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It’s time for math class, and your students are bored.

It might sound harsh, but it’s true -- less than half of 8th grade students report being engaged at school according to this Gallup survey , and engagement levels only drop as students get older.

Math puzzles are one of the best -- and oldest -- ways to encourage student engagement. Brain teasers, logic puzzles and math riddles give students challenges that encourage problem-solving and logical thinking. They can be used in classroom gamification , and to inspire students to tackle problems they might have previously seen as too difficult.

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Take a crossword, and make it math: that’s the basic concept behind this highly adaptable math challenge. Instead of words, students use numbers to complete the vertical and horizontal strips. Math crossword puzzles can be adapted to teach concepts like money, addition, or rounding numbers. Solutions can be the products of equations or numbers given by clues.

Have students practice their addition, subtraction, multiplication and division skills by searching for hidden math equations in a word search-style puzzle . It can be adapted to any skill you want students to practice, and promotes a solid understanding of basic math facts.

My PreCalc students love riddles... can you figure out where the other dollar went?? #MathRiddles pic.twitter.com/BclqW9nq98 — Rachel Frasier (@MsFrasierMHS) January 8, 2019

Do your students love word problems ? Try giving them some math riddles that combine critical thinking with basic math skills. Put one up on the board for students to think about before class begins, or hand them out as extra practice after they’ve finished their work.

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is a “grid-based numerical puzzle” that looks like a combined number cross and sudoku grid. Invented in 2004 by a famous Japanese math instructor named Tetsuya Miyamoto, it is featured daily in The New York Times and other newspapers. It challenges students to practice their basic math skills while they apply logic and critical thinking skills to the problem.

6. Pre-algebraic puzzles

Pre-algebraic puzzles use fun substitutions to get students ready to perform basic functions and encourage them to build problem-solving skills. They promote abstract reasoning and challenge students to think critically about the problems in front of them. As an added bonus, students who suffer from math anxiety might find the lack of complicated equations reassuring, and be more willing to attempt a solution.

7. Domino puzzle board

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There are hundreds of ways to use dominoes in your math classroom, but this puzzle gives students a chance to practice addition and multiplication in a fun, hands-on way. You can have students work alone or in pairs to complete the puzzle.

2048

This online game and app challenges players to slide numbered tiles around a grid until they reach 2048. It’s super fun and not as easy as it sounds, so consider sending it home with students or assigning it after the rest of the lesson is over. It encourages students to think strategically about their next move, and it’s a great tool for learning about exponents.

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Kakuro , also called “Cross Sums,” is another mathematical crossword puzzle. Players must use the numbers one through nine to reach “clues” on the outside of the row. Decrease the size of the grid to make it easier for younger players, or keep it as is for students who need a challenge. Students can combine addition and critical thinking and develop multiple skills with one fun challenge.

10. Magic square

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Magic squares have been around for thousands of years, and were introduced to Western civilization by translated Arabic texts during the Renaissance. While magic squares can be a variety of sizes, the three by three grid is the smallest possible version and is the most accessible for young students.

This is also a great math puzzle to try if your students are tactile learners. Using recycled bottle caps, label each with a number from one to nine. Have your students arrange them in a three by three square so that the sum of any three caps in a line (horizontally, vertically and diagonally) equals 15.

11. Perimeter magic triangle

This activity uses the same materials and concept as the magic square, but asks students to arrange the numbers one to six in a triangle where all three sides equal the same number. There are a few different solutions to this puzzle, so encourage students to see how many they can find.

Sudoku is an excellent after-lesson activity that encourages logical thinking and problem solving. You’ve probably already played this classic puzzle, and it’s a great choice for your students. Sudoku puzzles appear in newspapers around the world every day, and there are hundreds of online resources that generate puzzles based on difficulty.

13. Flexagon

There’s a pretty good chance that by now, fidget spinners have infiltrated your classroom. If you want to counter that invasion, consider challenging your students to create flexagons. Flexagons are paper-folded objects that can be transformed into different shapes through pinching and folding, and will keep wandering fingers busy and focused on the wonders of geometry.

14. Turn the fish

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This puzzle seems simple, but it just might stump your students. After setting up sticks in the required order, challenge them to make the fish swim in the other direction -- by moving just three matchsticks.

15. Join the dots

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This puzzle challenges students to connect all the dots in a three by three grid using only four straight lines. While it may sound easy, chances are that it will take your class a while to come up with the solution. (Hint: it requires some “out of the box” thinking.)

