Halloween Picture Puzzles

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This resource is a Halloween Picture Puzzles Packet.

There are 2 versions included.

These puzzles work well in centers or an early finisher activity. You may even choose to send them home for homework!

Students will have instructions for how to complete puzzles.

Answer key included.

In the classroom

Print the puzzle strips on colored cardstock and laminate them for durable reuse in a math center, as the guide itself suggests.
Go over the clue-chaining directions with the whole class before independent work, even though the steps are printed on the puzzle, to prevent confusion about where to start.
Use glue sticks rather than liquid glue when students paste their completed puzzle onto the blank answer sheet, per the included tip.

Rounding and place value — students round numbers to the nearest ten or hundred and identify digit place values to solve puzzle clues.
Basic operations fluency — students use multiplication, addition, subtraction, and division facts as clue-solving steps.
Logical sequencing — students chain answers to clues across separate strips to reconstruct a hidden picture in the correct order.

Good to know

Students solve each strip’s math clue and find the next strip with the matching answer, continuing from the starred starting piece.

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Curriculum

3.NBT.A.1 — Use place value understanding to round whole numbers to the nearest 10 or 100.

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