Winter Triples Puzzle
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In this fun winter word puzzle, you are challenged to arrange the letter trio cards to spell a variety of winter related words.
Puzzle Instructions
Combine the letter trios to spell out some words associated with winter. Each trio of letters will be used exactly once.
For example, MIT and TEN can be combined to form MITTEN. What other winter themed words will you be able to find?
Puzzle Source / Inspiration
In 2023, I shared Erich Friedman’s Holiday Triples puzzle here on my blog. After doing so, I received an email from a blog reader sharing a list of words she had come up with for a winter-themed version of the puzzle.
Well, as a true procrastinator, I am only now getting around to finally sharing it with you. Thank you, Hillary, for sharing with us all!
Using this Puzzle in the Classroom
I printed the letter trio pages on blue colored paper and it through my laminator before cutting the pieces apart.
In previous years, I put ceramic disc magnets on the back of each piece to hang on my whiteboard.
This year, I have been printing several copies of the puzzle and putting them in their own individual bags in a magnetic pocket for students to grab and take back to their tables to solve.
Free Download of Winter Triples Puzzle
This puzzle is available to download in two formats: PDF and PowerPoint.
PDF Version (Non-Editable)
Click here to DownloadWinter Triples Puzzle (PDF)
51 downloads – 52.64 KB
PowerPoint Version (Editable – Must Unzip File Before Editing!)
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Winter Triples Puzzle (PPT in ZIP)
18 downloads – 135.80 KB
Puzzle Solutions
I intentionally do not make answers to the printable puzzles and math activities 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.
