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Math Squares

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this math worksheet, young scholars 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.
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It All Adds Up

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students practice addition and thinking skills by solving number puzzles. They exercise their addition skills in order to fill in missing numbers so that all columns, rows, and diagonals add up to the number in the squares along the...
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It All Adds Up -- Puzzle #14

For Teachers 4th - 8th
In this addition puzzle matrix worksheet, students insert 8 numbers in the puzzle to make the rows, columns, and diagonals add up to the proper numbers.
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It All Adds Up -- Puzzle #16

For Teachers 4th - 8th
In this addition matrix puzzle, students insert the proper numbers to make the rows, columns, and diagonals add up to the proper numbers.
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It All Adds Up -- Puzzle #30

For Teachers 4th - 8th
In this addition matrix puzzle worksheet, students insert 8 numbers that make the puzzle add up horizontally, vertically, and diagonally.
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It All Adds Up -- Puzzle #15

For Teachers 4th - 8th
In this addition matrix puzzle worksheet, students insert 8 numbers into the matrix so the numbers add up diagonally, vertically, and horizontally.
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It All Adds Up -- Puzzle #18

For Teachers 4th - 8th
In this addition matrix puzzle worksheet, students insert 8 numbers into the matrix so that the numbers add up vertically, horizontally, and diagonally.
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Graphing Game

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students explore the concept of graphing ordered pairs. For this graphing ordered pairs lesson, students work in teams to play a version of Connect 4. Students use a Cartesian grid with values -4 to 4 as their Connect 4 board. Students...
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1 VS the Mob

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students prepare to become the first to cover four adjacent products, horizontally, vertically or diagonally by selecting factors that make the needed products. They play this game to acquire a healthy appetite for competition between...
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Hello Bingo!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students in an ESL class practice their English by talking to their classmates. Using a worksheet, they put the name of their classmate that meets the criteria in the box. They compete with one another to get five boxes in a row to...
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Little Magic Squares

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students and teacher talk about arrays of numbers like the ones in A Square of Circles. They check to see that the rows all have the same sum; that the columns all have the same sum; and that the diagonals have the same sum.
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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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Peter and the Starcatchers: Magic Squares

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Engage your class in vocabulary from Peter and the Starcatchers with this exercise. Learners match words to their definitions to determine the magic number. 
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The Magic Squares

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders devise and use problem solving strategies to solve a magic square arrangement. In small groups they explore various strategies including non-algebraic and algebraic techniques, write an explanation of their solution, and...
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Atomic Structure - Part A

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars describe the structure of atoms, including the particles that make them up. They recognize that key scientists and experiments have contributed to the changes in the Atomic Theory.
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Vocabulary bingo

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students participate in a game in which they practice vocabulary associated with the archeological process. They create a set of index cards in which they list one vocabulary word and use a piece of candy to symbolize it already being...
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Number Tick Tack Toe:

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students practice basic addition and subtration facts to twelve and use thinking skills to win at tick tack toe.
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Bingo!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students participate in a game to identify word wall words. In this decoding lesson, students play a variation of the game "BINGO" and identify sight words on the word wall.
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Table Mazes Using Microsoft Word

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars use the table feature of Microsoft Word to construct a solvable maze. They incorporate clip art and WordArt into their mazes. Students create a table and use word processing functions to design a maze. They create...
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Lewis and Clark Review

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students play games.  In this comprehension and recall lesson, students play Give Me A Break, Bingo and Jeopardy to reinforce the knowledge they've learned about Lewis and Clark.
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Linear Equations and Matrices

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students solve systems of equations. In this precalculus lesson plan,students solve linear equations using matrices. They use the Gaussian elimination method to identify the missing variables and simplify the linear equations.
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Multo - game (all, Mathematics)

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders practice multiplication using a fun game called "Multo." They write numbers in boxes using a grid similar to one found on a Bingo card. They score when their numbers are called. The smallest number possible is zero and the...
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Batter Up

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use a variety of strategies to figure out the cost of baseball tickets. They use a combination chart, notebook notation, etc. to find the cost of their family to attend a Cardinal's game in St. Louis.