Today's Classroom Warm-Up
A free 5-minute bell ringer, ready to project. No student logins, no student accounts, no student data. New puzzle every day, same puzzle for every classroom.
Today's puzzle · hard difficulty
Calcudoku
Builds mental math and logic.
The weekly rotation
Each school day features a different puzzle type, so the routine stays fresh and touches a different skill. Mondays and Thursdays run easier; Fridays run harder.
Monday
Word Search
vocabulary and scanning
Tuesday
Cross Math
arithmetic fluency
Wednesday
Nonogram
logical deduction
Thursday
Sudoku
number logic
Friday
Calcudoku
mental math and logic
Word-game classrooms: the daily Wordle and daily Connections make great alternates for ELA warm-ups (best for grades 4 and up).
How to run it (the 3-step routine)
- Project the puzzle as students walk in. The board is touch and click friendly on smartboards and Chromebooks.
- Set a timer for 5 to 10 minutes. Solo, pairs, or whole-class call-outs all work.
- Mark the streak and transition to the lesson. The streak lives only on your device, so there is nothing to set up.
Make your own subject warm-ups
Want the warm-up to match this week's vocabulary or unit? Paste your own word list into a generator and print or share in under a minute:
Frequently Asked Questions
How do teachers use a daily puzzle as a bell ringer?
Project the day's puzzle while students settle in, set a 5 to 10 minute timer, and let the class solve together or in pairs. It replaces the scramble for a warm-up with a ready routine that builds vocabulary, logic, and number sense.
Do students need accounts or logins to play?
No. PuzzlePage has no student accounts and collects no student information. Open the page, project it, and play. That also means there is nothing for your district to review under COPPA or FERPA (see our schools page for the full privacy answers).
Is the daily classroom puzzle really free?
Yes. The daily warm-up, all live puzzles, and the printable generators are free. Premium exists only for watermark-free PDF export and book-scale batches, which classrooms do not need.
Can I print today's warm-up instead of projecting it?
Yes. Every rotation day links to the matching printable generator, where you can create the same puzzle type with an answer key as a free PDF for morning-work folders.