16. Brain teasers

While they don’t always deal directly with math skills, brain teasers can be important tools in the development of a child’s critical thinking skills. Incorporate brain teasers into a classroom discussion, or use them as math journal prompts and challenge students to explain their thinking.

Bonus: For a discussion on probability introduce an older class to the Monty Hall Problem, one of the most controversial math logic problems of all time.

17. Tower of Hanoi

This interactive logic puzzle was invented by a French mathematician named Edouard Lucas in 1883. It even comes with an origin story: According to legend, there is a temple with three posts and 64 golden disks.

Priests move these disks in accordance with the rules of the game, in order to fulfill a prophecy that claims the world will end with the last move of the puzzle. But not to worry -- it’s going to take the priests about 585 billion years to finish, so you’ll be able to fit in the rest of your math class.

Starting with three disks stacked on top of each other, students must move all of the disks from the first to the third pole without stacking a larger disk on top of a smaller one. Older students can even learn about the functions behind the solution: the minimum number of moves can be expressed by the equation 2n-1, where n is the number of disks.

18. Tangram

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Tangram puzzles -- which originated in China and were brought to Europe during the early 19th century through trade routes -- use seven flat, geometric shapes to make silhouettes. While Tangrams are usually made out of wood, you can make sets for your class out of colored construction paper or felt.

Tangrams are an excellent tool for learners who enjoy being able to manipulate their work, and there are thousands of published problems to keep your students busy.

Str8ts

Similar to Sudoku, Str8ts challenges players to use their logic skills to place numbers in blank squares. The numbers might be consecutive, but can appear in any order. For example, a row could be filled with 5, 7, 4, 6 and 8 . This puzzle is better suited to older students, and can be used as a before-class or after-lesson activity to reinforce essential logic skills.

20. Mobius band

Is it magic? Is it geometry? Your students will be so amazed they might have a hard time figuring it out. Have them model the problem with strips of paper and see for themselves how it works in real life. With older students, use mobius bands to talk about geometry and surface area.

Why use math puzzles to teach?

Math puzzles encourage critical thinking.

Critical thinking and logic skills are important for all careers, not just STEM-related ones. Puzzles challenge students to understand structure and apply logical thinking skills to new problems.

A study from the Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education found that puzzles “develop logical thinking, combinatorial abilities, strengthen the capacity of abstract thinking and operating with spatial images, instill critical thinking and develop mathematical memory.”

All these skills allow young students to build a foundation of skills they’ll draw on for the rest of their lives, no matter what kind of post-secondary route they pursue.

They help build math fluency

Math games can help students build a basic understanding of essential math concepts, and as another study shows, can also help them retain concepts longer .

In the study, early elementary students gradually moved from using the “counting” part of their brains to complete math problems to the “remembering” part that adults use, suggesting math puzzles and repeated problems can help build the essential skill of math fluency .

Many of the math puzzles above allow students to practice essential addition, subtraction, multiplication and division skills, while advanced or modified problems can be used to introduce pre-algebraic concepts and advanced logic skills.

Math puzzles connect to existing curricula

No matter what curriculum you’re using, there’s a good chance it emphasizes problem-solving, critique and abstract thinking. This is especially true of Common Core math and similar curricula.

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Math puzzles allow students to develop foundational skills in a number of key areas, and can influence how students approach math practically and abstractly. You can also tie them into strategies like active learning and differentiated instruction.

Instead of just teaching facts and formulas, math puzzles allow you to connect directly with core standards in the curriculum. You can also use them to provide a valuable starting point for measuring how well students are developing their critical thinking and abstract reasoning skills.

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Now that you’ve got some great math puzzles, it might be tricky to figure out how to best incorporate them into your classroom. Here are some suggestions for making the most of your lesson time:

Make sure the puzzles are the right level for your class

If the problems are too easy, students will get bored and disengage from the lesson. However, if the problems are too difficult to solve, there’s a good chance they’ll get frustrated and give up early.

There’s a time and a place

While fun math puzzles are a great way to engage your students in developing critical thinking skills, they’re not a tool for teaching important math concepts. Instead, use them to reinforce the concepts they’ve already learned.

Kitty Rutherford , a Mathematics Consultant in North Carolina, emphasizes that math puzzles and games shouldn’t be based solely on mental math skills , but on “conceptual understanding” that builds fluency over time. Math puzzles help build the essential balance between thinking and remembering.

