MULTIPLICATION Flower Puzzle | Summer End of Year Math Craft Activity
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Are you tired of the same old boring math worksheets? Looking for hands-on, engaging, and FUN activities you can use ALL YEAR LONG? Our Multiplication and Division Math Puzzle Bundle is a low prep activity that will save you time in planning and give your students the review and practice they need wPrice $26.97Original Price $614.00Save $587.03
Description
MULTIPLICATION flower puzzles are a quick and easy, hands-on math activity. Great for spring or summer math centers. A no prep download for 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade students.
WHAT YOU GET:
- Three flower puzzle options (17 pieces each) with 20 multiplication problems for facts 0-12
- No Prep PDF options of the three puzzles above
- Two editable rubric options
- No Prep digital puzzles compatible with Google Slides of all three puzzles
- Two puzzle mats (for students who need extra support)
- Three writing prompt pages
- a page with writing prompt options
WANT TO MAKE YOUR OWN FLOWER PUZZLE ON ANY TOPIC? Check out this EDITABLE Flower Puzzle now!
HOW CAN THESE PUZZLES BE USED?
- Centers, stations, or rotations
- Review
- Early or fast finishers
- Enrichment
- GATE (gifted and talented education)
- Worksheet alternatives
- Critical thinking skills
- Student, partner, or small group collaboration
- A spring activity
- As part of an "April Showers Bring May Flowers" bulletin board or door decoration
- As a Mother's Day or Grandparent's Day gift
- Distance learning via Google Slides puzzle options
TEACHERS WHO HAVE USED THIS RESOURCE HAVE SAID:
- My third graders LOVE these puzzles! They wanted more! We colored them and displayed them in the hall.... May showers bring Math Flowers!
- Thank you so much for making learning fun!
- Fun and easy puzzle to put together. My students had a blast!
- Love the self-check aspect of these!!
- So much fun and challenging for my 4th graders!! They loved it.
OTHER RESOURCES YOU MAY ENJOY:
If you want a multiplication puzzle you can use at ANY time of year, check out this Multiplication Magic Square Puzzle.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION:
There are three puzzles included in this download. Plus you also get a NO PREP PDF option of each of those puzzles. This means there are 6 total PDF puzzle options! Choose which option works best for your students.
Plus you also get a digital option where all three puzzles are available in Google Slides. Assign the page you want each student to have - perhaps via Google Classroom - and they can complete it virtually with no copying needed!
There is a puzzle mat with the actual puzzle pieces so students can put their pieces over the top OR a blank outline as a guide, but not direct help. Use these for students who need a bit more support with the puzzle shape.
You also get writing prompts to use with this shape. I recommend sharing a prompt with the class and putting these up behind or beside the completed puzzle as hall or bulletin board displays.
These puzzles help address CCSS 3.OA.C.7
The no prep PDF puzzles are a great option if you want students to get some fine motor cutting practice and NOT know the final shape. These “cut out” sheets are meant to be given directly to the students to cut out and put together so they don't know the shape. These will be more challenging. But they are no prep – just print and go!
An editable PowerPoint file has been included as a center rubric. A full page option and half page option are both included. Print these out for immediate use, or change the wording and format to fit the needs of YOUR students.
Use these puzzles anytime you need a fun math activity - particularly for spring. If you have some moms or grandmas that would like flowers, have students do the puzzles and decorate them for Mother's Day or Grandparents' Day.
Students with special needs also do well with these once they understand the concept. With this fun game format your students will stay engaged while practicing necessary skills!
These puzzles are meant to be somewhat of a challenge - which is perfect to promote a growth mindset. Students will have to keep in mind the shape of the flower and persevere if the task seems challenging. Tell students to rotate the pieces around and analyze what they can do differently until they fit. This is where their critical thinking and 21st Century skills will come into play!
Just print and quickly cut on the lines (or simply print the NO PREP option) and you have instant spring math centers that make skill practice fun and engaging. If you have some extra time, let your third, fourth, or fifth graders decorate the finished flower. These colored masterpieces can then be used as artwork for the classroom, to help decorate a bulletin board, or be hung in the hallway to add some festive art flair. (And no administrator complaints since it's an academic activity!)
Homeschool Families: You're going to love these puzzles as a last minute, print and go resource! The next time you have a crazy hectic home school day - grab, download, and go! You'll instantly get your sanity back, fit in some academic work, AND have fun at the same time.
Answer key included! Correcting is easy when you use the original fully formed flower to ensure all the numbers are in the correct order and the shape is fully created.
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~HoJo~
