Frobenius’ Beast Bait

Frobenius’ Beast Bait

Frobenius’ Beast Bait (MathPickle, 2025) To introduce Beast Bait, get students to choose a target creature number between 5 and 25. Let’s say the target number is 9. It is then a classroom competition to find a set of integers that can be added together in...
A puzzle recommendation (shape, logic)

A puzzle recommendation (shape, logic)

IQ Fit (Recommended by Geneviève Boulet) IQ Fit is a commercial product that Geneviève Boulet is recommending without bias. She did not receive a free copy of the product, nor does she have any connection to the company. The same goes for me. Teaching is an...
Certex Recipe (counting, pattern)

Certex Recipe (counting, pattern)

Vertex Recipe (Jeremiah Hockaday, 2025) Which vertex recipes work and which fail? Look for patterns. The conversation continues below about why graph theory should be considered when designing curriculum.   Do these fail? {1,2,3} {1,2,3,4} {1,2,3,4,5}...
Roll Reversal (counting, addition, manipulatives)

Roll Reversal (counting, addition, manipulatives)

Can you figure out the rules for Roll Reversal by just looking at this sample? We’ll explain the rules on the next few pages, but sometimes it’s fun to get your students to flex their inductive problem-solving muscles! We are going to use Cuisenaire rods....
Fussy Friend Graphs

Fussy Friend Graphs

Can you figure out the rules for fussy friend graphs just by looking at an example of a failure due to a fussy friend? The “4” is a fussy friend. This graph failed because the edges connecting “4” to other friends do not add up exactly to 4. To...