Learning and “Puzzling”

Have you ever thought about mixing puzzles and learning? Children love playing games and learning at the same time. Therefore, using puzzles to learn new vocabulary and building sentences would be an unique and attractive way for kids to improve their linguistic skills.

First of all, we must know their linguistic level to adapt the activity to their previous knowledge. Then, we can choose if kids are going to use pieces which contain only one letter or a full word. When us teachers give the one-letter puzzle to them, we may ask them to see an object and pick the right letter pieces to build the word that defines the object they choose. 

They can do the same with full-word puzzle pieces. For instance, we ask them to build a sentence which has to contain two subjects, connectors, verbs, and complements. When all the students finish their sentences, they can show them to their classmates.

This puzzle game is another option to improve their linguistic skills through having fun and learning. Also, the students can do the activity in groups of 5 people. Each team can talk, discuss, and choose with every member's help and collaboration.