Activity
KenKen Puzzle

KenKen® Puzzle

For Students 7th - 10th
Think inside the box with KenKen® puzzles to provide some problem solving practice. These puzzles are similar to Sudoku, but require computation inside designated boxes. There are multiple puzzles with a range of difficulties to...
Assessment
Bowland

Magic Sum Puzzle

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Learners discover the magic in mathematics as they solve numerical puzzles involving magic sums. They then make a conjecture as to why no additional examples are possible based on an analysis of the puzzles.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Pattern Puzzles

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
A short video introduces place value in addition and subtraction. As a class, your students identify all even numbers up to one hundred and explain the pattern. They use addition strategies to fill in the missing numbers on the number grid.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Math Puzzle Picture

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
The key to solving this puzzle lies in the addition skills of young learners. The first step is to answer a series of decimal addition problems organized in a 4x5 grid. Then cut apart the page of puzzle pieces, each one including an...
Activity
Denton Independent School District

Pieces to the Puzzle Fraction Project

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
Four polygons each have a fraction with unlike denominators printed on them. Creative math minds select several shapes to create a design with and then write and solve a math problem involving the addition of all of the fractions...
Learning
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Math in English

Thanksgiving MathDoku

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
Add a festive flare to a game of algebra Sudoku with a Thanksgiving themed math activity. 
Worksheet
Curated OER

Multiplication Crazy Grids

For Students 3rd - 5th
For this multiplication grids worksheet, students practice their math skills as they solve 6 math grid puzzles by filling in the appropriate numbers.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Multiplication & Division Puzzle Square

For Students 5th - 8th
In this multiply/divide square worksheet, students fill in the spaces on a grid to create a numerical expression. This one-page worksheet contains 6 problems.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Logic Puzzle-- Shopping at a Garage Sale

For Students 4th - 5th
In this math logic puzzle, learners read the story about 5 children shopping at a garage sale. Using the provided chart grid, students read the clues and determine what each child bought and how much each spent for their purchase.
Activity
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Henrico County Public Schools

Factoring Puzzle

For Students 9th - 11th Standards
Factoring polynomials is an essential part of writing equivalent expressions and algebraic problem solving. Here is a card game that serves an engaging activity for reviewing factoring of polynomials.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Math Squares

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this math worksheet, students solve 4 grid puzzles in which the rows, columns and diagonals total the number at the end of each. There are helpful strategy hints on the page.
Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Counting Squares

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
Challenge young mathematicians' understanding of squares with this geometry puzzle. The task is simple, identify as many squares as possible in a 3x3 array. Allow learners to work independently or in pairs as they search for squares,...
Worksheet
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Coloring Squared

Halloween Pumpkin Multiplication

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
A 19x20 grid showcases 380 multiplication problems that young mathematicians must solve to create a colorful picture. In this case, it's a pumpkin! Green, black, orange, and red-orange colored crayons are necessary to create a beautiful...
PPT
Curated OER

Recalling Multiplication and Division Facts

For Teachers 4th - 6th
A fabulous presentation on multiplication and division facts. In it, learners work in pairs to solve all sorts of problems, puzzles, brain teasers, and mental math problems. These problems focus on multiplication, division, rounding, and...
Lesson Plan
PBS

Garden Grade 6 Area and Perimeter

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Engage young mathematicians in applying their knowledge of area and perimeter with a fun geometry activity. Through a series of problem solving exercises, children use their math knowledge to design different-sized garden...
Worksheet
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Education.com

Back to School Sudoku

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Bring your thinking caps to this back-to-school activity! After cutting out the school-themed pictures on the page, paste them into a sudoku grid, making sure that each picture appears only once in each line.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Cross Number Puzzle

For Students 1st - 5th
In this math worksheet, students solve a puzzle that uses numbers in a crossword type puzzle. The sheet is intended to be a teacher's guide.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Enter the Names of the Playing Cards Into the Grid

For Students 6th - 9th
For this crossword worksheet, students place the names of eight playing cards into the grid as in a crossword puzzle.  The solution is provided.
Interactive
Royal Society of Chemistry

Units of Volume

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Did you know in the UK a quart is smaller than in America? This explains why a standard unit of measure is necessary for volume. Young scientists learn the similarities and differences between five different units used to measure volume....
Worksheet
Curated OER

Puzzle Time: not three in a line!

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this not in a row worksheet, students fill in blank grids with counters and try not to put the counters in a row. Students fill in a 3x3 grid and a 4x4 grid.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Logic Puzzles

For Students 4th - 6th
In this logic puzzle activity, students read 2 clues pertaining to a logic puzzle. They then solve the puzzle by filling in the grid provided. Students can click on the Check box to determine whether their answer is correct or incorrect....
Worksheet
Curated OER

Number Puzzles- Visual Thinking Addition and Subtraction Enrichment Worksheet

For Students 2nd
In this addition and subtraction number puzzle enrichment worksheet, 2nd graders search a number grid for 4 hidden addition and 5 hidden subtraction problems. They write the problems in the 9 boxes below the puzzle.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Brave Kid Sudoku: Lion

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this number puzzle worksheet, students fill in the grid with numbers 1-6. Students use the numbers only once in each row, column, and square.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Brave Kid Sudoku: Tiger

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this number puzzle learning exercise, students fill in the grid with numbers 1-6. Students use the numbers only once in each row, column, and square.