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Brilliant Maths

Puzzles
for 8 - 9 year olds
Revision • Consolidation • Fun

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WRITTEN BY RON SHAW


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1. Photocopy puzzle and distribute to all students.


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3. Have one student read the first clue. Then ask, “Are there any questions about that?” Do not ask for the clue’s answer.
4. Choose another student to read the next clue. And so on until all clues have been read out.
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              Digital and Analogue Time Telling the Time 4-5

              Ordinal Numbers to 100th Sport 6-7

              Adding and Subtracting 3-Digit Numbers On the Farm 8-9

Lines of Symmetry n/a 10-11


              Probability Coin and Dice 12-13

              3-D Objects n/a 14-15

              Sharing and Division Miscellaneous 16-17

2-Digit Numbers At School 18-19


              Fractions The Circus 20-21

              More 3-D Objects n/a 22-23

              More Adding and Subt’ 3-digit Numbers Collecting Stamps 24-25

Smaller Time Units Fishing with Pedro 26-27


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Metric Conversions n/a 30-31

Mass and Weight n/a 32-33

Solution Multi-operational Problems Sports and Games 34-35


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Graphs and Data Children’s Party 36-37
Real-Life More Fractions Fruit 38-39

Applications Money and Graphing Saving Money 40-41


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Two-step Calculations At the Zoo 42-43

Real-Life Applications Lake Excursion 44-45

Doubling and Halving In the Kitchen 46-47

Time: Larger Units Holidays 48-49

Comparisons and Quantifiers Fun in the Snow 50-51

Finding Directions From House to House 52-53

Solutions 54-78

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                          
              
           
              
           
              
              
           

           

            Solution
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            Two-step
           
Calculations
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           

 4  73
 

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 
             
            



             
 
             

          

 
            



             
 
            

            



             



            


            









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Solution 
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Money and 

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Graphing 

 
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 72  5
 

            
Degree ofdifficulty

            

 Third!            
Second!
            

            
 First!
           

            
           
 Last....

 again!

           

           

                       
                       
           

           

           
Solution
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Fractions
            p38

           

           

           

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Across Down
 
              

             

 

             
 
             
 

             




            




              

 
             


             




              

             


             




             








Solution 
to 
Graphs and 

Data 

p36 






 70  7
 

                 

                

 Degree of difficulty If you lay eggs                 
  today I’ll eat
them tomorrow.
                
 If you don’t I’ll                 

eat chicken!
                
                 
                 
                 
                
              

              
                
                               
                
                
              

              
                
                               
              

              
Solution
              
to
Multi-
              
operational
              
Problems
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              

              

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               
 
               
 

              



 
              
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              
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             
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 


              

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              
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

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              

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              



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 
 
 
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 
Solution  
to  
Mass and  
 
Weight 



p32  
 







 
 68  9
 

           
 Degree of difficulty


A line of
symmetry is
             


sometimes
called an …..
           


           
           
               

               

               
           
                           
                           
               
           
               
           
           
               

               

               
           
               
…axis of
Solution
          .
symmetry      
to

                Metric
                Conversions
p30
               

               








 10  67
 

Across Down
 
                
                

 

               



             

 

               



 
              

              
 

 
               



 
               

              
 

 

              




              

 
  


Solution 
to  only
You can
Multiplication fold a shape in
and Division half if…
Facts
p28

…you fold it

around a line
of symmetry.

 66  11
 

          
Degree of difficulty
         
 He will           
Why can’t I
if he’s         
patient.
ever throw          
double-six!?
          
          
         
          
          
                     
          
          
          
          
          

          

           Solution
to

           Smaller
Time Units
          
p26

          

          

 12  65
 

Across Down
 
            
 
           



           




           




          

 
 
           



 
            
 

           
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
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          


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           
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           


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
           


           




           

           




Solution 
to

More Adding and 
Subtracting 
3-Digit Numbers
p24


 64  13
 

                
Degree of difficulty
                
                 

                 


                
                
                


                 
Bones 
are
          
                
solid.
    Or are 
they?
                       
           
                
                
                            
           
                
           

           

           

           
Solution
to
More 3-D
           
Objects
           
p22

           

           

 14  63
 

Across Down
 
              



               
 
              


             

 

 

              


              
 
               


              

 
               
 
               
               


              


 
 
Solution  
to  

Fractions
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
p20 








 
 62   15
 

          
 Degree of difficulty           
            

           

         
          
                   
         
          
         
          
          
          
         

         
          
         
          
         

Solution
          to

         
2-Digit
Numbers
          p18

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         

         

         

 16  61
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           
          

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          


           
 
          
           
          



           
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           
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         

 
           


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          

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           
 
           
 


 
Solution  
to  
Sharing and  


Division 

p16 
 

 
 60  17
 

           
 Degree of difficulty
           
  Hm, two digits            

           
…and that reminds
 me…..I have to eat


enough for two.
           
