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Kentucky, United States
About the store
I’m Evelyn Christensen, a former teacher with a doctorate in math education. I love to create resources to make learning fun! I have 15 years of teaching experience, including most levels from kindergarten to graduate school. The majority of my teaching was at the elementary level, because that’s my favorite age.
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Preview of Venn Puzzlers Level B [Distance Learning]

Venn Puzzlers Level B [Distance Learning]

Challenging Venn diagram math puzzles based on nursery rhymes! A fun way to improve problem-solving skills, learn to use visual diagrams to organize information, strengthen abilities to analyze data and see relationships, and practice reading for details—all while exercising math skills. 48 puzzles (one per page). For grades 3rd-6th. Note: These puzzles were originally published by MindWare as Venn Perplexors Level B. Please visit my TpT store for more puzzles: Evelyn Christensen Puzzles-Math-an
Preview of Coin Clue Puzzles Level B [Distance Learning]

Coin Clue Puzzles Level B [Distance Learning]

A chance to make your money count for more! Make it count for fun and great thinking adventures with these challenging logic and math puzzles. Skills developed and exercised by these puzzles activities include: • analyzing statements about relationships • integrating two or more constraints on a system in the process of finding a solution • generating more than one solution to a problem • discovering redundant information in the problem solving situation • developing precise,
Preview of Coin Clue Puzzles Level A [Distance Learning]

Coin Clue Puzzles Level A [Distance Learning]

Delightful mind-stretchers that: • Reinforce names and values of coins and counting money • Provide practice with concepts of more/less, odd/even, before/after/between, ordinal numbers, and symmetry • Strengthen reading or listening skills • Encourage following directions • Build reasoning and logic skills The object of each puzzle is to put coins in a line to match the clues. The suggested age range is K-3. The book has 108 puzzles. Note: The puzzles were first published by Nasco
Preview of Coin Clue Puzzles - Making Change [Distance Learning]

Coin Clue Puzzles - Making Change [Distance Learning]

Cash in on fun learning while mastering the skill of making change. Knowing how to make change is important. Coin Clue Puzzles - Making Change is loaded with engaging puzzles designed to help students become proficient and confident when changing coins. Clever clues also build logic and deductive reasoning skills. First figure out the change (with the correct number of coins) that should be received from a purchase. Then add in some extra, designated coins. Finally, put all the coins in correct
Preview of Tan-Tastic Tangrams

Tan-Tastic Tangrams

Not your usual tangram puzzles. Most tangram puzzles use all 7 pieces and ask for only 1 solution. This book features puzzles that encourage problem solvers to be flexible in their thinking by asking for multiple solutions. We need good problem solvers in our world, and good problem solvers are able to tackle problems using lots of different approaches. The puzzles start very simply (2 tans) and help students understand the relationships among the pieces. This is key to being able to change th
Preview of Math Path Puzzles Level B [Distance Learning]

Math Path Puzzles Level B [Distance Learning]

Yay for a fun path to practicing math facts. Each correctly completed puzzle gives a route from the first number to the last number, as you do each operation along the way. The puzzles are missing one or more numbers or operation signs, so the fun is in figuring out what will fit for the missing parts. Working both backwards and forwards, students develop an increased understanding of the relationship between addition and subtraction and between multiplication and division. Originally published
Preview of Division Decoders [Distance Learning]

Division Decoders [Distance Learning]

Almost everybody enjoys decoding secret messages, so this puzzle book is sure to delight young math students! Each page has a question about a fascinating animal fact. Working the division problems provides the necessary clues to decode the answer. The puzzles also help students practice important map-reading skills. Each clue is given in terms of a north, south, east, or west direction. In order to decode the answer to the question, a student must follow the directions correctly. 30 puzzles wit
Preview of Adventures with Area Distance Learning

Adventures with Area Distance Learning

Fun activities to ensure kids understand the concept of area and perimeter and don’t just memorize a formula. This book is full of intriguing figures (like rockets, castles, birds, and foxes) which look, at first glance, as if finding their areas would be really hard. The key, however, is in using problem solving skills to break the puzzle figures down into parts, and the book helps kids learn, step by step, that they really do have the ability to master the challenges! These puzzles were origi
Preview of Multiplication Mysteries [Distance Learning]

Multiplication Mysteries [Distance Learning]

Almost everybody enjoys mysteries and secret messages, so this puzzle book is sure to delight developing young math students! Each page has a mystery question (most of them science related). Giving the correct answers to the multiplication facts provides the necessary clues to solve the mystery. The puzzles also help students practice important map-reading skills. Each clue is given in terms of a north, south, east, or west direction. In order to solve the mystery, a student must follow the di
Preview of Math Path Puzzles Level A [Distance Learning]

Math Path Puzzles Level A [Distance Learning]

