These puzzles are really fun, and they’re
really educational too. Play the paper and pencil version, or
invite your students to play our interactive online version. This
should also be a weekly regular for your students! Click the
section header to view this week’s Logic Puzzle of the Week, and
to play if you wish.
The Smith family all converged on Brian and Susan’s house this year in
celebration of Thanksgiving Day. The resulting crowd overflowed the
house with all the warmth, noise, boisterousness, and love of a large
family brought together for the holidays. Amongst the siblings, aunts,
uncles, parents, and even grandparents of the Smith family ran a
gaggle of young cousins, second cousins, nieces, nephews, sons,
daughters, and grandchildren...
In Mrs. Smith’s 4th grade class, five boys have crushes on a girl.
Fortunately, each boy really liked a different girl. Yesterday was
Valentine’s Day and to celebrate, each boy screwed up his courage and
gave the girl he liked a Valentine. Not realizing that the other boys
were doing the same thing, they still managed to give their
Valentine’s in a different place and at a different time during the
school day...
As part of the New Year’s Festival, Millerstown featured an art show
of ice sculptures on the town green. The sculptures ranged in size
from that of a lap dog to an enormous block of ice featuring a
complete castle with a dragon hovering over it...
Sara and her siblings were playing Monopoly before dinner yesterday.
They all got to pick their favorite game piece when they started.
During the game, each managed to build on their best property before
they were called to dinner...
Each year during the holiday season, many of the local charity groups
sponsor annual events to raise money. Each event always has a bake
table for sweet treats of many varieties available for sale. The
bakery goods sold are donated by many of the generous people in the
town who support these charitable groups...
Grandma Jackson made a special pillowcase for each of her five
grandsons for their birthday this year. Since each of her grandsons
had a different interest, she made the body of the pillowcases to
match...
Last Saturday, the 54th annual Millersville Auto Race was held with
great success. The weather was beautiful and warm, a perfect day for a
race. There were some very tense moments during the race, including a
crash that almost involved half the field. Fortunately, no one was
seriously hurt and the race continued...
Susie loved animals and had a large collection of stuffed animals.
However, there were several that were her favorites. She decided this
morning to rearrange her stuffed animals and give each of her
favorites a special place in her room. Along with a name, each of her
favorite stuffed animals also had an age and all were younger than
her, of course...
This month, the annual state fair runs for 17 days - an event of
parades, rides, food, music, animals, and so much more. Combining the
best country fair with a carnival, home show, craft show, and more,
the event was almost too big to see and experience in just one day.
Alicia and four of her friends did their best to experience it in one
day though!..
Four friends took a cooking class together. For their first project,
each decided to bake a pie from scratch for their mother. Fortunately,
the pies came out fabulous and each mother was most impressed with her
daughter’s new skill. The pies were presented as a surprise after
dinner that night and served with their mother’s choice of drink...
Over Labor Day weekend, the 52nd Annual Cookie Challenge was held by
the Tastefully Sweet Bakery Shop. The Cookie Challenge traditionally
signaled the end of summer for Millersville, but was also greeted with
great enthusiasm by the townspeople...