            
            

           
                       
          
           
           
           
          

          
           
          

          
Solution
to
          
3-D Objects
p14
          

          

          

          

          

 18  59
 

Across Down
 
            
 
           



           





           


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           




           


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

           
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
           

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
 
            


           



 
            






 

Solution 

to

Probability
p12


 58  19
 

               
               
               
Degree of difficulty
               
                
               
You don’t have to be a                
genie-us to work these
fractions problems out.                
               
               
               
               
                             
               
             
               
                             
             

             
Solution
to

              Lines of
             
Symmetry
p10
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             

             

             

             

 20  57
 

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 
                
                
 

               
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

                
 

                
 
                
 
               


               
 
                
 
               



                
 
                

              

 
 
                
                
 

 
 
 
 
 
Solution  
to  
Adding and  
Subtracting 3 -Digit  
Numbers 
p8 





 

 56  21
 


           
  Degree of difficulty            
             

            
        

       
           
                
           
                            
                            
                            
                
           
                
           
                
           
                

                

                
Solution
                
to
Ordinal Numbers
                 to 100th
p6
                




   
 22  55
 

Across Down
 
             
 
            




             
 
           
 

 
 
             


             
 
             
 

            



             



            
 


            








Solution 
to
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Digital and 


Analogue Time

p4 What are
 the three
 dimensions?


 54 
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 

 B W
 Degree of difficulty V


 T
A J
S
 Always add from
M E
right to left.
           


          
Across Down
 
            
 
 
          
 
 
 
          
 
 
            
 
 
          
 
 
 
          
 
 
          
 
 
 
          
 
 

            
 
 
            
 
 
          

          

           


 24  53
 

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 
 
  
 Degree of difficulty 

  
  




 
 Oh, where  
 can he be?  
I’m
 just
 
  
over  
 here.  
 
  
 




                
 
              
 
 
 
                
 
 
              
 
 
                
 
 
                
 
                
 
 
                
 
                


 
               

              

We iguanas eat
               more than 50
different types of
plants.
              

Some
              
people have
us as pets.
 
 
 52  25
 

Across Down
 
  
 Degree of difficulty  
  

  
 
  
Now, let’s see...  
 if I catch one worm  
 every 30 seconds I  
should be able to catch
 six worms in........
 
 
  
  
 
  
          
 
 
            
 
            
 
            
 
          
 
 
 
          
 
 
          
 
 
            
I’ve only
 
            eaten a few 
 ants today. 
           

          

          

…and I’ve
3 minutes.
eaten fewer. 
Gulp!

 26  51
 

Across Down
 
  
 
Degree of difficulty  
 
How does my   
snout compare 

 
with a fox’s?  
 
 

               
 
               
 
 
             
 
 

               
 
               
 

 
             
 
 
             
 

              


             


              

              

             

             

             

             

* these are Measurement questions, not Time ones.


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 50  27
 
 
Across Down
  

Degree of difficulty  


 



 
  
 I like Maths…how  
about you? 

  
 
 I look scary…how  
 about you? 



  
  
 

  
 
  

  
  
              
 

 
                
 
                
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              
 
 
              
 
 
 
                

              
How old are
you?
               6? 7? 8?
Well I’m 678!
              

              
I’ve been
hiding
              
behind this
mushroom
               for a month.

   
 28  49
 

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 
 
  
Degree of difficulty
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
    
  
 

  
 
 This took a  
 fortnight to grow.  
 
 Or was it two 

 weeks?  
 
  

  


 
  
             
 

            
 
 
           
 
 

            

 
           
 
 
 
            

 
             

            

Time for lunch. I like scaring
            people and I like
doing Maths
puzzles.
           

           

           
  

 48  29
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 
Degree of difficulty  
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  
 
           

 
             



            
 


            


 

            


 
            



             



            
 
 

            


 
           
 


            




           


 

The treasure will


be hidden two
metres west of the
palm tree and 
80cm beneath the
ground.


 30  47
 

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 
  
Degree of difficulty
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 
  

 



 






 
 
 
                 



               
 
                 

 
               
 
                 
 

 
               

I love
butterflies
                 
...and maths.  
               
 

                
 
                
This barrel

                is 900 mm Yep….
long. 90 cm.
               

