Ballast – addition puzzles

Ballast – addition puzzles

Ballast – addition puzzles (MathPickle, 2012) Ballast addition puzzles are great for students learning addition. They are presented with three warships in each puzzle. Two of these can be made to float by balancing the ballast. The remaining warship is...
Bubbling Cauldrons (single digit addition)

Bubbling Cauldrons (single digit addition)

Bubbling Cauldrons (Integer Partitions were first explored by Issai Schur, 1916) After students have found the optimal answer (eight frogs in two bubbling cauldrons) you can challenge students in multiple directions. Let your students decide: 1) David Martin (2020...
Number Icicles

Number Icicles

Number Icicles (MathPickle, 2011) Give your students practice in skip counting. Download the puzzle-sheets here. PS. Some of the harder puzzles are purposefully impossible. It is essential that students get exposure to lots of impossible puzzles – without...