Give them space to figure it out

Rachel Keen , from the Department of Psychology at the University of Virginia, conducted a study about problem-solving skills in preschoolers. She found that “playful, exploratory learning leads to more creative and flexible use of materials than does explicit training from an adult.”

Give your students space to struggle with a problem and apply their own solutions before jumping in to help them. If the problem is grade-appropriate and solvable, students will learn more from applying their own reasoning to it than just watching you solve it for them.

Model puzzles for your students

Use problems like the mobius strip to awe and amaze your students before drawing them into a larger discussion about the mathematical concept that it represents. If possible, make math puzzles physical using recycled craft supplies or modular tools.

Afterward, have a class discussion or put up math journal prompts. What methods did your students try? What tools did they use? What worked and what didn’t? Having students explicitly state how they got to their solution (or even where they got stuck) challenges them to examine their process and draw conclusions from their experience.

Final thoughts on math puzzles

Be aware that it might take a while to get all your students on board -- they could be hesitant about approaching unfamiliar problems or stuck in the unenthusiasm that math class often brings. Consider creating a weekly leaderboard in your classroom for the students that complete the most puzzles, or work through a few as a class before sending students off on their own.

Instead of yawns and bored stares , get ready to see eager participants and thoughtful concentration. Whether you choose to use them as an after-class bonus, a first day of school activity or as part of a targeted lesson plan, math puzzles will delight your students while also allowing them to develop critical skills that they’ll use for the rest of their lives.

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Whether engaging students on the first day or 100th day of school, with our free interactive math activities, your classroom will become an animated learning environment brimming with fun math games for students. Each engaging math activity below is designed with the young learner in mind, setting a foundation for enjoying math through interactive play and hands-on exploration. Ready your students for an adventure in numbers that promises to be as rewarding as it is enjoyable!

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💡 Pro tip : There is no need for you, the teacher, to enter in the exact math problems for students to solve! In the widget editor, select the exercise group and BookWidgets will add the numbers for you! You can differentiate instruction quickly by duplicating the widget and choosing varying combinations of exercise groups.

2. Paint by Number Math Activity- Easy

Use a Whiteboard widget for your math lesson and add a background image, so students can solve math problems and color the image using the provided key and drawing tools in BookWidgets.

Paint by Numbers

💡 Pro tip : After students submit their finished “paintings”, customize the feedback options to remove the point values and to download the student’s work as a PDF image. You can then share their art work in your class’ LMS or even print the submission and hang it on your classroom wall!

3. Which equals a 100?

This interactive Hotspot Image widget engages students in identifying math problems that have answers equal to 100. A click reveals immediate audio feedback, making it an enjoyable math exercise for the 100th day of school or as a regular practice activity.

💡 Pro tip : To create a customized image for your Hotspot, use tools like Google Slides, Adobe Express, or Canva. Then, open this widget on a smart board for a whole class activity or share this widget via a QR code to create an engaging math station activity that gets students up and moving about the room.

Equals 100

4. Clock Reading Bingo

Play a math Bingo game to help students practice reading an analog clock. BookWidgets will generate a “random” board for each student with the Bingo Card widget . For even more ideas for virtual math lesson plans and games ( and other subjects! ) with the Bingo Card widget, check out this post: 25 Fun Classroom Activities with an Exciting Bingo Game .

Clock Bingo

💡 Pro tip : To warm students up for this engaging math activity, start the class with a fun Pair Matching game like this where students can match audio to pictures. You duplicate it and add in other images, text, or audio as needed. Click to open

5. Time Calculator

Students can practice calculating the difference between two clocks using the Random Images widget . Students then click on the random icon in the corner to generate two new clock images. Share this time calculator lesson plan via QR codes to create a station activity that gets students up and moving about the room. Rather than typing in their answers, students can turn and talk to their partner or group, discussing the answer.

💡 Pro tip : If you wanted to have students document their discussion and answers, you can embed this widget within a Worksheet, Split Worksheet, Quiz, or Video Quiz. This blog post explains 10+ ways to share your BookWidgets activities with students .

Time Calculator

6. Randomized Math Problems

Use the Randomness widget to generate random problems for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. In the example below, students can practice their multiplication tables by opening this widget on a smart board for a quick, whole class math activity or accessing this widget via a QR code to create a station activity that gets students up and moving about the room.

