Reindeer Pentominoes Puzzle
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Can you build the shape of a reindeer using a standard set of 12 pentominoes?
This puzzle is just one of many printable pentominoes puzzles that I have created for my own classroom and am sharing with you!
Be sure to check out my entire collection of hands-on puzzles for the classroom.
Looking for more Christmas activities and puzzles for your classroom? Here’s just a few examples of the other holiday activities I have created.
Instructions
The goal of this pentominoes reindeer puzzle is to construct the shape of an outline using a standard set of twelve pentominoes. The pentominoes may be flipped or rotated, but they are not allowed to overlap one another.
Puzzle Source
I ran across this reindeer shape made from pentominoes on a pentominoes handout on a website from Spain.
Printing and Prepping the Pentominoes Puzzles
11 x 17 Version
This reindeer pentominoes puzzle is designed to print on 11 x 17 inch paper. I print all of my pentominoes puzzles on 11 x 17 cardstock for extra durability, but regular 11 x 17 copy paper will work just fine as well.
All of my pentominoes puzzles are sized for plastic pentominoes made up of 1-inch squares.
If you don’t have a class set of plastic pentominoes, I do have a printable version of 1-inch pentominoes available to download and print. Please be aware that you MUST allow students to turn over the printed pentominoes pieces in order to solve the puzzle! This is less obvious than with the plastic pentominoes pieces.
MATH = LOVE RECOMMENDS…
Amazon offers several brands of plastic pentominoes which I recommend. Each brand is sold in a tub containing six sets of twelve pentominoes each for a total of 72 pentomino pieces.
- Learning Resources Rainbow Pentominoes
- Learning Advantage (edxeducation) Pentominoes
- Didax Colorful Pentominoes
Want each student to have their own set of pentominoes? I also offer a set of free printable one-inch pentominoes pieces which can be laminated or printed on cardstock for durability.
8.5 x 11 Version
Don’t have the ability to print on 11 x 17 paper? I have also uploaded a letter-sized version of the puzzle at the bottom of this post.
You will have to tape or glue the two sheets of paper together.
Free Download of Reindeer Pentominoes Puzzle
If you want more reindeer-themed Christmas fun for your classroom, check out the Reindeer Logic Puzzle!
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Pentominoes Reindeer Puzzle 11 x 17 (PDF)
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Pentominoes Reindeer Puzzle 8.5 x 11 (PDF)
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Hint Cards
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Reindeer Pentominoes Hint Cards (PDF)
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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!
