Another puzzle website!

I have posted before about the algebraic thinking mobile puzzles from Solve Me Puzzles.  They are great for increasing our students' understanding of equality, and they give even our youngest students some exposure to algebra concepts.

Solve Me Puzzles has another great puzzle called Who Am I?  These place value puzzles ask students to figure out the value of the number from the clues.  There is some similarity between these puzzles and our Everyday Math place value puzzles.

On both sites, the puzzles progress in difficulty.  I think both puzzle sites could be used in some way with students in 1-5.

There is a third puzzle available on the Solve Me Puzzles menu.  It is called Mystery Grid.  You might have students who enjoy it, too.  It has some similarities to Sudoku puzzles and KenKen puzzles.  (I don't find it quite as much fun as KenKens...)

These puzzles might work well as an opening or closing activity during your day, a partner activity, or a station during math workshop.  They will definitely help build our students reasoning, thinking, and mathematical skills!