THEME: Personal Passions, Interests and Fun Stuff
Lesson:Games … Brain Teasers … Puzzles …Energizers
As educators, we realize that there are times when it’s appropriate to simply “play”…to have fun together and get to know one another in this way.
This theme contains a selection of games, brain teasers and puzzles which you could use at these times. Try to find ways to vary the settings…individual work, pair work, “races” pitting one group against another, etc. This will allow continued “team building” to occur. Please be reminded of the purpose and outcomes of the student advisory program in determining which activities you put into play—promote positive relationships, foster a sense of belonging and develop social-emotional learning.
Several resources in the Advisory Library available from each school implementation team have some very worthwhile activities to explore. Check out the following books:
- The Advisory Guide: Designing and Implementing Effective Advisory Programs in Secondary Schools (2004) by Rachel Poliner and Carol Miller Lieber
- Are You More Like? 1001colorful quandaries for quality conversations (2002) by Chris Cavert and Susana Acosta
- Games (& other stuff) for Teachers: Classroom Activities that Promote Pro-social Learning (1999) by Chris Cavert, Laurie Frank & Friends;
It is assumed that teachers already have similar activities in their classroom repertoire. Theatre games and drama exercises are other good sources of activities. Add these to your collection, and continue to build and share these valuable resources. Above all, have fun!
Canada Day
I / W / F / R / T / T / C / X / H / T / Q / M / V / T / J / E / A / N / T / BK / J / D / I / E / Q / E / A / O / L / B / D / S / A / I / T / O / C / S / R
I / M / N / F / R / W / E / R / Y / N / J / E / F / W / W / I / O / N / N / U
E / Z / E / S / R / E / O / U / O / G / W / U / B / H / N / B / O / A / L / N
D / S / W / W / I / N / W / I / G / H / Q / M / L / I / M / I / W / L / V / S
M / E / F / O / T / N / T / O / T / T / A / Y / M / Y / T / E / W / B / D / W
O / N / O / O / O / A / J / R / R / N / X / O / F / A / H / M / C / E / R / I
N / I / U / V / R / M / O / D / I / K / D / O / C / C / V / I / A / R / A / C
T / P / N / E / I / N / W / T / N / N / S / I / T / O / A / X / N / T / W / K
O / L / D / S / E / F / O / H / O / T / F / A / X / N / N / V / A / A / D / W
N / E / L / Q / S / B / S / K / O / I / K / Y / Z / S / C / F / D / E / E / F
F / P / A / S / A / I / U / I / N / S / T / Z / S / T / O / L / A / N / R / S
V / E / N / B / T / Y / R / U / A / W / C / K / E / I / U / A / C / Y / E / A
A / X / D / I / H / T / I / S / F / Z / X / O / D / T / V / G / B / C / V / F
W / D / R / L / A / U / G / N / I / L / I / B / A / U / E / S / N / F / A / N
Z / B / F / P / Q / U / E / B / E / C / X / V / R / T / R / I / L / E / E / G
M / A / Z / V / W / P / R / I / N / C / E / T / A / I / V / H / L / Q / B / N
A / T / D / D / M / O / N / T / R / E / A / L / P / O / T / T / A / W / A / O
Q / C / O / L / U / M / B / I / A / T / V / X / R / N / G / Y / T / A / S / V
B / V / P / R / A / I / R / I / E / S / E / P / Y / V / I / B / L / N / U / A
ALBERTA
BEAVER
BILINGUAL
BRITISH
BRUNSWICK
CANADA
COLUMBIA
CONSTITUTION
DOMINION
EDMONTON
EDWARD
FEDERATION
FIREWORKS
FLAG
JULY / LEAF
MANITOBA
MONTREAL
NEW
NEWFOUNDLAND
NORTHWEST
NOVA
OTTAWA
PARADES
PATRIOT
PINES
PRAIRIES
PRINCE
PROVINCES
QUEBEC / SASKATCHEWAN
SCOTIA
TERRITORIES
TORONTO
UNIFICATION
VANCOUVER
YUKON
Name ______
Earth Day
Please unscramble the words below
1. / ira / 2. / aimlna
3. / balncea / 4. / liebutafu
5. / mtionucmy / 6. / scoineranvto
7. / arteucser / 8. / ehart
9. / erneageddn / 10. / gnreye
11. / mvtoierennn / 12. / fersto
13. / efrtuu / 14. / glaolb
15. / gsars / 16. / tthbiaa
17. / auhlmrf / 18. / ylethha
19. / eomh / 20. / dlna
21. / efli / 22. / aretun
23. / sbeeorv / 24. / petanl
25. / lsapnt / 26. / luiltopon
27. / pttroce / 28. / eycrcel
29. / eraenlw / 30. / ursceoer
31. / ctrsepe / 32. / psoibisntlyrei
33. / soli / 34. / ieepssc
35. / tdesrwsa / 36. / mresats
37. / vvisuer / 38. / wtesa
39. / wtaer / 40. / edowod
KEY: Earth Day
1. / air / 2. / animal
3. / balance / 4. / beautiful
5. / community / 6. / conservation
7. / creatures / 8. / earth
9. / endangered / 10. / energy
11. / environment / 12. / forest
13. / future / 14. / global
15. / grass / 16. / habitat
17. / harmful / 18. / healthy
19. / home / 20. / land
21. / life / 22. / nature
23. / observe / 24. / planet
25. / plants / 26. / pollution
27. / protect / 28. / recycle
29. / renewal / 30. / resource
31. / respect / 32. / responsibility
33. / soil / 34. / species
35. / stewards / 36. / streams
37. / survive / 38. / waste
39. / water / 40. / wooded
Name ______
Sudoku Puzzle 1
Fill in the grid with digits in such a manner that every row, every column and every 3x3 box accommodates the digits 1-9, without repeating any.
