Math Puzzles Lesson Plans Reviewed by Teachers

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Math Puzzle Worksheets: Math Box Addition

For Teachers 2nd - 4th

In this math box addition worksheet, students fill in the blanks in 13 boxes as they use their addition skills to solve the math puzzle.

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Climbing Math 2

For Teachers 3rd - 5th

In this math puzzle worksheet, learners use their addition, subtraction, division, and multiplication skills to solve this math puzzle.

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Math Puzzle Worksheet: Box Addition Version 4

For Teachers 3rd - 5th

In this math puzzle worksheet, students fill in missing numbers in boxes to complete a puzzle; totals are given for rows and columns, missing numbers are part of the correct totals.

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Illustrative Mathematics

Puzzling over what geometry lesson to teach next? Look no further. This simple activity teaches young mathematicians how shapes can be decomposed into smaller figures, and how smaller figures can be assembled into larger shapes. To learn...

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Chocolate Puzzles #2

For Teachers 2nd

A series of math puzzle worksheets are embedded in this simple plan which has learners solve mathematical calculation, and follow a coloring key in order to come up with the word, "chocolate." All of the puzzles are embedded in the plan....

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Algebraic Habits of Mind

For Teachers 6th - 9th Standards

Math really is just one big puzzle waiting to be solved. Show learners that math can be intriguing and provide them with visually engaging problems and puzzles. The focus is on solving simple equations and looking at expressions.

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Sea Turtle Math

For Teachers 6th - 8th

Students consider the future of endangered species. In this conservation instructional activity, students view a slide show and use mathematical data to construct a prediction for the survival of an endangered species. This instructional...

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Weekly Math Challenge

For Teachers K - 5th

Young scholars solve a new math challenge every week. In this math center activity, students explain the process of solving the weekly challenge. Young scholars are assessed on what is included in their challenge notebook. Students earn...

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Area and Multiplication

For Teachers 6th - 9th Standards

Take some intellectual fun and apply it to the concept of multiplying expressions together. A guide models how to break two numbers into an area model to multiply together in pieces similar to FOILing. The rest of the puzzles consist of...

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Puzzling Clue Vocabulary

For Teachers 3rd - 12th

Students play a matching, puzzle-like game designed to help them review and practice a given subject matter.

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The "Wright" Puzzle

For Teachers 3rd - 8th

A crossword puzzle based on the lives of the Wright brothers. Students research on their own or in small groups several brief biographies of the Wright brothers.They complete a crossword puzzle based on their reading.

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The Pythagorean Puzzle

For Teachers K - 12th

An engaging hands-on activity is presented. Learners of all ages are addressed in thie unique plan. K-5 learners identify, name, and define a rectangle, square, triangle, and the concept of area. Older learners prove the Pythagorean...

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Operation: Math

For Teachers 3rd - 5th

Students use critical thinking skills about math operations and practice using previously taught math skills. They solve a puzzle where they have to replace an * with the correct operation to complete the number sentence.

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Peanut Math

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd

I really like this clever activity on using peanuts to help facilitate the learning of addition and subtraction for your young mathematicians. Youngsters use peanuts as "counters" for a variety of math problems that include greater than...

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Pyramid Math

For Teachers 4th - 5th

In this pyramid math worksheet, students add the adjacent numbers together and write the sum in the block above in 6 pyramids. Students may use the inverse operation.

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Teaching Geometry Through Play

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards

Puzzle your way through to a new understanding of area. Scholars learn about the area of polygons through equidecomposability, the idea that polygons that can be decomposed into the same set of pieces have the same area. By using...

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Mystery Math

For Teachers 6th - 8th

Here is an interesting "trick" your young mathematicians can perform. They are taught how to find any number's "digital root," by following a set of detailed instructions. The process works for any number, and is the type of math puzzle...

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Math Worksheets - Magic Squares

For Teachers 2nd - 4th

In this magic squares worksheet, students find the magic number in each of the 4 magic squares. Each of the magic squares is completely filled so that students only have to find the common sum in each puzzle.

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Multiplication Puzzle 5

For Teachers 4th

In this math puzzle worksheet, 4th graders cut out both puzzle and puzzle frame. Children reassemble the puzzle by matching an answer on each piece to a problem on the frame.

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