An Introduction to

Cross Number Puzzles

Across the Grades

Created by:
Lyn Channey, Kristy Garvin, Karen Kissel,
Barbara Wennerberg, and Amy Zell
 What is this?
3 1 ?

4 2 ?

? ? ?
What could you do with this?
3 1 ?

4 2 ?

? ? ?
 When I point to you, click on the
next number to sort these shapes.
1 5

2
6

3
7

4 8
 When I point to you, click on the
next number to sort these shapes.
5

2
6

3 1
7

4 8
 When I point to you, click on the
next number to sort these shapes.
5

6
2

3 1
7

4 8
 When I point to you, click on the
next number to sort these shapes.
5

6
2

1
7
3

4 8
 When I point to you, click on the
next number to sort these shapes.
5

6
2 4

1
7
3

8
 When I point to you, click on the
next number to sort these shapes.

6
2 4
5

1
7
3

8
 When I point to you, click on the
next number to sort these shapes.

2 4
5

1
6 7
3

8
 When I point to you, click on the
next number to sort these shapes.

2 7 4
5

1
6
3

8
 When I point to you, click on the
next number to sort these shapes.

2 7 4
5

1
6 8
3
How many circles do I have?
How many circles do I have?

4
How many rectangles do I have?

4
How many rectangles do I have?

4
How many blue shapes do I have?

4
How many blue shapes do I have?

4
How many green shapes do I
have?

4
How many green shapes do I
have?

4 4
How many total shapes do I have?

4 4
How many total shapes do I have?

4 4 8
 What number sentences could I make?
4 purples + 4 greens = 8 shapes 4 circles + 4 rectangles = 8 shapes

4 4 8
This is a Kindergarten Cross
Number Puzzle
In First Grade it might look like this:

3 1 4

4 2 6

7 3 10
Flip it in Second Grade to show
subtraction:
10 3 7

6 2 4

4 1 3
Expand it to show two-digit
addition.
10 5 15

20 2 22

30 7 37
What number sentence does this
represent?
10 5 15

20 2 22

30 7 37
 15 + 22 = 37
10 5 15

20 2 22

30 7 37
Now let’s try it with regrouping.

10 5 15

20 6 26

30 11 41
What number sentence does this
represent?
10 5 15

20 6 26

30 11 41
 26 + 15 = 41
10 5 15

20 6 26

30 11 41
 Array Model of Multiplication
4

2
 What does this represent?
4

2
 2x4=8
4

2
 From here it moves to multi-digit
multiplication.
Array Model 10 5
10 5

20 200 100 300

20

2 20 10 30
2

220 110 330

15
X 20
Here is what the cross number
puzzle would look like alone.
10 5

20 200 100 300

2 20 10 30

220 110 330

What number sentence does this
represent?
10 5

20 200 100 300

2 20 10 30

220 110 330

 15 x 22 = 330
10 5

20 200 100 300

2 20 10 30

220 110 330

 In Conclusion…

4 3 1 4
6 4 2 6
7 3 10 7 3 10

10 5
10 5 15
20
20 6 26 200 100 300
2
20 10 30
30 11 41
220 110 330
 Any
Questions?
 Celebrate!
You have just expanded your
knowledge of Math!