500 Dingbats Challenge – 10 Colourful A3 Posters

Can your pupils crack the code?

Bring some fun, competition and creative thinking into your classroom with this colourful collection of 10 A3 Dingbats Challenge posters, featuring 500 numbered word and visual puzzles!

Designed for Upper KS2 and KS3 (Years 6–9), these eye-catching posters are ideal for developing problem-solving skills, lateral thinking, vocabulary and teamwork.

Whether you’re looking for a quick morning starter, an engaging tutor-time challenge, a brain break or an easy cover activity, this versatile pack offers plenty of opportunities to get pupils thinking.

What’s Included?

10 colourful, themed A3 challenge posters

50 numbered challenges per poster – 500 in total

A mixture of visual word puzzles, rebus-style clues and lateral-thinking activities

A separate answer booklet

Printable PDF files

10 Exciting Themes

Everyday Phrases

Nature & Animals

Travel & Adventure

School & Learning

Food & Fun

Sport & Activity

People & Emotions

Mystery & Crime

Space & Science

Mixed Challenge

Perfect For

Morning registration and tutor time

English lesson starters and plenaries

End-of-term activities

Cover lessons and independent challenges

Classroom competitions and team quizzes

Early finishers and enrichment sessions

Homework and family learning

Why Teachers Will Love It

Low preparation: Print the posters or display them on your classroom screen.

Flexible: Use individual challenges as five-minute starters or turn an entire poster into a longer team activity.

Engaging: Colourful designs and varied themes encourage pupils to participate.

Versatile: Suitable for individual work, pairs, small groups and whole-class competitions.

Skills-focused: Encourages pupils to think creatively, recognise patterns, interpret visual information and explain their reasoning.

Please note: This pack includes both traditional dingbat-style puzzles and simpler visual word challenges. Some clues are more straightforward than others, making it suitable for mixed-ability groups. The current poster PDFs are based on illustrated designs, so print clarity may vary at A3 size.

A fun, flexible collection of brain teasers to keep pupils thinking, talking and problem-solving!