Lesson Plans

Puzzles, Mazes, and Mysteries Inspired by Dungeons & Dragons

Grades: Grades 4-6, 6-8

Subject Area: Language Arts, Mathematics

Made Possible By: Wizards of the Coast

Are you looking for a fun and engaging way to empower your students to become more confident, tackle challenges head-on, and learn perseverance? The NEW Puzzles, Mazes, and Mysteries is a standards-based language arts program with activities that take students through critical-thinking exercises inspired by the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game and its characters. Students collaborate to solve problems during imaginary adventures, making real-world connections. The Build an Adventure program engages students in creating their own story-telling adventures. Students and teachers do not need prior knowledge of D&D to use the programs. They just need imagination and a collaborative spirit!

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Puzzles, Mazes, and Mysteries Kit, Gr. 4-6
Puzzles, Mazes, and Mysteries Kit, Gr. 4-6
Puzzles, Mazes, and Mysteries Kit, Gr. 6-8
Puzzles, Mazes, and Mysteries Kit, Gr. 6-8
Character Overview Handout
Character Overview Handout
Game Overview Handout
Game Overview Handout
Activity 1, Grades 4-6
Activity 1, Grades 4-6
Activity 1, Grades 6-8
Activity 1, Grades 6-8
Activity 2, Grades 4-8
Activity 2, Grades 4-8
Activity 3, Grades 4-6
Activity 3, Grades 4-6
Activity 3, Grades 6-8
Activity 3, Grades 6-8
Curricular Standards
Curricular Standards
D&D Digital Magazine
D&D Digital Magazine
Build an Adventure Kit, Gr. 4-6
Build an Adventure Kit, Gr. 4-6
Build an Adventure Kit, Gr. 6-8
Build an Adventure Kit, Gr. 6-8
Build an Adventure Standards
Build an Adventure Standards
Dungeons & Dragons Afternoons of Adventure
Dungeons & Dragons Afternoons of Adventure
Dungeons & Dragons Coloring Pages
Dungeons & Dragons Coloring Pages
How To Play Dungeons & Dragons
How To Play Dungeons & Dragons
D&D After School Club with Zac Clay
D&D After School Club with Zac Clay
Encounter Walkthrough - Drowned Sailors
Encounter Walkthrough - Drowned Sailors
Free D&D Encounter – Drowned Sailors
Free D&D Encounter – Drowned Sailors
Heroes of Dungeons & Dragons
Heroes of Dungeons & Dragons
ILA Webinar: Building Emotional Literacy Through Dungeons & Dragons
ILA Webinar: Building Emotional Literacy Through Dungeons & Dragons
ILA Webinar: Leveling Up Reluctant Readers with Dungeons & Dragons
ILA Webinar: Leveling Up Reluctant Readers with Dungeons & Dragons