               

               

 
 46  
 31
 

Across Down
 
 
  
Degree ofdifficulty  


 

This is  



so easy.  

  

 I can’t believe it; 
  
 she’s lifting us both  

 up, one in each arm.  


That’s 175 kg!  

 
  

  

Um..  
 
 
  
  

  
  
 
 
  
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  
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 

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              

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If you enjoy school  
excursions you’ll like  
these questions.  

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      

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             
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 
             
 
               


 
             

              


              How much
 can you
             
 lift up?

              

 
 44  33
 
At the Zoo
Across Down
  
 
Degree of difficulty  


  These questions 



 will really make  

 you think.  


  
You’d better take as  


much care as I am.  
  

 

 


 
 
  
                
 
 
                  

 
                  
 
                  
 
                
 
 
Don’t forget  

 
                
to check your
 
         answers.
       
 
 

                 
 
                  
 
 
                
 


                 

                 

                 I use my 

tentacles 
to help 
                

me add.

                 

                 

 
 34  43
 

Across Down
 
  

Degree of difficulty 
 Ooooo…..  

  my brain 


hurts! 
 


Poor  
Ockie.. he  
 struggles  


with these  
 questions.  
  
  
               



                
 
                
 
              


 

              
 
 
              
 


 
                
 
                



               

              


              



              

 What is
              
 meant by
 logical
                thinking?

 
              


 42  35


Across Down
 
Degree of difficulty  
 
  

 
On a Height  
graph a giant  

like me would
          
 
be near
 the top.           
 
 

 
 
            

              
 

            
 


 
            
 

            
 


            
 

 
              
 I love 
spending
              money. 

 
            
 

            

            
I save my
money for
things I
really want.
(3 children) JKL
First Initials of Children at Party MNO (10 children)

(20 children) ABC PQR (6 children)

(12 children) DEF STU (15 children)

VWXYZ (9 children)
(19 children) GHI
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Across Down
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  
Degree of difficulty  
 
  
 
 
           What’s

 
better….  
          
dollars and

 
cents  
or dollars and
sense?  
           
 
 
 
           

 
           
 
 
           
 
 
           
 
 
           
 
 
           


           


           


           


                              
        
        
        
       
   
  
 
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 
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Don’t be 
scared of ….or us. Fractions 
fractions…. are 
fun….. 
 …and

easy!



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 
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             
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             
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 
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             
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           
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             
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 
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 
 
 
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Don’t be 
scared of ….or us. Fractions 
fractions…. are 
fun….. 
 …and

easy!



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  
Degree of difficulty  
 
  
 
 
           What’s

 
better….  
          
dollars and

 
cents  
or dollars and
sense?  
           
 
 
 
           

 
           
 
 
           
 
 
           
 
 
           
 
 
           


           


           


           


                              
        
        
        
       
   
  
 
                              
                                
 40  37
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 
Degree of difficulty  
 
  

 
On a Height  
graph a giant  

like me would
          
 
be near
 the top.           
 
 

 
 
            

              
 

            
 


 
            
 

            
 


            
 

 
              
 I love 
spending
              money. 

 
            
 

            

            
I save my
money for
things I
really want.
(3 children) JKL
First Initials of Children at Party MNO (10 children)

(20 children) ABC PQR (6 children)

(12 children) DEF STU (15 children)

VWXYZ (9 children)
(19 children) GHI
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Across Down
 
  

Degree of difficulty 
 Ooooo…..  

  my brain 


hurts! 
 


Poor  
Ockie.. he  
 struggles  


with these  
 questions.  
  
  
               


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                
 
                
 
              


 

              
 
 
              
 

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 
                
 
                


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               

              


              

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              

 What is
              
 meant by
 logical
                thinking?

 
              


 42  35
 
At the Zoo
Across Down
  
 
Degree of difficulty  


  These questions 



 will really make  

 you think.  


  
You’d better take as  


much care as I am.  
  

 

 


 
 
  
                
 
 
                  

 
                  
 
                  
 
                
 
 
Don’t forget  

 
                
to check your
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         answers.
       
 
 

                 
 
                  
 
 
                
 


                 

                 

                 I use my 

tentacles 
to help 
                

me add.
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                 

                 

 
 34  43
 

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  
 
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 
If you enjoy school  
excursions you’ll like  
these questions.  

 
 
 
 



 
 
 



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
 
               
 


              
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
             

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        
 
      


             
 
 
             
 
               


 
             

              


              How much
 can you
             
 lift up?

              

 
 44  33
 

Across Down
 
 
  
Degree ofdifficulty  

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 

This is  



so easy.  

