Wednesday, November 30, 2005

Fun Stuff (Hey, You Might Learn Something, Too!)

Who says learning can't be fun? Try the games, puzzles, and other "fun stuff", below. Are you a teacher or student who knows about a great online educational game resource? Let Mrs. O'Keefe know (email her at joanneokeefe@salem.k12.ma.us), and she'll add it to this growing list!

Puzzles.COM
Start at the Puzzle Playground, and continue your exploration of this terrific collection of puzzles, games and more.

Sudoku
Sudoku: from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Learn about this placement puzzle, based on logic (and known as "Number Place" in the United States), including its history, solution strategies, and the mathematics behind this wildly popular new challenge.

Daily SuDoku
This terrific site features logic puzzles for kids, as well as "classic" and "monster" puzzle challenges (each is rated easy, medium, hard or very hard). In addition to a new puzzle offered each day, an archive of the puzzles offered throughout the previous twelve months is also available.

Advanced Sudoku Players - These Sites are for You!
Sudoku: Solving Techniques
This site features a selected list of techniques for solving Sudoku puzzles.

Solving Sudoku
This site features solution tips for basic and more advanced puzzles.