Randomness Multiplication Tables

💡 Pro tip : Duplicate this math widget and edit the wheels by either adding more symbols or numbers to increase the difficulty level or to provide variation, as needed. In this version, I’ve replaced numbers with dice for students to practice number recognition and basic arithmetic. Use the Pixabay integration to locate images for other number recognition practice. Click to open

7. Geometric Shape Recognition

With the Image Viewer widget , students can zoom in and out of an image, investigating what they see. In the activity below, students are tasked with identifying 5 geometrical shapes in the picture.

💡 Pro tip : Open this widget on a smart board for a whole class activity or share this widget via a QR code to create a station activity that gets students up and moving about the room. For quick differentiation and to create opprotunities for additional practice, duplicate the widget and use the Pixabay integration to locate a new image.

Shape Recognition

8. Fractions Video Quiz

Leverage students’ natural inclination for watching videos by either finding or creating explainer videos to introduce new math topics. This approach taps into their visual learning capabilities effectively. Students can learn about fractions in this Video Quiz activity. The video will stop at specific moments for students to answer questions that check their understanding. In BookWidgets, there are 36 different question-types from which teachers may choose to include in their video quiz!

💡 Pro tip : Creating your own math explainer videos or screen recordings is pretty easy. This blog post, How Your Video Lessons Can Be Even More Successful When Your’re on Screen , provides plenty of tips and tricks. In short, you can use a variety of tools like the built-in QuickTime Player (Mac), Screencastify, Loom, mmhmm, etc. When explaining your math topic, pause at key moments–this is where you will eventually insert your questions. Upload your explainer videos to your YouTube account, and set them as “unlisted” then import them into the Video Quiz widget and add your math questions. For additional Video Quiz ideas, check out this blog post: 10+ Powerful Ways to Use an Interactive Video Quiz in your Classroom .

Multiplying fractions video quiz

9. Pizza Fractions

Students can practice spatially recognizing fractions with a colorful Pair Matching widget activity. Be warned : this widget may make your students hungry! 🍕😋

💡 Pro tip : In the General tab of the widget editor, be sure to select the option to show matched card pairs “using colors and symbols” so that students with perceputal impairments can recognize when they’ve made a match.

Pizza Fractions

Math Activites for Middle School

As students transition from elementary school to high school, the following free and engaging math activities reinforce the concepts learned and prepare middle school students for advanced math instruction. Even though the difficulty level may be increasing, the focus is still on making math instruction interactive, hands-on, and fun for middleschoolers. Additionally ( pun intended 😃), I’ve included examples of cross-curricular lessons that connect math instruction to art, history, and research writing.

10. Paint by Number Math Activity - More Difficult

On a Whiteboard widget with a background image, students can solve math problems and color in the image using the provided key and tools in BookWidgets. Increase the difficulty level of the problems to create a challenge for students.

💡 Pro tip : Use platforms like Google Slides, Adobe Express, or Canva to create your own custom math images by inserting textboxes of problems in the areas that you want students to color.

Dino Paint by Numbers

11. Two Factor Multiplication

Students can practice two factor multiplication problems with this Arithmetic widget activity. As students solve the problems, they earn a letter to reveal a reward word.

💡 Pro tip : If you want to increase the difficulty level, check the box to “Remove letter on wrong answer” in the General tab of the widget editor.

Two factor multiplication

12. Geometric Origami

On this Whiteboard widget activity, students can practice spatial recognition and fine motor skills as they select, resize, and move shapes around the canvas to create a digital origami cat.

💡 Pro tip : If you want to increase the difficulty level and tap into students’ creativity, remove the background image on the whiteboard and have students use the stickers to create their own origami animal.

Origami Cat

13. Hands-on Origami Video Quiz

For a fun, project-based math activity, check out this Origami Jumping Cat project made with a Video Quiz widget . Students document the creation process by snapping pictures of their paper at various stages and answer an audo-response question to reflect on the experience.

💡 Pro tip : You could turn this into a weekly, fun Friday math activity by swapping out the Origami Cat video for other origami creature videos.

Origami Cat Video Quiz

14. Angles for Discussion

Using a Split Whiteboard widget , students can not only demonstrate their understanding, but can also use this engaging math activity to practice their speaking skills as they draw and explain the angles with a partner.

💡 Pro tip : Just as with the Whiteboard widget , you can save exemplary student submissions as PDFs and share them to your class’ LMS or print them for display in the classroom.

Angles for Discussion

15. Famous Female Mathematicians

This Worksheet widget math activity challenges students to solve a rebus (picture puzzle) to reveal the name of a famous female mathematician. This math puzzle can serve as an introduction to a cross-curricular project where students research famous mathematicians. Highlighting the significant contributions of women in a field historically dominated by men challenges stereotypes about who can excel in math. Recognizing the contributions of famous female mathematicians inspires current and future generations of young women and girls, showing them role models who have excelled in mathematical sciences.

