Hawai’i Square Edge Matching Puzzle
Can you assemble the pieces to form a 3×3 square where the pieces match along each edge to form images related to Hawai’i?
This puzzle is just one of many edge-matching logic puzzles that I have created and am sharing with you!
Why create a Hawaiian puzzle?
I received an email today from a blog reader in Hawai’i who was looking for a Hawaiian-themed puzzle for her students to solve in honor of Lā Kūʻokoʻa, or Independence Day of the Hawaiʻi Kingdom which is on November 28th.
November 28th also happens to be the day that US Thanksgiving falls this year. So, she wanted to be able to give students the choice between which puzzle they wanted to solve. I think this is an absolutely amazing idea.
I had her help picking out some images for the puzzle, and with some LaTeX magic it took about five minutes to make this new puzzle. Hopefully someone else finds it useful as well!
Have a special request for a puzzle for your own students? Send me an email! (sarah@mathequalslove.net)
Puzzle Instructions
Cut apart the provided pieces and assemble them into a 3×3 square so that the puzzle pieces match along each edge to form images related to Hawai’i.
Free Download of Hawai’i Square Edge Matching Puzzle
This Hawai’i Square Edge Matching Puzzle is available to download as a PDF file. As a result of the program I used to make the puzzle, there is no editable version. Sorry for any inconvenience.
Puzzle Solutions
I intentionally do not make answers to the printable math puzzles I share on my blog available online because I strive to provide learning experiences for my students that are non-google-able. I would like other teachers to be able to use these puzzles in their classrooms as well without the solutions being easily found on the Internet.
However, I do recognize that us teachers are busy people and sometimes need to quickly reference an answer key to see if a student has solved a puzzle correctly or to see if they have interpreted the instructions properly.
If you are a teacher who is using these puzzles in your classroom, please send me an email at sarah@mathequalslove.net with information about what you teach and where you teach. I will be happy to forward an answer key to you.
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, as fun activities in their workplace, or as a birthday party escape room.
