Let students work a math paper using the computer calculator or use it to correct a completed paper. Third graders can create puzzle grids similar to a Battleship grid using the drawing program of a computer. Label letters across the top of each line and numbers down the side. Teachers can make grids for younger students to use in this activity. Six through eight year olds will probably do well with a grid of 8 x 8.
Older children can make grids with more boxes.
Print one grid for each child. Next, each child chooses a magazine page and cuts it into as many squares as there are boxes in the grid. Mix the pieces before inviting someone else to put them in order on the grid. These make time fillers for those who finish other work quickly. Store the games in reclosable plastic bags and label by subject.