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Gr 1 Math Enrichment Spiral Review - Addition, Subtraction, Place Value Riddles
Gr 1 Math Enrichment Spiral Review - Addition, Subtraction, Place Value Riddles
Gr 1 Math Enrichment Spiral Review - Addition, Subtraction, Place Value Riddles
Gr 1 Math Enrichment Spiral Review - Addition, Subtraction, Place Value Riddles
Gr 1 Math Enrichment Spiral Review - Addition, Subtraction, Place Value Riddles
Gr 1 Math Enrichment Spiral Review - Addition, Subtraction, Place Value Riddles
Gr 1 Math Enrichment Spiral Review - Addition, Subtraction, Place Value Riddles
Gr 1 Math Enrichment Spiral Review - Addition, Subtraction, Place Value Riddles
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"I had downloaded a few riddles for my first graders. They liked doing them so much that they asked for more!"
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K C.
"These have been great for my first graders with higher math skills. They are perfect for early finishers activities that provide a challenge. "
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Kari J.

Description

Looking for new ways to include math spiral review in your first grade lessons every day? Practice skills in addition, subtraction, place value, & more with this bundle of 240 math enrichment riddle cards. You'll love seeing how your students use these puzzles to build connections with past learning!


Here's what this money-saving bundle includes!

Math Spiral Review - Addition, Subtraction, Place Value - 1st Grade - Set 1

Math Spiral Review - 1st Grade Addition, Subtraction, Place Value Set 2


These sets are great for review and practice all year when you use a card or two every day! Each of the cards has a three-clue riddle whose answer is a number from one to 120.

What skills are included in this math spiral review set?

* Addition

* Subtraction

* Place value

* Adding and subtracting tens

* Comparing numbers with equality and inequality symbols

* Odd and even numbers

* Coin values and combinations (US pennies, nickels, & dimes)

What will you find in this download?


240 printable riddle cards for math spiral review of the numbers 1-120, printing at six riddle cards per page

Student recording page and answer key for each set of 120 addition, subtraction, and place value riddles

A digital version of Set 1, customized and ready-to-use through the TPT Easel Tool. The Easel riddles are full page and each includes a picture of a math tool (base ten materials, coins, sections of a 120 grid, etc.) to support your students as they solve these and check their answers independently.

☛ The jpegs of individual slides that are included in Set 1 give you even more teaching options! Use them for Morning Message, Math Message, number talks, lesson focus, and whole class lessons.

Task cards and materials for two games that use the riddle cards

☛ A color-by-code page for each set, also using the riddle cards

120 charts in both color and b/w, for support and differentiation with addition, subtraction, and place value

An exclusive Bundle Bonus - 4 first grade math games - addition, subtraction, missing addends, and missing subtrahends!

You'll find so many ways to use these cards!

⭐ Solve a riddle a day together for math spiral review that will help your students maintain their mastery of the skills you've already taught.
⭐ Use a riddle as a warm-up before your math lesson.


⭐ Expand your calendar activities by solving one or more riddles each day
⭐ In a small group or with partners, the cards can be used with two 100 number chart games included with each set. Task cards/directions cards are included.


⭐ Use the riddle cards as task cards in a math center. Students can check their own solutions with the answer key that’s provided.
⭐ For independent work, the cards can be used with the included solve-and-color pages.

⭐ Use them for a Read the Room activity - keep your little mathematicians moving for better learning!
⭐ For ongoing whole class review, distribute a card to each child, wait as needed for your students to solve, and then have the children line themselves up to leave the classroom by putting themselves in numerical order.
⭐ Solving riddles is a great way to model and practice identifying key details, making inferences, and drawing conclusions.

* At this time, only Set 1 includes full-page slides plus ready-to-use Easel digital activities for each of the 120 slides in the set.


In order to be successful with these riddle cards, your students should be familiar with odd/even, tens and ones, adding and subtracting tens, US coins (pennies, nickels, dimes), and comparison signs for equalities and inequalities.

**Please note, these sets use US coins.** If you are looking for an alternative set with no coins, click to see this one!


Answer keys are included for both sets.

Here's what teachers like you have said about math spiral review riddles!

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Little Red Parker said, "I used these with my high math students using a place value pocket chart. They absolutely loved them and begged to do more. They are so easy to use and practice so many skills. I highly recommend these for first and second graders."

