Puzzlemaker

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Let's explore this tool!


Puzzlemaker is a puzzle generation tool for teachers, students and parents. You can create and print customized word search, criss-cross, math puzzles, and more-using your own word lists. There are a lot of formats available: Word Search, Criss-Cross, Double Puzzles, Fallen Phrases, Math Squares, Mazes, Letter Tiles, Cryptograms, Number Blocks or Hidden Message. This online tool is completely free and you don’t have to create an user.

To start with, access the site and choose the type of puzzle.



Complete the gaps with the information required.



Click on "Create my Puzzle!" botton and it’s ready!


What do teachers say about this tool?

"Puzzle Maker is a perennial favorite of both teachers and students! This free site allows users to create word puzzles such as crosswords, word searches, mazes, or cryptograms. The possibilities of this site are endless. It lends itself well to spelling lessons, as well as for creating vocabulary reviews, student-generated lessons, and fun pages." Crystal Plante, teacher.
"PuzzleMaker has an incredibly easy-to-use interface. The user simply has to fill in the fields and add the content for the puzzle, and the site does the rest. While a little kid could build a puzzle on the site, adults also can generate more challenging or complicated puzzles." Daniel B. Kline, Education World Contributing Editor.

Finally, I would like to invite you to visit this post with a lesson plan to use this tool. Hope you find it useful!

References
Kline, D. B. (2011). Site Review: PuzzleMaker. Retrieved October 21, 2019, from https://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/archives/aite_reviews/puzzle_maker.shtml.

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