Arrows Everywhere! (addition)

Arrows Everywhere! (addition)

Arrows Everywhere! (MathPickle, 2025) Here are the grids you’ll need to play this puzzle on paper, but if you happen to have a square tiled flooring in your school – watch the video below and use the big arrows that you’ll also find in that pdf....
Steamrolled! (addition or algebra)

Steamrolled! (addition or algebra)

Steamrolled! (MathPickle, 2025) If you are in grades 1-3, all you need is addition and good thinking. If you are in junior high, you can use algebra to tackle more difficult steamrolled puzzles. Make your own or try to solve mine here.   Teaching is an...
Slug Salad (addition)

Slug Salad (addition)

Slug Salad (MathPickle, 2013) Here is the first puzzle sheets for Slug salad. Some of your students will enjoy making their own. They can get empty puzzlesheets here. If you just want one file with both of these and more… here you go. 😉 Teaching is an...
QR Code Mazes

QR Code Mazes

QR Code Mazes (MathPickle, 2024) These mazes get grade 1-3 students to play with patterns. The mazes can be constructed randomly or by grabbing real QR codes. The micro QR codes shown here are big enough for pretty interesting puzzles!  Teaching is an experimental...
Mondrian Drops His Pins (random, algorithm)

Mondrian Drops His Pins (random, algorithm)

Piet Mondrian Drops His Pins Algorithm (MathPickle, 2023) “Beauty” and “Mathematics” are words that belong together. This is always true, but it is especially true in the elementary school classroom.  This algorithm belongs in art class as much...