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Interactive whiteboard resources – Choptalk

The word jigsaw puzzle

A free sample Choptalk activity - have a go!

> Launch Choptalk: The word jigsaw puzzle
[Members only]

Choptalk is a new form of jigsaw puzzle, based on words rather than pictures. Children decide which tiles fit together - until they've reassembled a version that makes sense. Choptalk gives the brain a thorough word, sentence and then text level workout. Beware – it's highly addictive!

Choptalk basics

Drag the tiles from the scratch pad up into the main window. You can join them together by clicking on the border between tiles, and separate them again (if you need to) by clicking on the little upside down triangle that appears between two joined tiles. Have fun!

More classroom-ready Choptalk activities

Making your own Choptalk activities

It couldn't be easier!

Launch Choptalk
Type or paste a short text into the box.
Choose your font size
Decide how many characters you want on each tile (the smaller the number, the harder it is)
Click on Chop Text.

> Launch Choptalk: The word jigsaw puzzle [Members only]

Having trouble using Choptalk? You may need to download the latest version of Adobe Flash Player.

Some classroom-ready Choptalk activities

4.4 k	Grandma yelling (14/02/2010)
	Related resources: Narrative \| George's Marvellous Medicine by Roald Dahl
	Choptalk activity from 'George's Marvellous Medicine'. Can you solve the puzzle? Answer: 'George!' Grandma yelled. 'Oh you horrible liitle boy! You disgusting little worm! Fetch me a cup of tea at once and a slice of currant cake!'
	Y5 \| Y6

4.4 k	The Humpty Dumpty challenge! (13/11/2008)
	Related resources: Poetry \| Nursery rhymes \| Poems - rhythm and rhyme (KS2)
	Humpty has fallen off his wall and his rhyme has been smashed into tiny little bits. In this fun Choptalk activity pupils try to piece the broken rhyme together again.
	Y6

4.3 k	Caterpillar Choptalk (20/06/2008)
	Related resources: Skills \| Sentence level work (KS2)
	Choptalk activity from 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar'. Can you solve the puzzle? Answer: The next day was Sunday again. The caterpillar ate through one nice green leaf, and after that he felt much better.
	Y3

4.3 k	Toy Choptalk (20/06/2008)
	Related resources: Narrative \| Dogger by Shirley Hughes
	Choptalk activity from 'Dogger'. Can you solve the puzzle? Answer: Once there was a soft brown toy called Dogger. One of his ears pointed upwards and the other pointed over.
	Y3 \| Y4

4.4 k	Tyke Tiler Choptalk (20/06/2008)
	Related resources: Narrative \| The Turbulent Term of Tyke Tiler by Gene Kemp
	Choptalk activity from 'The Turbulent Term of Tyke Tiler'. Can you solve the puzzle? Answer: Our class stood at the foot of the hill, under the park trees with their new, shiny, green leaves. Sir was speaking, eyes ablaze, hair like curly wire.
	Y5 \| Y6

4.2 k	Gruffalo Choptalk (20/06/2008)
	Related resources: Narrative \| Monsters, myths and legends \| The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler
	Choptalk activity from 'The Gruffalo'. Can you solve the puzzle? Answer: On went the mouse through the deep dark wood. An owl saw the mouse and the mouse looked good.
	Y1 \| Y2

1.3 k	Witch's puzzle (20/06/2008)
	Related resources: Narrative \| Autumn \| Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler
	Choptalk activity from 'Room on the Broom'. Can you solve the puzzle? Answer: The witch had a cat and a very tall hat, And long ginger hair which she wore in a plait.
	Y2

4.3 k	Spooky house Choptalk (20/06/2008)
	Related resources: Skills \| Sentence level work (KS2)
	Choptalk activity from 'Room 13'. Can you solve the puzzle? Answer: In front of her was a house. It was a tall house looming blackly against the sky. There were many windows, all of them dark.
	Y5 \| Y6

4.2 k	Classroom Choptalk (20/06/2008)
	Related resources: Skills \| Sentence level work (KS2)
	Choptalk activity from 'Please Mrs Butler'. Can you solve the puzzle? Answer: Please Mrs Butler This boy Derek Drew Keeps copying my work, Miss What shall I do?
	Y3 \| Y4

1.4 k	Charlie's Choptalk (20/06/2008)
	Related resources: Skills \| Sentence level work (KS2)
	Choptalk activity from 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'. Can you solve the puzzle? Answer: Charlie picked it up and tore off the wrapper, and suddenly from underneath the wrapper there came a brilliant flash of gold.
	Y5 \| Y6

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Interactive whiteboard resources – Choptalk

The word jigsaw puzzle

Choptalk basics

Making your own Choptalk activities

Some classroom-ready Choptalk activities

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