Maths Logic Puzzles for Kids Set 1
Lateral Thinking Puzzles and Brain Teasers
Are you looking for an activity to fire up your Maths lesson? Do you need an extension or time-filling activity to keep your students on task?
Possible Ways to Use these Maths Resources:
⭐ These brain teasers are a great way to ‘Get into the Zone’ when starting a Maths lesson.
☀ The optical illusions part of the set are wonderful as ‘Brain Breaks”?
⭐ Have them on Interactive Whiteboard displayed as a classroom entry activity.
☀ Excellent activities for ‘fast finishers’.
Classroom Tips for Using these Maths Logic Puzzles:
⭐ Give your class 5 minutes to solve the riddle or puzzles before revealing the answers. Great discussion starters as many of these may have more than one answer or explanation.
☀ Students work individually or in teams to determine the answer and then share their thinking.
⭐ Use the ‘Think, Pair, Share’ thinking strategy to encourage mathematical and logical thinking
☀ Students work individually or in teams to determine the answer and then share their thinking.
⭐ Use the ‘Think, Pair, Share’ thinking strategy to encourage mathematical and logical thinking
☀ The optical illusions included in this pack are great conversation starters.
What is Included in this Math Puzzles Pack?
⭐ 1 PDF which can be easily saved on any storage device.
⭐ 10 optical illusion discussion starters to ‘Blow Their Minds’.
⭐ 29 logic and lateral thinking problems with answers included (where necessary).
Who is this Puzzles Pack For?
☀ Suitable for middle primary to lower secondary students.
⭐ It is a great addition to any Relief or Substitute teacher’s bag of tricks.
☀ Any classroom teacher looking to infuse logical thinking skills into their curriculum.
☀ Any classroom teacher looking to infuse logical thinking skills into their curriculum.
Have a Go at This One:
“All of Jenny’s pets are dogs except one. All of her pets are cats except one. How many cats & dogs does Jenny have?*
HINT – Jenny has less than 5 dogs and the answer is at the bottom of the page. Do resist the urge to jump straight to the answer 😉
What People Are Saying About These Maths Logic Puzzles:
☀ “I have a cluster classroom so this was great. I put it on Google classroom, and let my students use it when they had free time. It was very engaging and fun.”
☀ “We’ve been using these as warm-up questions. They love that it isn’t directly “Maths” (equations) and I love that they get really into solving these and getting their brains thinking outside of the box! Thank you!”
☀ “I use these for early finishers. They enjoy solving puzzles. As a result, they are practising but do not feel they are doing extra work.”
☀ “These problems are great for morning discussion or showing it during lesson transition”
☀ “My students will stop doing what they are doing and they will listen to the question. They hate it when someone answers without raising their hand.”
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* Jenny has one cat and one dog
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