Fun with Sudoku Guy (K-gr3, LESSON 6: Horizontal blocks and vertical blocks.

This is the 6th of 7 resources for K-3 showing how to look for a missing number in horizontal and vertical blocks. I also revise a 9X9 sudoku grid containing examples of a row, column, and block.

FOR TEACHERS

• teachers can either go thorugh the slides as a class or use it as a math work station, or have indivdual students work on the activities with worksheet provided. Your choice
• the most important part of this lesson is that students learn the words horizontal and vertical
• you will find printable activities, and worksheets plus demo videos presented by Sudoku Guy!
• go through slides and videos as a class or use it as a math work station (Your choice... I'm pretty entertaining!)
• the students will also study a real finished sudoku puzzle. Note: there is NO number repeated in a row, column or block
• individual or group activities and worksheets include puzzles to solve
• videos to watch as a class or for teacher to form lesson plan
• teacher guide in presentation notes under slides

EXPLORE

• logical thinking, spacial relationships, and number sequenceing
• new vocabulary e.g. row, column, block, cell
• creation of own puzzles (So fun!)

RESULTS

• students will solve simple sudoku puzzles with one number missing in a row, column, and block.
• Students will know what horizontal and vertical blocks are
• Students wil see a completed sudoku puzzle

DON'T FORGET!

• the series of resources are also in a bundle. The bundle is a step by step set of lessons such that the students will grow in knowledge and skills
• this series of resources is intended to help students solve simple sudoku puzzles. Robin the Sudoku Guy takes you step-by-step along the way. The videos are fun to watch
• make sure you have PowerPoint on your computer.
• above all have fun and please let me know how I can improve this resource