Mitten No Four in a Row Puzzles
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These Mitten No Four in a Row Puzzle are a great logic puzzle to enjoy inside on a cold winter’s day. Can you complete the grid so that there are never four of the same symbol in a row?
This puzzle is just one of many printable No Four in a Row Puzzles that I have created for my own classroom and am sharing with you!
Be sure to check out my entire collection of free printable logic puzzles for the classroom.
Looking for more snow day activities and puzzles for your classroom? Here’s a few examples of the other snow-related activities I have created.
What are No Four in a Row Puzzles?
No Four in a Row Puzzles are a grid-based logic puzzle that involves filling empty cells with either an X or an O. Four consecutive identical symbols can never occur in any row, column, or diagonal.
Here’s a sample puzzle and solution to help you understand the goal of this logic puzzle.
Each puzzle has a single unique solution.
Mitten No Four in a Row Instructions
Complete the missing cells in the mitten grids with X’s and O’s so that four consecutive identical symbols never appear in any row, column, or diagonal.
Printing Options
This activity is available to download in two different formats. You can print the mitten puzzles 1 to a page or 4 to a page.
The larger (1 to a page) puzzles are especially suitable for students working in partners or for writing on inside of a dry erase pocket.
The smaller (4 to a page) puzzles are more suited for individual work.
The puzzles are sorted by difficulty level – easy, medium, hard, and challenging.
Free Download of Mitten No Four in a Row Puzzles
These winter logic puzzles are available to download as a PDF and as an editable PowerPoint file.
PDF – 1 to a Page
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PDF – 4 to a Page
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PPT (in ZIP Folder) – Editable Files (Both Formats)
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Puzzle Solutions
Puzzle solutions are available on a password-protected solution page. I do not openly post the puzzle answer keys because one of my goals as a resource creator is to craft learning experiences for students that are non-google-able. I want teachers to be able to use these puzzles in their classrooms without the solutions being found easily on the Internet.
Please email me at sarah@mathequalslove.net for the password to the answer key database featuring all of my printable puzzles and math worksheets. I frequently have students emailing me for the answer key, so please specify in your email what school you teach at and what subjects you teach. If you do not provide these details, I will not be able to send you the password.
Not a teacher? Go ahead and send me an email as well. Just let me know what you are using the puzzles for. I am continually in awe of how many people are using these puzzles with scouting groups, with senior adults battling dementia, or as fun activities in their workplace. Just give me enough details so I know you are not a student looking for answers to the puzzle that was assigned as their homework!
