Grid Learning System (GLS) - Puzzle Based Mathematical Reasoning
Addition Facts within 10 - Puzzle
Challenge
Growing Addition Skills and Number Facts to 10
EARLY LEARNERS MATHEMATICS
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WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
▸ Recognize and define basic addition vocabulary used with sums up to 10.
▸ Explain how numbers within the range up to 10 connect through simple addition facts.
▸ Match addition facts within 10 to their correctly spelled number-word answer.
▸ Classify addition facts within 10 by the strategy they use - doubles, adding zero, or
making ten.
▸ Use comparison and strategy clues to determine which addition fact matches an
unknown total.
▸ Recognize and extend addition patterns within 10, including finding missing facts and
reordering scrambled facts.
▸ Add within 10 and extend briefly beyond 10 using the make-a-ten strategy; use addition
facts to solve problems and reveal a hidden message.
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 CONCEPT MAP - Connect: Fill in how key terms relate to one another.
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NUMBER-WORD GRID - Retrieve: Use the clues to spell out each key term
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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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ADDITION VOCABULARY UNLOCK - PUZZLE 1
OF 7: WORD SEARCH
Puzzle Focus: This warm-up reinforces key addition vocabulary and related number
language - including add, plus, equals, sum, combine, count, whole, more, and number -
before you apply these ideas in the puzzles ahead. Find every item from the word bank -
it may run across, down, or diagonally.
F R V G Y G R O U P
W P L U S A G G C H
G E Q U A L S O O O
U T F M S U M W M E
C W H O L E S T B B
K H Q Q B A M D I N
D C O U N T Z T N U
F A D D J O O Q E F
C Y N U M B E R R U
Q B M M O R E A H F
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Addition Facts within 10 - Puzzle
Challenge
Growing Addition Skills and Number Facts to 10
EARLY LEARNERS MATHEMATICS
Page 1 Protymera
, Grid Learning System (GLS) - Puzzle Based Mathematical Reasoning
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
▸ Recognize and define basic addition vocabulary used with sums up to 10.
▸ Explain how numbers within the range up to 10 connect through simple addition facts.
▸ Match addition facts within 10 to their correctly spelled number-word answer.
▸ Classify addition facts within 10 by the strategy they use - doubles, adding zero, or
making ten.
▸ Use comparison and strategy clues to determine which addition fact matches an
unknown total.
▸ Recognize and extend addition patterns within 10, including finding missing facts and
reordering scrambled facts.
▸ Add within 10 and extend briefly beyond 10 using the make-a-ten strategy; use addition
facts to solve problems and reveal a hidden message.
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 CONCEPT MAP - Connect: Fill in how key terms relate to one another.
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NUMBER-WORD GRID - Retrieve: Use the clues to spell out each key term
3
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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, Grid Learning System (GLS) - Puzzle Based Mathematical Reasoning
ADDITION VOCABULARY UNLOCK - PUZZLE 1
OF 7: WORD SEARCH
Puzzle Focus: This warm-up reinforces key addition vocabulary and related number
language - including add, plus, equals, sum, combine, count, whole, more, and number -
before you apply these ideas in the puzzles ahead. Find every item from the word bank -
it may run across, down, or diagonally.
F R V G Y G R O U P
W P L U S A G G C H
G E Q U A L S O O O
U T F M S U M W M E
C W H O L E S T B B
K H Q Q B A M D I N
D C O U N T Z T N U
F A D D J O O Q E F
C Y N U M B E R R U
Q B M M O R E A H F
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