Logic Puzzles
Write Your Own!
Name: _______________________
Step 1: Think of Things you Like
1. Traveling
2. Teaching
3. Rocks
4. Movies
5. Dogs
6. Halloween
Step 1: Think of Things you Like
What are some things you like?
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2. _________________________________________
3. _________________________________________
4. _________________________________________
5. _________________________________________
6. _________________________________________
Step 2: How Can You Make a Logic Puzzle
with the Topics?
1. Traveling – In what order does somebody want to visit
each travel destination (place)?
2. Teaching – In what order does the teacher enjoy teaching
each subject?
3. Rocks – In which country does somebody find each color
rock?
4. Movies – Who went to see which movie?
5. Dogs – Which dog likes which type of treat?
6. Halloween – Which person dressed in which costume?
** Take note: You can either make a question that has to do with ORDERING or
CHOICES. Which questions above have to do with ordering, and which have to do with
choices?
Step 2: How Can You Make a Logic Puzzle
with the Topics?
Re-write the things you like below. Then make a logic question for each one. Finally, circle the one you want to do the
most.
1. Topic:
Rocks
Question: In which country does somebody find each color
rock?
2. Topic: Traveling
Question: In what order does somebody want to visit each
travel destination (place)?
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Step 3: Create Your Scenario to
Go with your Topic and Question
The topic I chose was: Traveling
The question to go with my topic was: In which order does
somebody want to visit each travel destination (place)?
Now here is my scenario (rough draft):
Stella is going to go on six vacations over the next six years. She
decided to go on one vacation every year. She planned her trips in
order from her favorite to least favorite. The places she is planning
to go are Alaska, Hawaii, China, France, Egypt, and Hungary.
Determine the order of her trips.
Step 3: Create Your Scenario to Go with your
Topic and Question
The topic I chose was: ___________________________________
The question to go with my topic was: _______________________
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Now here is my scenario (rough draft): ______________________
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Step 4: Make your Answers
Alaska – 2nd choice
Hawaii – 3rd choice
China – 4th choice
France – 6th choice
Egypt – 1st choice
Hungary – 5th choice
Step 4: Make your Answers
Write your answers on the lines below.
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Step 5: Use the Answers to Make your Clues
Clue 1: The two states are second and third on Stella’s list.
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Alaska
Hawaii
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3
X
X
China
X
X
France
X
X
Egypt
X
X
Hungary
X
X
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5
6
X
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X
X
Clue 2: The country whose capital is Paris comes after the country
whose capital is Budapest.
1
Alaska
Hawaii
2
3
X
X
X
X
X
X
Egypt
X
X
Hungary
X
X
China
France
X
4
5
6
X
X
X
X
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X
** Shade in
the boxes
that you
already
marked in
clue 1. You
can do this
lightly with
your pencil.
Clue 3: The place Stella wants to visit fifth reminds her of food.
1
Alaska
Hawaii
X
Egypt
Hungary
3
X
X
China
France
2
X
4
5
6
X
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** Shade in
the boxes
that you
already
marked in
clues 1 and
2. You can
do this
lightly with
your pencil.
Clue 4: Stella wants to see pyramids more than anything in the
world.
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2
3
4
5
6
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X
Hawaii
X
X
China
X
X
X
X
France
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Alaska
Egypt
Hungary
X
X
X
X
** Shade in
the boxes
that you
already
marked in
clues 1, 2
and 3. You
can do this
lightly with
your pencil.
Clue 5: The state that is an island comes after the state that is
farthest north in the United States.
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2
3
4
5
6
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Hawaii
X
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China
X
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France
X
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X
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Alaska
Egypt
Hungary
X
X
X
X
** Shade in
the boxes
that you
already
marked in
clues 1, 2, 3
and 4. You
can do this
lightly with
your pencil.
Clue 6: Stella is looking forward to visiting Beijing more than Paris.
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2
3
4
5
6
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Hawaii
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China
X
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France
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Alaska
Egypt
Hungary
X
X
X
** Shade in
the boxes
that you
already
marked in
clues 1, 2, 3,
4 and 5. You
can do this
lightly with
your pencil.
Step 5: Use the Answers to Make your Clues
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Step 6: Make Your Final Copy of your Scenario and Clues
Scenario:
Stella is going to go on six vacations over the next six years. She decided to go
on one vacation every year. She planned her trips in order from her favorite to
least favorite. The places she is planning to go are Alaska, Hawaii, China,
France, Egypt, and Hungary. Determine the order of her trips.
Clues:
1.
The two states are second and third on Stella’s list.
2.
The country whose capital is Paris comes after the country whose capital is
Budapest.
3.
The place Stella wants to visit fifth reminds her of food.
4.
Stella wants to see pyramids more than anything in the world
5.
The state that is an island comes after the state that is the farthest north in the
United States.
6.
Stella is looking forward to visiting Beijing more than Paris.
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Scenario:
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Kakuro
Kakuro Rules:
Rule #1: The numbers in each Block add up to the Block’s Target.
Rule #2: You can’t use a number twice in the same Block.
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Vocabulary:
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Your Name
Your address
Your email address if you have one
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Dear Sir or Madam,
My name is ___________________________________. I am _______ years old, and I am in _______
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would like to try to submit my logic puzzle to Creative Kids because __________________________
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Please consider my work for publication.
Sincerely,
Your Name
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PLAY DATE
BY MATTHEW MAZZETTI
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