Five Arrows Puzzle

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I’m excited about trying out this five arrows puzzle with my students when we start back to school next week! Can you rearrange the four arrows to form five arrows?

five arrows puzzle

As soon as I saw this puzzle in The Big Book of Brain Games by Ivan Moscovich, I knew I had to make a version for my classroom. This was one of two new puzzle books I added to my collection this summer.

Five Arrows Puzzle Hanging on Dry Erase Board.

I printed off the four arrows on colored paper, laminated them, and added ceramic disc magnets on the back of each piece.

MATH = LOVE RECOMMENDS…

drawing of laminator machine with text "laminating recommendations"

A laminator is a MUST-HAVE for me as a math teacher! I spent my first six years as a teacher at a school with a broken laminator, so I had to find a way to laminate things myself.

I’ve had several laminators over the years. I currently use a Scotch laminator at home and a Swingline laminator at school.

I highly recommend splurging a bit on the actual laminator and buying the cheapest laminating pouches you can find!

My dry erase board is magnetic, so students can easily move around the pieces as they try to solve the puzzle.

Big Book of Brain Games Book Cover.

Puzzle Solutions

ANsWer key link

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!

Sarah Carter teaches high school math in her hometown of Coweta, Oklahoma. She currently teaches AP Precalculus, AP Calculus AB, and Statistics. She is passionate about sharing creative and hands-on teaching ideas with math teachers around the world through her blog, Math = Love.

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29 Comments

  1. These are great! Do you have the solutions for the three of five and the five arrows?

      3. Sarah – I love this concept (Puzzle of the week)!! I was also browsing through all of your free puzzles, however wondering if you have solutions as well?

        Thanks

  4. I really love this idea. I think puzzles are fun and they are a great way to promote critical thinking, communication and collaboration in our math classes. Now I am all excited to scroll through your free resources. Thank you for sharing.

  5. Love this idea of puzzles in the classroom and would like to incorporate them this year in my classroom.

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