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Ice Cream Joke Puzzle and Prewriting Activity – Free Sample Pages

Do you like puzzles? How about jokes? And ice cream? Well, if you do you can download an ice cream joke cryptogram puzzle and a prewriting activity that are both sure to make your fingers and brain work.

These free sample pages are from the Complete Ice Cream for Breakfast Day Packet. Did you know that the first Saturday in February is eat ice cream for breakfast day? What a wacky holiday! And we all know kids love anything wacky.

How to Access the Ice Cream Joke Puzzle and Prewriting Activity

All you need to do is follow these three steps to access the free printable sample pages for preschoolers (prewriting page), elementary students, homeschoolers, and older students.

1.    Sign up to receive the weekly email newsletters and announcements from Your Therapy Source.

2.    You will be redirected to download the PDF format file of the free sample pages from the Complete Ice Cream for Breakfast Packet.

3.    Grab a pencil to draw the pre-writing lines on the ice cream or complete the ice cream joke cryptogram puzzle.

What is the Pre-Writing Activity?

It is a one-page worksheet to practice vertical lines. Students will trace over a straight vertical line from the circle to the square.

What is the Cryptogram Puzzle?

A cryptogram is basically a puzzle and it’s also a secret message. But instead of using symbols like in Morse code, these puzzles use pictures to solve an ice cream joke. Each picture stands for a letter.

I scream. You scream. We all scream for ice cream for breakfast!

What Skills are Students Working on with This Ice Cream Joke Puzzle and Prewriting Activity?

These two pages encourage the following skills:

  • drawing vertical lines
  • following directions
  • visual discrimination skills
  • visual motor skills
  • letter writing practice

When Is a Good Time to Use this Activity?

These practice pages are great for:

  • celebrating ice cream for breakfast day (of course!)
  • Occupational therapy session
  • carryover activities at home
  • early finishers

How to Download Your Free Sample Pages

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