💡 Pro tip : Teachers can enhance questions by adding audio, offering auditory instructions and additional information. This approach eliminates lengthy lectures, allowing students to absorb content at their own pace through pause-and-play functionality. This can be integrated into a blended learning activity, where students transcribe the listened content into their notebooks. Check out this post for more information: How to use Voice recording in Your Classroom–The Complete Guide .

Famous Female Mathematicians

16. Arithmetic Crossword

In this Crossword widget , students are typing in numbers rather than words to solve arithmetic problems. You can also embed crosswords using the crossword question-type in a Worksheet, Split Worksheet, Quiz, or Video Quiz widget activity.

💡 Pro tip : Duplicate this widget numerous times and remove/add/change the problems to make it harder or easier for your students and so that you have a set of ready-to-use practice math activites that you can quickly share with students when you need to fill time during a class period.

Arithmetic Crossword

17. Math Pun Flashcards

Of course, you can use the Flashcard widget to help students learn specific math terminology and formulas , but what if you also used the flashcards to curate some awesome math puns? These puns can bring a smile and maybe even a groan or two, but either way, you can count on them to add some fun to your instruction! 😃

💡 Pro tip : You can add text, images, and audio to flashcards, as well as hints to help students study. Check out this blog post with 20 ways to use digital flashcards in your classroom .

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Math Activities for High School

Elevate your high school math classroom with a suite of activities that blend engagement, fun, and skill mastery. These virtual math games and simulations aim to enhance understanding and make the learning process more dynamic, as well as connect math instruction to the world beyond the classroom. By seeing how math operates in everyday life and various professions, students can appreciate its value and are more likely to develop a lasting interest in it. This approach also equips students with problem-solving skills that are essential for success in a wide range of fields, promoting critical thinking and analytical skills that are transferable to real-world situations. And, you can connect to students’ interests by creating widgets that feature pop culture icons like Taylor Swift!

18. Math Quiz

This Quiz widget activity showcases all available math question types. BookWidgets supports LaTex formatting and provides embedded tools like a scratchpad, calculator, and equation editor for math instruction.

💡 Pro tip : Duplicate the quiz to your account to explore question creation under the ‘Questions’ tab and review all settings under the ‘General’ tab. You can customize scoring and accessibility options as needed.

Math Quiz

19. Pop Culture Math Problems

This Worksheet widget math activity merges the worlds of music and sports through math problems based on Taylor Swift’s journey to see her boyfriend Travis Kelce play in the 2024 Super Bowl, offering students a unique opportunity to apply arithmetic, ratios, and percentages to real-life scenarios involving popular cultural figures.

💡 Pro tip : You can easily convert Worksheet widgets into other widget types by importing questions from one widget into another . For example, if students get overwhelmed by a long, scrollable page of questions in a Worksheet widget, convert it into a Quiz widget which delivers one question at a time on the screen.

Taylor and Travis worksheet

20. The Equation of Love

Students manipulate and experiment with parameters like ‘a’ and ‘b,’ providing an immediate visual representation of how changes impact the plot in this Active Plot widget activity. Want more digital Valentine’s day classroom activities for math? Check out this bonus blog post .

Active Plot heart equation for Valentine’s Day

21. Plot and Connect the Dots

In this Split Worksheet widget math activity, students follow directions to practice plotting and connecting the dots to reveal an image.

💡 Pro tip : Don’t have a class set of scientific calculators? No worry! In the ‘General’ tab, enable the embedded calculator for students to use.

Winter Math Plot

22. Mind Map: Geometry formulas

Using the Mind Map widget , students can curate and review geometry formulas. In this example, Geometry Formulas serve as the main branch. Area and Perimeter, Pythagorean Theorem, and Volume Formulas are the main categories. Each of those will have subcategories where the students can write the formulas.

💡 Pro tip : Students can create a powerful math study aid that organizes all the formulas in one location. By doing so, they can easily access the formulas whenever needed!

Geometry

23. Derivatives Math Memory Game

Kick off class or a conversation with a partner with this Math Derivatives Memory Game using the Memory Game widget . Students locate the pairs and discuss the meaning of each with the whole class or a partner.

💡 Pro tip : The Memory Game widget can be used for any grade level in which you want to have students practice recalling concepts learned.