  

 I can’t believe it; 
  
 she’s lifting us both  

 up, one in each arm.  


That’s 175 kg!  

 
  

  

Um..  
 
 
  
  

  
  
 
 
  
  

  
 

  
               
 
               
 


               
 
 
              

              

             

             

             

             

             


 32  45 
 

Across Down
 
  
Degree of difficulty
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 
  

 



 






 
 
 
                 



               
 
                 

 
               
 
                 
 

 
               

I love
butterflies
                 
...and maths.  
               
 

                
 
                
This barrel

                is 900 mm Yep….
long. 90 cm.
               

               

               

 
 46  
 31
 

Across Down
  
 
Degree of difficulty  


  
 
           

 
             



            
 


            


 

            


 
            



             



            
 
 

            


 
           
 


            




           


 

The treasure will


be hidden two
metres west of the
palm tree and 
80cm beneath the
ground.


 30  47
 

Across Down
 
 
  
Degree of difficulty
 



    
  
 

  
 
 This took a  
 fortnight to grow.  
 
 Or was it two 

 weeks?  
 
  

  


 
  
             
 

            
 
 
           
 
 

            

 
           
 
 
 
            

 
             

            

Time for lunch. I like scaring
            people and I like
doing Maths
puzzles.
           

           

           
  

 48  29
 
 
Across Down
  

Degree of difficulty  


 



 
  
 I like Maths…how  
about you? 

  
 
 I look scary…how  
 about you? 



  
  
 

  
 
  

  
  
              
 

 
                
 
                
 

              
 
 
              
 
 
 
                

              
How old are
you?
               6? 7? 8?
Well I’m 678!
              

              
I’ve been
hiding
              
behind this
mushroom
               for a month.

   
 28  49
 

Across Down
 
  
 
Degree of difficulty  
 
How does my   
snout compare 

 
with a fox’s?  
 
 

               
 
               
 
 
             
 
 

               
 
               
 

 
             
 
 
             
 

              


             


              

              

             

             

             

             

* these are Measurement questions, not Time ones.


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 
  
 Degree of difficulty  
  

  
 
  
Now, let’s see...  
 if I catch one worm  
 every 30 seconds I  
should be able to catch
 six worms in........
 
 
  
  
 
  
          
 
 
            
 
            
 
            
 
          
 
 
 
          
 
 
          
 
 
            
I’ve only
 
            eaten a few 
 ants today. 
           

          

          

…and I’ve
3 minutes.
eaten fewer. 
Gulp!

 26  51
 

Across Down
 
 
  
 Degree of difficulty 

  
  




 
 Oh, where  
 can he be?  
I’m
 just
 
  
over  
 here.  
 
  
 

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                
 
              
 
 
 
                
 
 
              
 
 
                
 
 
                
 
                
 
 
                
 
                


 
               

              

We iguanas eat
               more than 50
different types of
plants.
              

Some
              
people have
us as pets.
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 52  25
 

 B W
 Degree of difficulty V


 T
A J
S
 Always add from
M E
right to left.
           


          
Across Down
 
            
 
 
          
 
 
 
          
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 
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

Solution 
to

Digital and 


Analogue Time

p4 What are
 the three
 dimensions?


 54 
 23
 


           
  Degree of difficulty            
             

            
        

       
           
                
           
                            
                            
                            
                
           
                
           
                
           
                

                

                
Solution
                
to
Ordinal Numbers
                 to 100th
p6
                




   
 22  55
 

Across Down
 
                
                
 

               



                
 

                
 
                
 
               


               
 
                
 
               



                
 
                

              

 
 
                
                
 

 
 
 
 
 
Solution  
to  
Adding and  
Subtracting 3 -Digit  
Numbers 
p8 





 

 56  21
 

               
               
               
Degree of difficulty
               
                
               
You don’t have to be a                
genie-us to work these
fractions problems out.                
               
               
               
               
                             
               
             
               
                             
             

             
Solution
to

              Lines of
             
Symmetry
p10
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             

             

             

             

 20  57
 

Across Down
 
            
 
           

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           
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           
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           




           





           



           


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 
            


           



 
            






 

Solution 

to

Probability
p12


 58  19
 

           
 Degree of difficulty
           
  Hm, two digits            

           
…and that reminds
 me…..I have to eat


enough for two.
           