Yay for a fun path to practicing addition and subtraction facts. Each correctly completed puzzle gives a route from the first number to the last number, if you do each operation along the way. The puzzles are missing one or more numbers or operation signs, so the fun is in figuring out what will fit for the missing parts. Working both backwards and forwards, students develop an increased understanding of the relationship between the operations of addition and subtraction. Originally published by
Preview of Addition Squares Level A [Distance Learning]

Addition Squares Level A [Distance Learning]

Fun puzzles for students to practice both addition and subtraction and, at the same time, use their logic to figure which blank square can be solved next. The puzzles can be used as homework, regular classroom work, a reward for those who finish work early, or as an activity in a math learning center. The resource includes 60 puzzles (2 per page). Please visit my TpT store for more puzzles: Evelyn Christensen Puzzles-Math-and-More
Preview of Addition Sudokus [Distance Learning]

Addition Sudokus [Distance Learning]

A fun way for students to practice addition facts and, at the same time, stretch their reasoning skills as they figure out what numbers go in the blank squares. The puzzles can be used as homework, regular classroom work, a reward for those who finish work early, or as an activity in a math learning center. The resource includes 20 6x6 puzzles (1 per page). Please visit my TpT store for more puzzles: Evelyn Christensen Puzzles-Math-and-More.
Preview of Subtraction Sudokus [Distance Learning]

Subtraction Sudokus [Distance Learning]

A fun way for students to practice subtraction facts and, at the same time, stretch their reasoning skills as they figure out what numbers go in the blank squares. The puzzles can be used as homework, regular classroom work, a reward for those who finish work early, or as an activity in a math learning center. The resource includes 20 6x6 puzzles (1 per page). Please visit my TpT store for more puzzles: Evelyn Christensen Puzzles-Math-and-More.
Preview of Division Sudokus [Distance Learning]

Division Sudokus [Distance Learning]

A fun way for students to practice division facts and, at the same time, stretch their reasoning skills as they figure out what numbers go in the blank squares. The puzzles can be used as homework, regular classroom work, a reward for those who finish work early, or as an activity in a math learning center. The resource includes 20 6x6 puzzles (1 per page). Please visit my TpT store for more puzzles: Evelyn Christensen Puzzles-Math-and-More.
Preview of Math Sudoku Bundle [Distance Learning]

Math Sudoku Bundle [Distance Learning]

This bundle includes: Addition Sudokus, Subtraction Sudokus, and Division Sudokus.
Preview of Fill-In Fun Bundle [Distance Learning]

Fill-In Fun Bundle [Distance Learning]

This bundle includes Fill-In Fun: Addition and Fill-in Fun: Multiplication.
Preview of Fill-In Fun: Addition [Distance Learning]

Fill-In Fun: Addition [Distance Learning]

A great way for students to practice their addition and subtraction facts. At the same time, they will be stretching their reasoning skills as they figure out which blank square they can fill in next. The puzzles can be used as homework, regular classroom work, a reward for those who finish work early, or as an activity in a math learning center. The resource includes 30 puzzles (2 per page). Please visit my TpT store for more puzzles: Evelyn Christensen Puzzles-Math-and-More.
Preview of Fill-In Fun: Multiplication [Distance Learning]

Fill-In Fun: Multiplication [Distance Learning]

A great way for students to practice their multiplication and division facts. At the same time, they will be stretching their reasoning skills as they figure out which blank square they can fill in next. The puzzles can be used as homework, regular classroom work, a reward for those who finish work early, or as an activity in a math learning center. The resource includes 30 puzzles (2 per page). Please visit my TpT store for more puzzles: Evelyn Christensen Puzzles-Math-and-More.
Preview of Math Puzzle Sampler

Math Puzzle Sampler

7 different kinds of puzzles to help students have fun with math! Each puzzle provides practice with addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division facts, plus a chance for students to use their logical thinking and reasoning skills. If you enjoy these puzzles and are interested in more, collections of each of the kinds of puzzles are (or soon will be) available in my store: WonderFun Learning.
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About the store

Experience

I’m Evelyn Christensen, a former teacher with a doctorate in math education. I love to create resources to make learning fun! I have 15 years of teaching experience, including most levels from kindergarten to graduate school. The majority of my teaching was at the elementary level, because that’s my favorite age.

Teaching style

I taught Montessori for 4 years and afterwards continued with a modified Montessori approach with lots of hands-on activities and individualized instruction.

Awards & shining teacher moments

Phi Beta Kappa. My Inchimals (published by Fat Brain Toys) won a Teachers' Choice Award, a NAPPA award, and a Creative Child award. My Aba-Conundrums (also published by Fat Brain Toys) won a Parents' Choice Award and a Creative Child award.

My own education history

BA in Mathematics + 7-12th teaching certification from Agnes Scott College. MA in Mathematics, EdD in Mathematics Education, Montessori certification, and teaching certification for grades K-6th from University of Kentucky.

Additional biographical information

I am also an author. More than 50 of my educational puzzle books and math games have been published by traditional publishers, with total sales of more than half a million copies. Feel free to visit my author website at http://evelynchristensen.com.