How to Make a Word-Find Puzzle for Free
Educators often look for fun ways to incorporate curriculum material into their lessons. A customizable word-find puzzle offers teachers a way of teaching through games. Students can familiarize themselves with words on a vocabulary or spelling list by searching for them in a letter grid. These customized puzzles can be created online with free word-find generators, available to everybody, not just teachers.
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Instructions
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Prepare a word list. You can use an educational spelling or vocabulary list. Determine how many words you wish to include, by considering how difficult you would like your puzzle to be.
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Select a generator. A variety of puzzle-making tools exist online, with a wide range of complexity. TeAch-nology offers one of the simplest tools, requiring only a word list. Discover Education's Puzzlemaker offers more options regarding the puzzle size and complexity. Ed Create and A to Z Teacher Stuff feature the most customization. Pick your generator based on how much control you wish to have over your puzzle.
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Create your puzzle. Follow the instructions provided by your chosen generator. This will at least involve inputting a word list. You may also be asked to indicate a puzzle size and select which directions you wish your words to appear in.
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Create your puzzle, by hitting the "Create" button. Generally, a new webpage opens, displaying your puzzle. Check the difficulty of the puzzle. Return to your generator for revisions. If satisfied, print your puzzle for use.
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Tips & Warnings
In general, a puzzle with a larger grid is more difficult.
Allowing words to appear backwards and even diagonally backwards will also increase the difficulty of your puzzle.
References
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