Crossword 6Th Grade

Students solve definition clues for number-system and expression vocabulary, including integers, factors, multiples and absolute value, in a math crossword.
Grades
Grade 6, Middle School
Pages
3
File type
PDF
Answer key
Included

Updated Aug 08, 2022

Subject
ELA, Spelling, Language Development, Vocabulary, Fractions, Math, Numbers
Topic
Number systems, Crossword puzzles
Resource types
Crosswords Puzzles, Worksheets, Worksheets & Printables
Answer key
Included
Standards
6.NS.C.6

Product description

From the author

This three-page Grade 6 Number Systems Crossword includes a cover, a seventeen-clue puzzle and a completed answer page. Definitions cover terms such as opposite numbers, reciprocal, absolute value, least common multiple, greatest common factor and quadrants.

Use it for vocabulary review, homework or early-finisher practice. Ask students to explain a completed term with an example to check its meaning as well as its spelling.

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Infer a mathematical term from its definition

  • Spell number-system vocabulary accurately

  • Use intersecting letters to test a word choice

Teaching tips

  • Begin with definitions learners can illustrate on a number line.

  • Ask for an original example of one completed vocabulary term.

Skills covered

  • Number systems — integer and operation language is reviewed.

  • Mathematical vocabulary — definitions are translated into terms.

  • Crossword structure — shared letters support verification.

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Questions teachers ask about this resource

Is this a calculation worksheet?

The main task is matching number-system definitions to vocabulary in a crossword, rather than solving a page of arithmetic equations.

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Curriculum

Standards, concepts & topics

Standards

  • 6.NS.C.6

Core concepts

  • Number systems crossword

  • Grade 6 vocabulary

  • Integers and expressions

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