Math puzzles

Creating math puzzles in all sorts of ways

Math puzzles can be built by using the different activity generators in creative ways.

Since many content inputs allow numbers (and text), you can create your exercises in many different setups.

Try out the different ideas and see which one suits you best!

Creating a math puzzle within a crossword puzzle

The crossword puzzles have no restrictions in terms of what kind of characters can be used and so you can use numbers and even math symbols within your puzzles.

You can create all sort of sums, equations and other mathematical challenges to challenge the player in a fresh puzzling way.

You can use them in the descriptions as well as the answers (if you would like a number-based puzzle field grid).

Create calculation puzzles

The calculation puzzle is the most direct embodiment of setting the player up with a math puzzle since it is only that (calculations).

You only have to think of a hidden solution, tweak the difficulty and the calculation puzzle algorithm does the rest! Due to the many settings, you can easily get a customized mathematical exercise that is just right for your students.

Create math memory

Another way of using math as the base of your activity is by creating card pair games like memory. You can add a calculation on one card, and the outcome on another.

This can be quite challenging though, so tweak the flip time of the cards accordingly.

Fill in the gap math puzzles

The most free format of all activities and therefore it can allow any sort of puzzle creation, including math puzzles.

You can enter any sentence and as long as you separate each symbol and number with a space, they can separately be 'gapified'. This way each question sheet can be turned into an online puzzle exercise.

Answers can vary from adding the correct numbers to finding the correct symbols to whatever you can think of in terms of math challenges.

Create Matching Game

You can create cool 'connect' math puzzles via the 'Matching Pairs' puzzle type.

Enter the answer as the first field in the card pair and the question/equation in the other field. This will allow players to search for the right combination and solve the math puzzles!

Easy interaction by drawing a line between the outcome and the calculation, just like in your offline activities.