WebQuest+One+-+Puzzle+Me???

Webquest One – Puzzle Me???

Introduction

Do you like puzzles? Well, if you said “yes”, you are going to love this webquest.

Task

You will be learning how to create a word search, a criss-cross puzzle, and a maze using the computer. Please follow the tasks that are outlined on the next link.

Process

Word Search Task

1. Choose one story from your Houghton Mifflin Reading book that you have read in your regular education class

2. Select important spelling words from that story to include in your word search

Ø Kindergarten = 5 words

Ø First Grade = 10 words

Ø Second Grade = 10 words

Ø Third Grade = 15 words

Ø Fourth Grade = 15 words

Ø Fifth Grade = 20 words

Ø Sixth Grade = 20 words

3. Log onto your computer

4. Go to [|www.puzzlemaker.com]

5. Click on the word search button

6. Enter the title for your word search (Title of the story)

7. Enter the size of your word search puzzle (Across=15/Down=15)

8. Word search puzzle options (share letters occasionally)

9. Word search puzzle output type (HTML)

10. Enter your words

11. Click create my puzzle

12. Print your puzzle

Criss-Cross Puzzle Task

1. Choose another story from your Houghton Mifflin Reading book that you have read in your regular education class

2. Select important vocabulary words from that story to include in your criss-cross

Ø Kindergarten = 5 words

Ø First Grade = 10 words

Ø Second Grade = 10 words

Ø Third Grade = 15 words

Ø Fourth Grade = 15 words

Ø Fifth Grade = 20 words

Ø Sixth Grade = 20 words

3. Log onto your computer

4. Go to [|www.puzzlemaker.com]

5. Click on the criss-cross button

6. Enter the title of your criss-cross puzzle (Title of the story)

7. Enter the number of squares for your puzzle (Width=50/Height=50)

8. Enter the size of the square (Square size=30)

9. Enter the words and clues

10. Click create my puzzle

11. Print your puzzle

Maze Task

1. Choose one story from your Houghton Mifflin Reading book that you have read in your regular education class

2. Log onto your computer

3. Go to [|www.puzzlemaker.com]

4. Click on the maze button

5. Enter the title of your maze

6. Choose the shape of your maze

7. Enter the size of your maze

8. Enter the number of pixels you want for each maze square

9. Choose the fill style for the maze

10. Click create my puzzle

11. Print your puzzle

Evaluation

Please see rubric.

Conclusion

Upon completion of Puzzle Me???, you will have:

Ø a better understanding of the three reading stories that you have read in class

Ø a knowledge of how to create three different kinds of puzzles on the computer

Ø an opportunity to share your work with your classmates