Games for Idle Hands

Posted by Surrural Librarian on Aug 11 2008 | puzzles

Last year I made some scavenger hunts & crossword puzzles to have on hand for students who finished early in class. It went so well, this year I’ve decided I need plenty more to keep those quick deciders busy during checkout time.

Since I spent some rainy hours making these I figured it would be worthwhile sharing them. If you want to make your own, I recommend puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com. Feel free to adopt, copy or use these as is at your peril. If you find any mistakes or typos, or would like to share your puzzles with me, please leave a comment.

I’ll add more as I get them together.

For Vermonters: Here’s a zip file of DCF crossword puzzles & a word search and here’s a zip of a few Red Clover puzzles.

And for everyone else, here are some mystery author puzzles (title & name scrambles) and a genre puzzle, all zipped up for your downloading pleasure.


6 comments for now

6 Responses to “Games for Idle Hands”

  1. # bmallon

    Wow! These are great. Thank you so much for sharing.

    12 Aug 2008 at 8:53 am

  2. # catherine freese

    Thanks for passing these on. And it was a good way to discover your blog. Looks like great reading.

    12 Aug 2008 at 2:37 pm

  3. # lindy sargent

    Thank you, Pamela! I also clicked on the DCF Award link and looked at a few comments (great way for us to share ideas on the books, when we have time!) and discovered that amazing website that a reader had found on the inventions of hugo cabret site (located in the Intelligentideas comment). Students will love playing with some of the automaton design ideas, lots of learning, too, so much more to enjoy…. !

    13 Aug 2008 at 11:27 am

  4. # Meg

    You are so considerate to share your creations with the rest of the library world. Kids in Moretown, VT will be having a crack at these … many thanks!

    Meg Allison

    21 Aug 2008 at 2:51 pm

  5. # Robin

    Thanks for sharing! What a great idea to make puzzles for the kids on the award books. I know our kiddos will love them. I appreciate the work you put into this, and am thankful for that rainy day!
    Robin Bryce
    Montgomery Elem.

    14 Nov 2008 at 9:11 am

  6. # Katrina Hill

    Thank you for much for posting all of these DCF puzzles. I was planning my activities for voting day and DCF wrap up and these are perfect.
    Thanks!
    -Katrina Hill
    Hartland Elementary School

    29 Mar 2009 at 10:56 am

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