Grid Learning System (GLS) - Puzzle Based Mathematical Reasoning
The Teen Number Challenge
A Puzzle- Based Learning Resource for Counting, Number Relationships,
Number Names, Sequencing & Early Math Reasoning
Kindergarten & Grade 1 Mathematics
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
▸ Recognize and name the numerals 11 through 20. Understand that the teen numbers
are 11 through 19, while 20 is not a teen number.
▸ Explain how ten ones and extra ones combine to make each teen number.
▸ Use one-to-one counting to determine a quantity between 11 and 20.
▸ Sort numbers into the 11-14 group, the 15-19 group, or 20.
▸ Use comparison clues to determine an unknown number between 11 and 20.
▸ Count forward from 11 to 20, filling in several missing numbers and reordering a
scrambled counting sequence.
▸ Use addition and subtraction to find numbers between 11 and 20..
HOW TO PLAY - YOUR PUZZLE JOURNEY
This resource takes you through seven learning puzzles built around the same topic, each
one built around a different way of thinking - recognizing, connecting, retrieving,
distinguishing, deducing, organizing, and applying - plus a dedicated Bonus Challenge
Section with ten tiered challenges, and a Player Progress Tracker to reflect on your journey
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.
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NUMBER RECOGNITION - Recognize: Find every key term hidden in the
1
grid.
NUMBER RELATIONSHIPS - Connect: Fill in how key terms relate to one
2
another.
3 WORD GRID - 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
organized from warm-up to mastery
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TEEN NUMBER SEARCH - PUZZLE 1 OF 7:
NUMBER RECOGNITION
Puzzle Focus: This warm-up helps you practice recognizing the numerals 11 through
20, so you can spot them quickly in the puzzles ahead. Find every number from the bank
in the grid. Numbers may appear across, down, or diagonally. Find at least one
occurrence of every number from the bank. Circle or highlight each one you find.
7 1 1 4 7 8
4 4 8 1 2 8
9 4 4 5 4 7
1 7 0 8 1 1
1 4 1 3 6 6
9 5 3 3 2 0
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NUMBER BANK
11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18
19 20
VOCABULARY BREAKDOWN
1. 11: Ten and one more make eleven.
2. 12: Ten and two more make twelve.
3. 13: Ten and three more make thirteen.
4. 14: Ten and four more make fourteen.
5. 15: Ten and five more make fifteen.
6. 16: Ten and six more make sixteen.
7. 17: Ten and seven more make seventeen.
8. 18: Ten and eight more make eighteen.
9. 19: Ten and nine more make nineteen.
10. 20: Two full groups of ten make twenty.
CONCEPT CHECK - DEFINITION
Circle the bigger number:
13 or 18?
Circle your answer.
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The Teen Number Challenge
A Puzzle- Based Learning Resource for Counting, Number Relationships,
Number Names, Sequencing & Early Math Reasoning
Kindergarten & Grade 1 Mathematics
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
▸ Recognize and name the numerals 11 through 20. Understand that the teen numbers
are 11 through 19, while 20 is not a teen number.
▸ Explain how ten ones and extra ones combine to make each teen number.
▸ Use one-to-one counting to determine a quantity between 11 and 20.
▸ Sort numbers into the 11-14 group, the 15-19 group, or 20.
▸ Use comparison clues to determine an unknown number between 11 and 20.
▸ Count forward from 11 to 20, filling in several missing numbers and reordering a
scrambled counting sequence.
▸ Use addition and subtraction to find numbers between 11 and 20..
HOW TO PLAY - YOUR PUZZLE JOURNEY
This resource takes you through seven learning puzzles built around the same topic, each
one built around a different way of thinking - recognizing, connecting, retrieving,
distinguishing, deducing, organizing, and applying - plus a dedicated Bonus Challenge
Section with ten tiered challenges, and a Player Progress Tracker to reflect on your journey
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.
Page 1 Protymera
, Grid Learning System (GLS) - Puzzle Based Mathematical Reasoning
NUMBER RECOGNITION - Recognize: Find every key term hidden in the
1
grid.
NUMBER RELATIONSHIPS - Connect: Fill in how key terms relate to one
2
another.
3 WORD GRID - 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
organized from warm-up to mastery
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, Grid Learning System (GLS) - Puzzle Based Mathematical Reasoning
TEEN NUMBER SEARCH - PUZZLE 1 OF 7:
NUMBER RECOGNITION
Puzzle Focus: This warm-up helps you practice recognizing the numerals 11 through
20, so you can spot them quickly in the puzzles ahead. Find every number from the bank
in the grid. Numbers may appear across, down, or diagonally. Find at least one
occurrence of every number from the bank. Circle or highlight each one you find.
7 1 1 4 7 8
4 4 8 1 2 8
9 4 4 5 4 7
1 7 0 8 1 1
1 4 1 3 6 6
9 5 3 3 2 0
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, Grid Learning System (GLS) - Puzzle Based Mathematical Reasoning
NUMBER BANK
11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18
19 20
VOCABULARY BREAKDOWN
1. 11: Ten and one more make eleven.
2. 12: Ten and two more make twelve.
3. 13: Ten and three more make thirteen.
4. 14: Ten and four more make fourteen.
5. 15: Ten and five more make fifteen.
6. 16: Ten and six more make sixteen.
7. 17: Ten and seven more make seventeen.
8. 18: Ten and eight more make eighteen.
9. 19: Ten and nine more make nineteen.
10. 20: Two full groups of ten make twenty.
CONCEPT CHECK - DEFINITION
Circle the bigger number:
13 or 18?
Circle your answer.
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