Math Minis

This is another simple puzzle for practicing make-ten combinations. Students circle combinations of numbers that add up to 10 and must strategize to use each number exactly once in their solution. This download includes several puzzles along with their solutions. The final puzzle is a good challenge for advanced students.

These are simple math puzzles for children in kindergarten and 1st grades. Children will practice their "make-ten" number combinations as they reason their way through the puzzles. The puzzles are also a good platform for class discussions about problem-solving strategies and mental-math strategies because they can be solved in different ways.

These puzzles reinforce the idea of a number bond for students in grades K to 2 and also give them practice with problem-solving in a fun and gentle way. There are multiple solutions to the puzzles, so they are nice to do as a class. Every child can contribute his/her solution, and the class can discuss what the solutions have in common.