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Inspiring Growing Minds said, "I've used this resource with my own first graders as a review and also with a second grader that I am tutoring. All of them love it! Great resource!"

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ KC said, "My students loved working on these in groups! Love that it could be done independently, in partners, or groups as an assignment or scoot. Variety of questions."

******

Do you need more challenging riddles for your advanced students? Here's a set they'll love!

120 Second Grade Math Riddles

Are you a math specialist? Here's the set you need to use at all grade levels, 1st through 5th!!

Combo Bundle of All Three Grade Level Riddle Sets ~ Gr. 1, 2, 3, and 4-5

******


Thanks for your interest in this resource! You’ll also like…

Addition, Subtraction, and Place Value Easy-Prep Games Bundle


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Click here to follow my store. You’ll get an email update whenever I post a new resource. You’ll also find an occasional “Followers Only” freebie in your TPT inbox, just to say thanks!☺

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What others say

"I had downloaded a few riddles for my first graders. They liked doing them so much that they asked for more!"
star
K C.
"These have been great for my first graders with higher math skills. They are perfect for early finishers activities that provide a challenge. "
star
Kari J.

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Four First Grade Math Games

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These 960 multi-level riddle task cards for math enrichment & review are ideal for math specialists, homeschool teachers, resource room teachers, interventionists, & anyone teaching students across 1st, 2nd, 3rd, & 4th grades. Riddles are a motivating and engaging way to provide ongoing
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Description

Looking for new ways to include math spiral review in your first grade lessons every day? Practice skills in addition, subtraction, place value, & more with this bundle of 240 math enrichment riddle cards. You'll love seeing how your students use these puzzles to build connections with past learning!


Here's what this money-saving bundle includes!

Math Spiral Review - Addition, Subtraction, Place Value - 1st Grade - Set 1

Math Spiral Review - 1st Grade Addition, Subtraction, Place Value Set 2


These sets are great for review and practice all year when you use a card or two every day! Each of the cards has a three-clue riddle whose answer is a number from one to 120.

What skills are included in this math spiral review set?

* Addition

* Subtraction

* Place value

* Adding and subtracting tens

* Comparing numbers with equality and inequality symbols

* Odd and even numbers

* Coin values and combinations (US pennies, nickels, & dimes)

What will you find in this download?


240 printable riddle cards for math spiral review of the numbers 1-120, printing at six riddle cards per page

Student recording page and answer key for each set of 120 addition, subtraction, and place value riddles

A digital version of Set 1, customized and ready-to-use through the TPT Easel Tool. The Easel riddles are full page and each includes a picture of a math tool (base ten materials, coins, sections of a 120 grid, etc.) to support your students as they solve these and check their answers independently.

☛ The jpegs of individual slides that are included in Set 1 give you even more teaching options! Use them for Morning Message, Math Message, number talks, lesson focus, and whole class lessons.

Task cards and materials for two games that use the riddle cards

☛ A color-by-code page for each set, also using the riddle cards

120 charts in both color and b/w, for support and differentiation with addition, subtraction, and place value

An exclusive Bundle Bonus - 4 first grade math games - addition, subtraction, missing addends, and missing subtrahends!

You'll find so many ways to use these cards!

⭐ Solve a riddle a day together for math spiral review that will help your students maintain their mastery of the skills you've already taught.
⭐ Use a riddle as a warm-up before your math lesson.


⭐ Expand your calendar activities by solving one or more riddles each day
⭐ In a small group or with partners, the cards can be used with two 100 number chart games included with each set. Task cards/directions cards are included.


⭐ Use the riddle cards as task cards in a math center. Students can check their own solutions with the answer key that’s provided.
⭐ For independent work, the cards can be used with the included solve-and-color pages.

⭐ Use them for a Read the Room activity - keep your little mathematicians moving for better learning!
⭐ For ongoing whole class review, distribute a card to each child, wait as needed for your students to solve, and then have the children line themselves up to leave the classroom by putting themselves in numerical order.
⭐ Solving riddles is a great way to model and practice identifying key details, making inferences, and drawing conclusions.

* At this time, only Set 1 includes full-page slides plus ready-to-use Easel digital activities for each of the 120 slides in the set.


