Grid Learning System (GLS) - Puzzle Based Mathematical Reasoning
Multiplication Facts & Strategies
Detective
Solve, Sort, Decode and Reason Through Single- Digit
Multiplication Facts
PRIMARY MATHEMATICS (GRADES 2-4)
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WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
▸ Recognize and define core multiplication vocabulary, including factor, product,
multiple, and array.
▸ Explain how repeated addition and skip counting produce the pattern found in a
multiplication table.
▸ Define vocabulary related to multiplication strategies, including repeated addition,
identity, and skip counting.
▸ Classify multiplication facts by the strategy used to solve them, such as doubling,
multiplying by 5, or multiplying by 10.
▸ Use elimination reasoning to determine unknown multiplication facts from indirect
clues.
▸ Apply repeated addition patterns across multiplication tables, and use the break-apart
strategy to solve an unfamiliar multiplication fact.
▸ Multiply single-digit numbers to solve problems and reveal a hidden word.
HOW TO PLAY - YOUR PUZZLE JOURNEY
This template takes you through seven learning puzzles built around the same topic, each
one built around a different way of thinking, plus a dedicated Bonus Challenge Section with
ten tiered challenges, and a Player Progress Tracker at the end.
Every puzzle also includes its own Concept Check.
Every answer is collected together near the end so you (or a parent or teacher) can check
the work.
1 WORD SEARCH - Recognize: Find every key term hidden in the grid.
2 RELATIONSHIP GRID - Connect: Fill in how key terms relate to one another.
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3 CROSSWORD - Retrieve: Use the clues to spell out each key term correctly.
4 SORT & CLASSIFY - Distinguish: Place each item into its correct category.
5 LOGIC GRID - Deduce: Use the clues to match each entity correctly.
SEQUENCE & PATTERN - Organize: Fill in several missing items, then
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reorder a scrambled sequence, and explain the rule.
CODEBREAKER - Apply: Use the Code Key to answer each question and
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reveal the hidden message.
BONUS CHALLENGE SECTION - Transfer: Complete ten tiered challenges
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of increasing depth.
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MULTIPLICATION VOCABULARY UNLOCK -
PUZZLE 1 OF 7: WORD SEARCH
Puzzle Focus: This warm-up reinforces the core vocabulary of multiplication - factor,
product, array, and more - before you apply these ideas in the puzzles ahead. Find every
item from the bank below - it may run across, down, or diagonally.
C M H T M C H L U H Q Q N
Q P K Q D Q R U B A I P N
E C O M M U T A T I V E S
K Q M K D H A Y C Q B A W
T R B U O O S C L A T R X
E K G T L R U Y P J R R Q
B M Z Y O T T B E W S A E
Q D D T E C I L L P A Y I
K L C A U Q P P U E T C U
A A Y D K I U O L Q M Z H
F E O N R B R A O E Z G O
I R X T C G Q Q L X T T F
P R T I M E S D T W A R B
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Multiplication Facts & Strategies
Detective
Solve, Sort, Decode and Reason Through Single- Digit
Multiplication Facts
PRIMARY MATHEMATICS (GRADES 2-4)
Page 1 Protymera
, Grid Learning System (GLS) - Puzzle Based Mathematical Reasoning
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
▸ Recognize and define core multiplication vocabulary, including factor, product,
multiple, and array.
▸ Explain how repeated addition and skip counting produce the pattern found in a
multiplication table.
▸ Define vocabulary related to multiplication strategies, including repeated addition,
identity, and skip counting.
▸ Classify multiplication facts by the strategy used to solve them, such as doubling,
multiplying by 5, or multiplying by 10.
▸ Use elimination reasoning to determine unknown multiplication facts from indirect
clues.
▸ Apply repeated addition patterns across multiplication tables, and use the break-apart
strategy to solve an unfamiliar multiplication fact.
▸ Multiply single-digit numbers to solve problems and reveal a hidden word.
HOW TO PLAY - YOUR PUZZLE JOURNEY
This template takes you through seven learning puzzles built around the same topic, each
one built around a different way of thinking, plus a dedicated Bonus Challenge Section with
ten tiered challenges, and a Player Progress Tracker at the end.
Every puzzle also includes its own Concept Check.
Every answer is collected together near the end so you (or a parent or teacher) can check
the work.
1 WORD SEARCH - Recognize: Find every key term hidden in the grid.
2 RELATIONSHIP GRID - Connect: Fill in how key terms relate to one another.
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3 CROSSWORD - Retrieve: Use the clues to spell out each key term correctly.
4 SORT & CLASSIFY - Distinguish: Place each item into its correct category.
5 LOGIC GRID - Deduce: Use the clues to match each entity correctly.
SEQUENCE & PATTERN - Organize: Fill in several missing items, then
6
reorder a scrambled sequence, and explain the rule.
CODEBREAKER - Apply: Use the Code Key to answer each question and
7
reveal the hidden message.
BONUS CHALLENGE SECTION - Transfer: Complete ten tiered challenges
8
of increasing depth.
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MULTIPLICATION VOCABULARY UNLOCK -
PUZZLE 1 OF 7: WORD SEARCH
Puzzle Focus: This warm-up reinforces the core vocabulary of multiplication - factor,
product, array, and more - before you apply these ideas in the puzzles ahead. Find every
item from the bank below - it may run across, down, or diagonally.
C M H T M C H L U H Q Q N
Q P K Q D Q R U B A I P N
E C O M M U T A T I V E S
K Q M K D H A Y C Q B A W
T R B U O O S C L A T R X
E K G T L R U Y P J R R Q
B M Z Y O T T B E W S A E
Q D D T E C I L L P A Y I
K L C A U Q P P U E T C U
A A Y D K I U O L Q M Z H
F E O N R B R A O E Z G O
I R X T C G Q Q L X T T F
P R T I M E S D T W A R B
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