Math Crossword - End of Year Activities

The end of the school year is here, and let’s be honest, your students’ attention spans are somewhere between “counting ceiling tiles” and “imagining summer snacks.” But fear not! This End of Year Math Crossword is here to bring math back into focus… disguised as fun.

This engaging, no-prep activity reinforces addition and subtraction skills while giving your students the joy of solving a puzzle. (Bonus: They think it’s a game. You know it’s still math. Win-win.)

Ways to Use:

• Independent work for a calm classroom (cue the teacher happy dance)

• Math centers that don’t require a 12-minute explanation

• A sneaky way to review before summer fog rolls in

• Morning warm-ups or early finisher work

• Sub plans when you need one last mental health day (you earned it!)

Advantages:

• Strengthens basic math fact fluency with a creative twist

• Builds logical thinking and problem-solving

• Encourages independent learning

• Great for review or reinforcement without worksheets that groan

• Comes with an answer key, because you have enough to grade already

Pdf file includes 5 pages.

Enjoy!