In order to be successful with these riddle cards, your students should be familiar with odd/even, tens and ones, adding and subtracting tens, US coins (pennies, nickels, dimes), and comparison signs for equalities and inequalities.

**Please note, these sets use US coins.** If you are looking for an alternative set with no coins, click to see this one!


Answer keys are included for both sets.

Here's what teachers like you have said about math spiral review riddles!

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Little Red Parker said, "I used these with my high math students using a place value pocket chart. They absolutely loved them and begged to do more. They are so easy to use and practice so many skills. I highly recommend these for first and second graders."

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Inspiring Growing Minds said, "I've used this resource with my own first graders as a review and also with a second grader that I am tutoring. All of them love it! Great resource!"

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ KC said, "My students loved working on these in groups! Love that it could be done independently, in partners, or groups as an assignment or scoot. Variety of questions."

******

Do you need more challenging riddles for your advanced students? Here's a set they'll love!

120 Second Grade Math Riddles

Are you a math specialist? Here's the set you need to use at all grade levels, 1st through 5th!!

Combo Bundle of All Three Grade Level Riddle Sets ~ Gr. 1, 2, 3, and 4-5

******


Thanks for your interest in this resource! You’ll also like…

Addition, Subtraction, and Place Value Easy-Prep Games Bundle


******
Click here to follow my store. You’ll get an email update whenever I post a new resource. You’ll also find an occasional “Followers Only” freebie in your TPT inbox, just to say thanks!☺

Linda Nelson

Copyright © Primary Inspiration by Linda Nelson

Permission to copy for single classroom use only.

Please purchase additional licenses if you plan to share this product.

Report this resource to TPT
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Great resource
Rated 5 out of 5
May 28, 2026
Met expectations
Great value
Standards-aligned
Great resource for spiraling that makes the students think.
MLBenefield
(TPT Seller)
692 reviews • Alabama
Grades taught: K
Student populations: Autism, Learning difficulties, Mild to severe disabilities
Great Rwsources
Rated 5 out of 5
May 6, 2026
Met expectations
Great value
Standards-aligned
My students love these riddles. They are great and engaging.
Staci F.
706 reviews • Colorado
Grades taught: 1st
Mu students loved these!
Rated 5 out of 5
March 3, 2026
I had downloaded a few riddles for my first graders. They liked doing them so much that they asked for more!
K C.
788 reviews • Utah
Grades taught: 1st
Primary Inspiration by Linda Nelson
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Primary Inspiration by Linda Nelson
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Mar 20, 2026
Don’t you just love when they’re excited about learning? I’m so glad to hear that these were a good challenge for your students! Thanks for your purchase and comment! Linda
Great for higher students
Rated 5 out of 5
December 31, 2025
Met expectations
Great value
Standards-aligned
These have been great for my first graders with higher math skills. They are perfect for early finishers activities that provide a challenge.
Kari Anne
(TPT Seller)
1,190 reviews • Illinois
Grades taught: 1st
Rated 5 out of 5
June 22, 2025
My fast finishers and ALP students LOVE working on these engaging activities.
902 reviews
Grades taught: 2nd
Rated 5 out of 5
April 27, 2025
My students love using these as a mental math warm-up before our math group!
Amanda Gates
(TPT Seller)
559 reviews
Grades taught: 1st
Student populations: Autism, Learning difficulties, Mild to severe disabilities
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Primary Inspiration by Linda Nelson
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Apr 30, 2025
Thanks for your purchase, Amanda! I’m glad to hear that your students love these. Linda
Rated 5 out of 5
October 12, 2024
The kids love these riddles. Great way to start your math lessons.
Crystal N.
113 reviews
Grades taught: 1st
Rated 4 out of 5
August 7, 2024
I loved using these as a warm-up or closing problem during math intervention sessions, I like how there is a variety of cards so students aren't seeing the same question all the time.
Jacinda De Forest
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329 reviews
Grades taught: 1st, 2nd

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Count to 120, starting at any number less than 120. In this range, read and write numerals and represent a number of objects with a written numeral.
Understand that the two digits of a two-digit number represent amounts of tens and ones. Understand the following as special cases:
Compare two two-digit numbers based on meanings of the tens and ones digits, recording the results of comparisons with the symbols >, =, and <.
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