Resources for Educators
Fractions of Fun
Reinforce concepts and encourage learner engagement with a collection of math games, science experiments, and cross curricular activities. In one fun resource, learners sort objects, keep a diary of everyday fractions, play a game using...
Education Development Center
Area and Multiplication
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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Geography of the Number Line
It's more than just numbers on a line, its an organizational, mental math machine to help learners understand the value of numbers. The tool is handy when introducing positive and negative integers to see their values and relationships....
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Problem-Solving Strategy: Use Logical Reasoning
In this logical reasoning worksheet, 4th graders read a paragraph about what three students are brought for lunch before determining what each student eats through logical reasoning. They record what they understand, make a plan, fill in...
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A Collection of Logic Number Puzzles on the Hundred Board
What's my number? Spark mathematical thinking and have some fun with thirty number puzzles that pose a series of questions to guide learners towards number discovery.
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Logic Puzzle-- Shopping at a Garage Sale
For this math logic puzzle, students 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.
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Logical Thinking With Shapes
In this logical thinking with geometric shapes worksheet, students write directions for transforming one shape into the next on a web. They write phrases such as "make two sides parallel" or "make all the sides the same length" while...
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Logic
In this geometry instructional activity, 10th graders investigate and solve various logic problems including the constructions and use of two way tables and Venn diagrams to assist in problem solving. The eleven page instructional...
Virginia Department of Education
Inductive and Deductive Reasoning
Introduce pupils to the two types of reasoning, inductive and deductive. Classmates work in pairs or small groups to learn the difference between the two and apply these reasonings to develop valid conclusions.
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It All Adds Up Math Puzzle
In this math puzzle learning exercise, students solve a 10 space addition puzzle in which the rows and columns add to be the number given at the end of each row.
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It All Adds Up- Math Square Puzzle
In this addition puzzle worksheet, students solve a math square in which rows and columns are added to equal the number provided at the end of each row. Students insert the digits in the puzzle to make correct addition sentences.
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Math Cross-- Puzzle #33
In this math puzzle learning exercise, students solve 28 problems and insert the answers into a puzzle grid. The problems include all 4 math operations, telling time, measurement, word problems, rounding, money, order of operations and...
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Math Made Me, Glad
In this math puzzle, each letter stands for a number. Students find the numbers to substitute for each letter so the words "math made me glad" add up to "momma." Eight solutions are shown on the answer key.
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Problem-Solving Strategy: Use Logical Reasoning
In this logical reasoning worksheet, students utilize the problem-solving strategy of logical reasoning to answer 2 short answer mathematical questions.
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Problem Solving Strategy: Logical Reasoning
For this problem solving strategy worksheet, students solve 6 math word problems that require them to use logical reasoning skills.
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Problem Solving: Strategy: Use Logical Reasoning
In this problem solving strategy activity, 6th graders solve a story problem using the strategies of understand, plan, solve, and look back.
Education Development Center
Thinking Things Through Thoroughly
Problem solving is a skill of its own. Learners use a variety of problems to encourage mental math and logic to get the correct answer. Guiding questions are provided along the way to encourage the right way of thinking to help tackle...
Illustrative Mathematics
Points equidistant from two points in the plane
Young geometers apply their deductive reasoning skills and knowledge of proving triangles congruent in a task that asks them to prove if a point lies on the perpendicular bisector of a segment, then it is equidistant from the endpoints...
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Algebraic Habits of Mind
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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Probability Crossword
Make probability fun and test your learners' knowledge of math probability vocabulary. Print out this crossword puzzle and see if they know enough about outcomes and experiments to fill in the blanks. The answer key is attached in...
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A Blast of Math
In this metric measurement learning exercise, students solve 20 fill in the blank questions related to metric measurement, converting metric units, area of rectangles, picture graphs, patterns, geometric shapes. Students then convert 9...
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Product Puzzle
Make multiplication facts a little more fun using a crossword puzzle! Learners solve twenty-eight problems and fill in the puzzle as they go. The advantage is that they know if they have done something wrong because of discrepancies in...
Illustrative Mathematics
Sum of Angles in a Polygon
How can learners use algebra to solve a geometry problem? Help learners create an equation that shows the relationship between the number of sides of a polygon and the sum of the interior angles. Students are asked to divide the...
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Cross Math Puzzles
In this math puzzles worksheet, students fill in blanks in math puzzles, using given numbers to get answers shown at the bottom and right column. Numbers may be used only once.