2 / 53
8
/ 8
2 / 4
1
/ 7
1
6 / 2
5 / 7
6 / 1
/ 4 / 9
8
1
/ 1 / 3
2 / 4
9
4
2
7 / 3
/ 9
1
2 / 6
/ 1
7 / 8
5
Name ______
Sudoku Puzzle
Fill in the grid with digits in such a manner that every row, every column and every 3x3 box accommodates the digits 1-9, without repeating any.
2 / 1 / 53 / 9 / 6
7 / 4 / 8
/ 8 / 3 / 6
7 / 2 / 4
9 / 5 / 1
/ 9 / 7 / 4
5 / 1 / 8
6 / 3 / 2
8 / 5 / 7
9 / 6 / 1
4 / 3 / 2
/ 4 / 9 / 2
3 / 8 / 5
6 / 1 / 7
/ 1 / 6 / 3
2 / 4 / 7
8 / 5 / 9
6 / 8 / 4
5 / 2 / 9
1 / 7 / 3
/ 5 / 7 / 9
1 / 4 / 3
2 / 6 / 8
/ 3 / 2 / 1
7 / 8 / 6
4 / 9 / 5
Name ______
Sudoku Puzzle 2
Fill in the grid with digits in such a manner that every row, every column and every 3x3 box accommodates the digits 1-9, without repeating any.
9 / 4 / 51
/ 5
6 / 1
8
/ 6
3 / 8
4
8 / 7
3 / 2
/ 2
9
7 / 1
/ 1
2
8 / 6
3
4 / 8
1
/ 8 / 6
3 / 5
/ 5 / 2
1 / 7
Sudoku Puzzle
Fill in the grid with digits in such a manner that every row, every column and every 3x3 box accommodates the digits 1-9, without repeating any.
2 / 8 / 39 / 4 / 5
6 / 7 / 1
/ 4 / 5 / 7
6 / 1 / 2
9 / 3 / 8
/ 6 / 9 / 1
3 / 7 / 8
2 / 4 / 5
8 / 6 / 7
5 / 1 / 4
3 / 9 / 2
/ 5 / 2 / 3
8 / 6 / 9
7 / 4 / 1
/ 9 / 1 / 4
7 / 2 / 3
5 / 8 / 6
7 / 3 / 9
4 / 2 / 8
1 / 5 / 6
/ 1 / 8 / 6
3 / 9 / 5
2 / 7 / 4
/ 4 / 5 / 2
1 / 6 / 7
8 / 3 / 9
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Valentine's Day
I / J / P / K / J / S / P / B / T / F / K / L / G / K / L / N / T / W / W / FC / U / P / I / D / P / Z / I / O / R / R / G / R / A / A / A / G / B / W / R
S / R / G / R / E / E / T / I / N / G / A / I / S / I / S / M / L / K / K / C
R / A / F / V / V / N / C / F / E / K / L / E / E / K / C / O / A / O / I / A
E / M / I / V / Q / N / A / P / I / Z / R / V / H / N / Z / R / T / L / N / C
W / N / D / N / U / J / N / D / V / G / O / A / N / Q / D / R / N / L / D / P
O / A / T / W / T / C / D / Z / A / H / S / P / L / D / A / G / E / F / N / C
L / K / W / N / B / C / Y / R / L / T / E / X / S / D / M / B / M / E / E / Q
F / T / R / A / E / H / T / E / E / W / S / U / I / I / Z / P / I / A / S / H
O / D / S / D / T / P / E / A / N / D / L / T / N / D / M / P / T / S / S / M
S / K / J / D / A / Y / E / D / T / E / I / E / L / B / A / R / N / T / B / Z
K / Y / F / G / L / X / W / K / I / O / V / Y / T / Z / K / C / E / H / B / Z
Y / P / V / N / O / N / S / F / N / E / Y / C / O / P / U / N / S / R / O / H
V / P / A / W / C / M / L / J / E / L / G / N / I / R / A / C / L / X / M / A
B / A / M / J / O / U / R / Z / F / H / N / I / K / P / R / C / I / E / B / P
B / H / Z / S / H / D / R / A / C / Q / F / E / B / R / U / A / R / Y / K / A
W / P / J / N / C / R / E / R / I / M / D / A / D / E / V / O / L / L / A / R
F / L / A / C / I / T / N / A / M / O / R / R / I / K / X / N / W / Z / T / T
Z / Z / G / W / U / Y / P / H / G / F / O / U / R / T / E / E / N / T / H / Y
X / B / P / G / C / Y / W / G / W / I / H / Z / F / I / A / N / J / W / K / F
ADMIRER
CANDY
CARD
CARING
CHOCOLATE
CUPID
DAY
FEAST
FEBRUARY
FLOWERS
FOURTEENTH
FRIEND
GIFT
GREETING
HAPPY / HEART
KINDNESS
LOVE
MINE
PARTY
PINK
RED
ROMAN
ROMANTIC
ROSES
SAINT
SENTIMENTAL
SWEET
SWEETHEART
TRADITION / VALENTINE