Cover the Camel Puzzle
A new week of school means it is time for a new puzzle for the puzzle table. Last week, my students attempted to Cover the Duck.
If you tried last week’s puzzle with your students, you are in for an extra treat. This week’s puzzle, Cover the Camel, uses the EXACT same pieces! You will only need to print out a new puzzle board with the camel shape instead of the duck shape.
This puzzle, like last week’s, is by Tanya Grabarchuk and can be found in Puzzle Box, Volume 3. If you can’t tell by now, I ADORE this series of puzzle books.
The goal of the cover the camel puzzle is to cover the entire shape with the five pieces. Pieces can be rotated or flipped, but you may not overlap the pieces.
This puzzle is a pretty quick solve compared to some of the puzzles that I’ve featured on the puzzle table in the past. It might even be advisable to put out the Cover the Duck puzzle and the Cover the Camel puzzle at the same time.
If you do decide to put them out at the same time, I’d definitely recommend using two different colors of pieces to keep them separated.
Looking for more desert-themed activities and puzzles for your classroom? Here’s a few examples of the other desert-related activities I have created.
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This puzzle uses the same pieces as these other puzzles:
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!
