The animal-shaped pentominoes puzzles I have been putting out on a weekly basis have been a huge hit with my students. This elephant pentominoes puzzle was no exception! Can you arrange a set of twelve pentominoes to form the shape of an elephant? Previously, my students have tackled the Terrier Pentominoes Puzzle, the Penguin Pentominoes …
I’m continuing the theme of sharing a weekly pentominoes animal puzzle with this week’s terrier puzzle. My students who tackled last week’s penguin pentominoes challenge were super excited to see a new animal puzzle to take on. Can you arrange a set of twelve pentominoes to form the shape of a terrier? I discovered this …
I was super excited today to share a new penguin pentominoes puzzle with my students as this week’s puzzle of the week. Can you arrange a set of twelve pentominoes to form the shape of a penguin? Several students attempted to solve this penguin puzzle over the course of the day, but so far none …
It’s November which means it’s finally time to pull out this Triangular Turkey puzzle for Thanksgiving. How many different triangles can you find in this picture of a Thanksgiving turkey? I ran across this triangular turkey puzzle in a Martin Gardner book (Perplexing Puzzles and Tantalizing Teasers) this summer, and I knew I had to …
October is the perfect time to challenge students with this bat tangram puzzle! Tangrams are one of my favorite puzzles to use in the math classroom. I have previously shared free printable collection of tangram puzzles to create a tangram binder for your own classroom. I highly recommend investing in a class set of tangrams. …
This Beehive Puzzle challenges you to assemble the nine pieces to make a beehive shape. No squares of the same color touch each other. Pieces may be rotated, but not overlapped or flipped. This puzzle is from The Big, Big, Big Book of Brainteasers. This book (one of my fave puzzle books!) is out of …
This school year, I’m taking two approaches to incorporating puzzles into my classroom on a regular basis. Every Monday, I put a new magnetic puzzle up on the dry erase board. For example, last week we tackled the Domino Effect Puzzle. I also have a table that I have designated as the “Puzzle Table.” These …
Looking for a fun challenge to complete with your tangrams? Check out this free printable bear tangram puzzle. Arrange a set of seven tangram puzzle pieces to create the shape of a bear. At the beginning of my teaching career, one of the first things I invested in was a class set of tangrams. I …
Looking for a fun challenge to complete with your tangrams? Check out this free printable camel tangram puzzle. Arrange a set of seven tangram puzzle pieces to create the shape of a camel. At the beginning of my teaching career, one of the first things I invested in was a class set of tangrams. I …
This three hares puzzle asks: Can you arrange the six pieces in such a way that every hare has exactly two ears? My first magnetic puzzle of the school year was the 3 Hares Puzzle from The Big, Big, Big Book of Brainteasers by The Grabarchuk Family. The goal of the 3 hares puzzle is …