*This site was set up to share some of the electronic jigsaw puzzles I have made, and I have since added various other free games etc. Here is an example of an epuzzle jigsaw (this one has 40 pieces; you can click on the picture to open or download it):
You play these puzzles on your computer, so
- you never lose pieces,
- they don't take up your whole dining table,
- your family/pets don't mess them up... and
- you can even make your own from your favourite photos if you get a program- (see my puzzles info page).
I've spent many hours experimenting and creating puzzles with various programs, and I now have quite a collection of puzzles. The students at the school where I teach have been having lots of fun with them, but I'd like to make them available outside school.
Many children love jigsaw puzzles, so they can be a powerful teaching tool. I am including words in many of the pictures, so that children are putting together words as they complete the puzzles. I've also made some harder puzzles for the oldies!
Here is a jigsaw you can play online (courtesy of Jigsaw Planet) It has 80 pieces.
Here's Looking at You-Kookaburra
December 2009- I have added a set of Holiday & Christmas fun printable activity sheets, and have also made some more cards for my Memory Game to print collection: Horses, Australian Butterflies, Flowers and Motorbikes. Enjoy! January 2010- New & Harder Jigsaws is a page for my latest ePuzzle jigsaw additions and some more difficult jigsaws for the Big Kids! So far, there are some Europe travel pics and Aussie Animals, from 50 to 90+ pieces. Harder ones still to come!Feb 2010- I've added a page for Free Mini Books to Print for primary school children, with some tiny books and links to other sites. If you access the epuzzle files to download, there will be ads on the download site; I have no control over these, so please don't let children access these without supervision.
If you have any suggestions, requests or comments, please leave me a message.
PuzzlEd 
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OCTOBER 2007 update:
Check out my Computer Memory Game page for wonderful free, educational Memory (Concentration) games to download and play... with word cards, and pictures of favourites such as motorbikes, horses, animals, etc:
Dec 2008- Feb 09: I have made some printable Memory / Concentration cards sets in PDf format; e.g.
These are available for you to download for free. You can print them and use as cards for games, as digital swap cards, etc- see my Memory Game to print page for the links.
VERY EASY CROSSWORD PUZZLES for children:
Sept 2008: I have been using the free crossword-making program I downloaded from http://www.eclipsecrossword.com * to make some very simple crosswords for my reading students. They are aimed at children reading at about 6-year-old level, about Reading Recovery level 7-12 .
The crosswords may be played online, or printed out. See my Crossword Puzzles page for those I have made so far.
(*This program is highly recommended- quick and easy to use, and completely free!)
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FIRST CRYPTOGRAMS for children:
I have also been making some easy cryptograms, using a free program I downloaded from www.varietygames.com * , and using nursery rhymes with clues to make them easy. These are aimed at children reading at about 7-8-year-old level.
See my First Cryptograms pages for puzzles to print out.
(*This program is also highly recommended- quick and easy to use, and completely free! The link to download is on my recommended sites page).
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Index of pages:
information about the electronic jigsaw puzzles, programs for making jigsaws; other sites for free jigsawsPictures of ePuzzles : pictures of epuzzle jigsaws; links for some are on the Links for ePuzzle Files page. (* Please Note: these are stand-alone .exe files, created on my computer. They have been scanned before uploading, but you will need to run your own checks before using them.)
a list of my epuzzle names with direct links to download the .exe filesNew & Harder Jigsaws: pictures and links for new epuzzle jigsaws, with some more difficult jigsaws
: how to open the files, move the pieces, etcComputer Memory Game : links to files for Custom Concentration games, to download
Memory Game to print : PDF files for Memory/Concentration games to print
Crossword Puzzles : some very simple crosswords to play or print
First Cryptograms, Cryptogram Solutions : some simple cryptograms for children, to copy and print
Easter Fun: some educational reading activities for Easter, and a cute rabbit jigsaw.
Holiday & Christmas fun : activity sheets and games to print, with a reading focus for primary school kids
Recommended Sites: links to sites that I have found to have worthwhile games on offer
Stories for Children : links to some excellent sites for stories to read or listen to, online or to download
Free Mini Books to Print : some tiny books to print and fold for beginner readers, and links to other sites with mini books to make
Photo Gallery: an assortment of amateur photos- free for non-commercial use
Guestbook : please feel free to offer any comments or suggestions. Please let me know if something isn't working.
My Profile: a bit more about me.. and maybe some other freewebs users
New Activities: new sites and activities as I come across them and try them out...
Credits: thanks to these sites for kindly sharing their photos-
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