Instructions:

1. Look at each image or symbol:
   1. Start by examining each picture or symbol individually. Each one represents a word or a part of a word. Each box signifies a new word.
2. Sound it out:
   1. Say what you see out loud. Sometimes it’s the literal image; other times, it might be a homophone or a combination of sounds from different images.
3. Pay attention to operations:
   1. If there are plus signs (+), put the sounds or words together. If there’s a minus sign (-), remove the sound or part of the word.
4. Consider the whole puzzle:
   1. After figuring out the pieces, try to put them all together to form a coherent phrase.
5. Solve the puzzle:
   1. Use the clues to decode the entire message. The solution is one of the major headlines of the day.

Answer key below, scroll to bottom of page.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Answer Key:

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