            
            

           
                       
          
           
           
           
          

          
           
          

          
Solution
to
          
3-D Objects
p14
          

          

          

          

          

 18  59
 

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 
           
          


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          


           
 
          
           
          



           
 

           

         

 
           



          


          



           
 
           
 


 
Solution  
to  
Sharing and  


Division 

p16 
 

 
 60  17
 

          
 Degree of difficulty           
            

           

         
          
                   
         
          
         
          
          
          
         

         
          
         
          
         

Solution
          to

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2-Digit
Numbers
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         

 16  61
 

Across Down
 
              



               
 
              


             

 

 

              


              
 
               


              

 
               
 
               
               


              


 
 
Solution  
to  

Fractions
 

p20 








 
 62   15
 

                
Degree of difficulty
                
                 

                 


                
                
                


                 
Bones 
are
          
                
solid.
    Or are 
they?
                       
           
                
                
                            
           
                
           

           

           

           
Solution
to
More 3-D
           
Objects
           
p22

           

           

 14  63
 

Across Down
 
            
 
           



           




           


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
          

 
 
           



 
            
 

           



          





           



           




           


           




           

           




Solution 
to
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More Adding and 
Subtracting 
3-Digit Numbers
p24


 64  13
 

          
Degree of difficulty
         
 He will           
Why can’t I
if he’s         
patient.
ever throw          
double-six!?
          
          
         
          
          
                     
          
          
          
          
          

          

           Solution
to

           Smaller
Time Units
          
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          

          

 12  65
 

Across Down
 
                
                

 

               



             

 

               



 
              

              
 

 
               



 
               

              
 

 

              




              

 
  


Solution 
to  only
You can
Multiplication fold a shape in
and Division half if…
Facts
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…you fold it

around a line
of symmetry.

 66  11
 

           
 Degree of difficulty


A line of
symmetry is
             


sometimes
called an …..
           


           
           
               

               

               
           
                           
                           
               
           
               
           
           
               

               

               
           
               
…axis of
Solution
          .
symmetry      
to

                Metric
                Conversions
p30
               

               








 10  67
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On the Farm
Across Down
               
 
               
 

              
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 
              
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              
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             
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 

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              
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              
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              
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              
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
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 
 
 
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 
Solution  
to  
Mass and  
 
Weight 
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p32  
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
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 68  9
 

                 

                

 Degree of difficulty If you lay eggs                 
  today I’ll eat
them tomorrow.
                
 If you don’t I’ll                 

eat chicken!
                
                 
                 
                 
                
              

              
                
                               
                
                
              

              
                
                               
              

              
Solution
              
to
Multi-
              
operational
              
Problems
p34
              

              

              

              

 8  69
 

Across Down
 
              

             

 

             
 
             
 

             




            




              

 
             


             




              

             


             




             








Solution 
to 
Graphs and 

Data 

p36 






 70  7
 

            
Degree ofdifficulty

            

 Third!            
Second!
            

            
 First!
           

            
           
 Last....

 again!

           

           

                       
                       
           

           

           
Solution
to
           
More
           
Fractions
            p38

           

           

           

 6  71
 

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 
             
            



             
 
             

          

 
            



             
 
            

            



             



            


            












Solution 
 
to

Money and 


Graphing 

 
p40



 
 72  5
 

               


Degree of difficulty               


               
               

               


              
               

               
               
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              Digital and Analogue Time Telling the Time 4-5

              Ordinal Numbers to 100th Sport 6-7

              Adding and Subtracting 3-Digit Numbers On the Farm 8-9

Lines of Symmetry n/a 10-11


              Probability Coin and Dice 12-13

              3-D Objects n/a 14-15

              Sharing and Division Miscellaneous 16-17

2-Digit Numbers At School 18-19


              Fractions The Circus 20-21

              More 3-D Objects n/a 22-23

              More Adding and Subt’ 3-digit Numbers Collecting Stamps 24-25

Smaller Time Units Fishing with Pedro 26-27


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Metric Conversions n/a 30-31

Mass and Weight n/a 32-33

Solution Multi-operational Problems Sports and Games 34-35


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Real-Life More Fractions Fruit 38-39

Applications Money and Graphing Saving Money 40-41


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Two-step Calculations At the Zoo 42-43

Real-Life Applications Lake Excursion 44-45

Doubling and Halving In the Kitchen 46-47

Time: Larger Units Holidays 48-49

Comparisons and Quantifiers Fun in the Snow 50-51

Finding Directions From House to House 52-53

Solutions 54-78

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1. Photocopy puzzle and distribute to all students.


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2. 
3. Have one student read the first clue. Then ask, “Are there any questions about that?” Do not ask for the clue’s answer.
4. Choose another student to read the next clue. And so on until all clues have been read out.
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