Code Breaking

First have them spell the word out loud one letter at a time (for example, HEAL → H, E, A, L), then find each letter’s symbol in the code table. Drawing the symbols on paper is a good idea.

Exercise 1

Make words using the codes below.

  • Attention
  • Visuospatial perception
  • Problem solving
HEALTRCOV
◁◀▼♣♠♡◎▣★
Show answer
  • HEALTH = H E A L T H → ◁◀▼♣♠◁
  • RECOVER = R E C O V E R → ♡◀◎▣★◀♡