Math Jigsaw Puzzles – Practice Counting by 11
What is a Math Jigsaw Puzzle Game?
Math Jigsaw Puzzles are traditionally made by cutting up photocopied 100s charts and using the resulting pieces like a jigsaw puzzle. Students are then required to solve the puzzles by putting the pieces back together so the numbers are in their correct chronological order. The puzzles on this page deal with counting by 11s.
Why You Should Use a Math Jigsaw Puzzle in the Classroom
The hundreds square is a math classroom staple the world over. When used well, it is a flexible, powerful tool for helping students develop the mathematical skills of Counting, Skip Counting, Adding, Subtracting, seeing patterns, reasoning & number flexibility.
Many educators make 100s chart puzzles by having students cut a 100s Chart into little pieces and then reassemble them. This activity is pedagogically sound and our electronic versions are not designed to replace this tactile experience.
Benefits of Using Electronic Jigsaw Puzzles
While physical puzzles definitely have their uses in the math classroom, electronic versions have many benefits as well. These puzzles are ready to use; you don’t need to make copies, laminate, cut out little pieces or worry about your students losing a puzzle piece.
Easy Differentiation
The puzzles are also very easy to differentiate based on the needs of your students. You can choose a puzzle for each student to complete based on the skills they need to work on. You may have one student working on a 100s chart puzzle counting by 2s, while another student is working on the puzzle for 501-600.
As an added challenge, you can also select puzzles with some of the numbers missing. These will force students to use their logic and reasoning skills to assemble the pieces in the correct manner. Each puzzle can also be ‘cut’ into 16, 36, 65 or 100 pieces, which provides you an additional way to instantly differentiate the work different students are doing.
Where to Next?
Maybe Some More 100s Chart Games or You Could Check Out Our Symmetry Lessons