Puzzle Website

Need a fun way to teach a topic, revise for a test, or motivate kids with a homework task? I often use this website http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com/ to make quick and easy puzzles. Another one is http://www.puzzle-maker.com/ Sites like these are a primary teacher's best friend!

Both sites are pretty simple to use. I sometimes make puzzles for a class for reading comprehension, too. Rather than just write answers to questions from a text I make a crossword puzzle based on what they've read. The clues are the comprehension questions. I find this a great way to check for real understanding of what they've read, rather than kids just copying the sentence from the text that best suits the question. It is also a good motivator for kids who are bored with the usual cloze activities.