest logic puzzles?

Not long ago, I wrote about a new set of brain teasers based on my original sports logic puzzles. These sports math brain games have been a top seller, so let me re-introduce them to you.

Math Brain Teasers and Logic Puzzles About Sports for grades 5 - 8

Keep your gifted and talented sports fan engaged in critical thinking skills with logic puzzles and math brain teasers as a print or digital resource. These ten challenging sports puzzles provide fun for kids! Quick and easy setup provides easy use for teachers, too.

Inside this no prep, high interest resource, you'll find:

1. 8 Grid Logic Puzzles

• Football
• Soccer
• Field Hockey
• Basketball
• Baseball
• Tennis
• Cricket
• Ping Pong

2. 2 Math Brain Teaser Picture Puzzles

• Score, Goal, Win with Basketball
• Swim, Badmitten, Soccer

3. Writing Prompts

• Parts of Speech Fill ins to Complete a Story
• PreWriting Questions for a Sports Story Prompt
• 8 Writing Prompts for Early Finishers

4. Answer Key

5. Printable Pdf. file

6. Google Slides Link

7. Easel Worksheets

Read what teachers, like you, have said.

Jade C

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐  There is a variety of types of puzzles, which makes it fun for the students. I am using it as part of my remote learning problem-solving/STEAM lessons. Even though the answers are provided, I like to do the puzzles. Boy, it is a great mental exercise. I love Joyce's products! You can always count on high quality.

FAWM

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐  My students love solving puzzles, and this was perfect for them!

MSMagic

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐  My students had a lot of fun with these. We played them in teams, and the time just flew by!

Interested in other sports puzzles?

New Sports Puzzles

Primary Sports Puzzles

Thanks for reading!

Joyce

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High School Logic Puzzles for the Year

 Every time I struggle to make a high school logic puzzle, I am once again reminded of why they are scarce on TpT. Making challenging logic puzzles and getting them to work is not easy. I find myself constantly writing and rewriting these to make them solvable.

Friends have criticized me for not charging enough for them, too. It's hard to find the right price because high school puzzles are basically three pages each and one class activity.

Nonetheless, I enjoy the mental challenge of creating them. I especially like playing with clip art to find the right combinations of attractive, yet mature enough for older students.

Although this one is not as difficult as some others, try it for FREE.

If you teach high school or you have a bunch of younger, smarty-pants kids in class who can seem to solve anything, check this out!

Make class time fun with seasonal high school logic puzzles or secondary brain teasers for teens and improve critical thinking skills in print or as digital resources! This set includes 18 challenging brain teasers for teens,  perfect for brain game activities. Quick and easy setup makes this product suitable for use in centers, with early finishers, or as emergency sub plans.

Inside this no prep resource, you will find:

• 14 Resources
• 40 Pages
• 18 Logic Puzzles
• Complete Answer Key
• Printable Worksheets
• Google Slides Link
• Easel Worksheets

Bonus Item:

• Football Logic Puzzle

Find 13 Resources of No Prep Math Brain Teasers for high school students on the Following Topics:

• April Fools' Day                                        Print and Digital Worksheets
  
• Easter
• End of School Year
• Summer Jobs
• Back to School
• Halloween
• Thanksgiving
• Christmas
• Winter
• Valentine's Day
• St. Patrick's Day
• Playground Memories
• Female Rockstars
• Football Logic Puzzle

What teachers like you said about high school logic puzzles in this bundle:

SCP
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Absolutely love your logic puzzles! You are a wizard Harry! Thank you brilliant as usual!"

Kimberley

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "I used this as a supplement during a GT meeting in the first semester. The students LOVED that this was challenging but still achievable! My admin also loved this for a quick brain game. Thank you!"

Layla

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "I used this as a fun assignment just to give my students a break from the everyday routine. We used it the day before we left for a break. It was really fun and engaging for them. The students really enjoyed it but it still kept them quiet and interested before a break...not just a "free day". Will definitely be using again in the future."

Ashly

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "My kids found this very hard, but it was a fantastic way to work on their goals."

Thanks for tuning in.

Joyce 

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When heading back to school, many teachers seek classroom themes that will capture the kids' attention. I've seen decorations from popular new movies or shows of the time (such as Superman or Paw Patrol), depending on the age of the kids, or more traditional as well as timeless topics (like jungles or sports). After all, half the battle of teaching is finding a topic of interest to kids. 

This doesn't just apply to classroom decorations, but also to what you teach. For example, I used to have a top-selling Harry Potter logic puzzles resource until I learned about the copyright of Warner Bros. As a result, I changed the product to "Wizards' Logic Puzzles" without the famous names in the puzzles. Let's face it. It sells, but nothing like it used to. 

The beauty of room decorations is that it's pretty safe to hang something in your room without Warner Bros. executives popping in with a lawsuit. 

With this popularity feature in mind, I've duplicated the format of one of my best-selling logic puzzle packs, Sports Logic Puzzles, with a new resource about different sports with a different clip artist! 

Check out this no prep new resource Logic Puzzles and Brain Games: 

These fun sports-themed logic puzzles, brain teasers, writing prompts, and brain games are what you need to engage and challenge your students and build critical thinking skills. In this easy use challenge pack, you'll find many games and puzzles involving math, logic, reading, and writing, which are great for students in grades 5 - 8 and homeschool kids. Answers included.

Use these engaging activities for early finishers, in math centers, writing centers, whole or small group activities, partner or independent work, or as emergency sub plans! With its quick setup, you will save time with activities the kids will love!

Inside this easy use, no prep, challenge pack, you'll find:

• 8 logic puzzles
• 8 writing prompts

  
• 2 math brain teaser puzzles
• Short story with text-dependent questions
• Sports story writing prompt with pre-writing
• Answer keys
• Printable PDF. files
• Link to Google Slides
• Easel worksheets (pending)

Read what teachers, like you, have said about the original sports logic puzzles.

"There are a variety of types of puzzles that make it fun for the students. I am using it as part of my remote learning problem-solving/STEAM lessons. Even though the answers are provided, I like to do the puzzles. Boy, it is a great mental exercise. I love Joyce's products! You can always count on high quality."

 Jade

" Engaging exercises make learning math fun and accessible. I've seen significant improvements in their understanding and confidence. Highly recommend it for any classroom!"

Shannon P.

"This was a great & challenging resource for my homeschoolers to work on. It helped them improve their critical thinking skills! Fun challenge for everyone!"

Tiffany S.

If interested in my new Sports Logic Puzzles, you may find them here.

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Thanks for reading!                

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