Description
Are you ready to impress your students with your magical powers?
The Magic Squares number trick will become one of your favorite activities. People of all ages enjoy performing the trick.
Magic Squares is a mental math addition number trick. (Students add 1-digit and 2-digit numbers. The sum of the numbers will not be greater than 31.) However, without knowing the secret behind the trick, it can be challenging to figure out.
Magic Squares can be performed at any time during the year, but it is a great activity for the first day of school or during the first week of school. The trick takes only a few minutes, and it will get your students excited about your class and the new school year.
Your students will ask you to perform the trick whenever there is extra time. They will be amazed by your magical powers!
Once the students learn the secret to the trick, have them make their own Magic Squares.
How to perform the Magic Squares trick:
Pretend you are reading your students’ minds. Do not tell them the trick right away. It is a great activity to keep them wondering for several days or weeks.
Have a student select a number on the first page (numbers 1-31 in consecutive order). Tell the student that you will perform magic, and you will read their mind to determine the number they selected from the first page. Once the student has chosen a number, go through each of the remaining 5 pages. Tell the student to look for their number on each page. If their number is on a page, they say “yes.” If their number is not on a page, they say “no.” As the student answers "yes" or "no", stare at the student and pretend you are reading their mind.
The performer will know the student’s number after the 5th page. The key to the trick is …
Included is a smaller version for your students to make individual Magic Squares. They will have a great time performing their magical powers on others. Also, the activity works great as a math center.
Included in this product:
There are 2 versions of the trick.
- Regular size Magic Squares on 8 ½ x 11 - requires 7 pages to make the trick
- Small size Magic Squares - only 2 pages needed - the perfect size for your students to make their own
Title page: In color and black and white
- There are many designs to choose from, along with various frame styles in multiple colors.
Number trick pages:
2 different theme pages
- Emojis (In color and black and white)
- Designs - rainbows, stars, etc. (only in color)
- Pages with no theme - Students may color in the squares, create their own designs, or place stickers in the blank squares.
Directions on how to perform the trick
Directions on why the trick works
Directions on how to assemble the trick
Step-by-step examples of the trick
I hope your students have fun using their magical powers!
Please visit my store, MathCritters, for more fun math games, activities, and worksheets.
Highlights
Description
Are you ready to impress your students with your magical powers?
The Magic Squares number trick will become one of your favorite activities. People of all ages enjoy performing the trick.
Magic Squares is a mental math addition number trick. (Students add 1-digit and 2-digit numbers. The sum of the numbers will not be greater than 31.) However, without knowing the secret behind the trick, it can be challenging to figure out.
Magic Squares can be performed at any time during the year, but it is a great activity for the first day of school or during the first week of school. The trick takes only a few minutes, and it will get your students excited about your class and the new school year.
Your students will ask you to perform the trick whenever there is extra time. They will be amazed by your magical powers!
Once the students learn the secret to the trick, have them make their own Magic Squares.
How to perform the Magic Squares trick:
Pretend you are reading your students’ minds. Do not tell them the trick right away. It is a great activity to keep them wondering for several days or weeks.
Have a student select a number on the first page (numbers 1-31 in consecutive order). Tell the student that you will perform magic, and you will read their mind to determine the number they selected from the first page. Once the student has chosen a number, go through each of the remaining 5 pages. Tell the student to look for their number on each page. If their number is on a page, they say “yes.” If their number is not on a page, they say “no.” As the student answers "yes" or "no", stare at the student and pretend you are reading their mind.
The performer will know the student’s number after the 5th page. The key to the trick is …
Included is a smaller version for your students to make individual Magic Squares. They will have a great time performing their magical powers on others. Also, the activity works great as a math center.
Included in this product:
There are 2 versions of the trick.
- Regular size Magic Squares on 8 ½ x 11 - requires 7 pages to make the trick
- Small size Magic Squares - only 2 pages needed - the perfect size for your students to make their own
Title page: In color and black and white
- There are many designs to choose from, along with various frame styles in multiple colors.
Number trick pages:
2 different theme pages
- Emojis (In color and black and white)
- Designs - rainbows, stars, etc. (only in color)
- Pages with no theme - Students may color in the squares, create their own designs, or place stickers in the blank squares.
Directions on how to perform the trick
Directions on why the trick works
Directions on how to assemble the trick
Step-by-step examples of the trick
I hope your students have fun using their magical powers!
Please visit my store, MathCritters, for more fun math games, activities, and worksheets.
