Kid Crosswords and Other Puzzles--Directions for Doing Puzzles Online

*Backbone*
1. Click anywhere in the boxes of the question you want to answer and type in the word. 2. Press ENTER when you are finished. 3. If you are right, you will hear a bell. If you
are wrong, the word will disappear and you have to try again. 4. When you answer all of the questions, you will see the word you are looking for in red letters in the dark boxes running up and down.
KEYS: TAB moves the arrow one box to the right. BACKSPACE moves the arrow back one box. SPACE BAR moves the arrow one box to the right and adds an empty space.

*Full Crossword, Open Crossword*
1. Click in the box you want to place a letter in and then type. 2. After you type a letter, the arrow will move one box in the direction it is pointing, if the box is open. 3. If you want to change the direction of the arrow, just click in the same box once and the arrow will change direction.
KEYS: TAB moves the arrow forward one box, if it is open, in the direction the arrow is pointing. BACKSPACE moves the arrow back one box. SPACE BAR moves the arrow forward one box, if it is open, in the direction the arrow is pointing and puts an empty space into the box.

*Picture Builder*
1. Click on the equation you want to answer and type in the number. 2. Press ENTER when you are finished. 3. If you are right, a piece of the puzzle will show up on the screen. 4. If you are wrong, try again!

*Word Seek*
1. Find the word you want to circle in the letters of the puzzle. 2. Click on the letter at one end of the word and a box will appear around the letter. 3. Then click on the letter at the other end of the word and the word will be circled.