Math Derivatives

24. The history of π

Check out this Timeline widget math activity for a brief history of finding π.

The history of pi

25. Pi jokes

Seriously, math can be funny! Check out these pi jokes that can be shared with students via the Frame Sequence widget .

Pi Day Jokes

26. Flip a Coin (or 3!)

When teaching about probability in a statistics course, you can add some interactivity to your math lesson by letting students do their own probability experiments. To avoid coins flying around in class, you can easily do a coin flip experiment using the Randomness Widget : let students flip the coins a few times, make them count how many heads or tails they have, and eventually they will realize the fact that there’s a 50 ⁄ 50 chance of either.

Coin Flip

💡 Pro tip : Of course, you don’t have to use coins: you can use the Randomness widget to randomize anything, from numbers and symbols to your own custom images. Here is one that feature calculating the roll of di . Click to open

27. Sine and Cosine Visualized

The Active Plot widget allows students to play with function visualizations. For example, if we’re teaching about trigonometry, we can create an Active Plot activity for the sine and cosine functions. Enter the functions you want your students to learn about and mark which parts of the function you want your students to interact with. By playing with the coefficient sliders, students get an understanding on how the coefficients affect amplitude and frequency.

💡 Pro tip : You can take things even further: you can let students enter their own functions, or use drawing tools to draw on the plot (e.g. to indicate tangents). When they’re done, they can submit their answer to you, and you can grade them from within your dashboard. Check out this activity for plotting the world population over time . Click to open

28. Math of Music

The Active Plot widget amplifies math instruction by having students see how the impact of changes in amplitude, damping, and frequency of sound waves when a musician plucks a string on an instrument like a guitar or violin. 🎸

Waves in a String

Math Activities for Higher Education

The next set of widgets were created and shared by teachers, Brian White and Greg Carpenter, at the Delaware Area Career Center (DACC) in Delaware, Ohio. The DACC provides unique elective courses to high school students and adult learners seeking advanced training. Not only do they collaborate with their colleagues at the DACC and share widgets with one another, but they also have a public BookWidgets group for Algebra 1 and 2 that you can join! So whether you are teaching the following math subjects in an accelerated high school class or college course, the following engaging math activities showcase how BookWidgets can be used for advanced math instruction.

29. Introduction to Imaginary and Complex Numbers

Imaginary and complex numbers are fascinating mathematical concepts that expand our understanding of the number system, introducing numbers that can represent solutions to equations that real numbers alone cannot solve. This Worksheet widget activity created by Brian White introduces students to imaginary and complex numbers.

💡 Pro tip : Enhance the visual design of your widget activty by adding a background image. Here are 10 BookWidgets design tips to spice up your digital lessons .

Imaginary Numbers

30. Introduction to Linear Systems

This Worksheet widget activity, also created by Brian White, introduces students to linear systems and using a graphic calculator such as this one at Desmos.com .

Linear Systems

31. Solve Quadratic Equations by Factoring

This third example, another Worksheet widget math activity, created by Brian White features an embedded video he made for students to watch before answering the questions.

Quadratic Equations

💡 Pro tip : It is easy to add video to your widget activities whether it be in the instructions or within a question. Click to open

32. Testing Results

This Worksheet widget activity created by Greg Carpenter also features a screencast he created for his students and has questions that relate to pop culture and real-world scenarios. The “P Value Method for Significance Testing of a Proportion” is a way to check if the results from a study or experiment are significant, or if they might have just happened by chance.

Significance Testing

33. Graphing Functions

This Worksheet widget activity also created by Greg Carpenter includes a Whiteboard question for students to practice graphing functions.

Graphing Functions

💡 Pro tip : Use the feedback and annotation tools in the reporting dashboard to add comments and annotations to your students’ whiteboard responses. Click to open - Credit to Greg Carpenter

34. Matching Values

And here is one last activity from Brian White using the Pair Matching widget . Students need to match the inequality or absolute value expressions with their corresponding interval notation or number line representation.

Matching

💡 Pro tip : Turn this virtual math game into a whole class competition when you share this widget to students via a Learning Management System. Open the “ Live Widgets ” view of this activity to see a real-time leaderboard. You will quickly see who knows the material and who may need extra help– and with one click you can choose to reveal or hide student names to protect their identity when showing the leaderboard to the whole class.

As we wrap up our exploration of digital math education, it’s evident that the traditional reliance on paper, pencil, and calculators has evolved. Innovative math tools have recalculated the approach to learning, adding free interactive and engaging activities into the equation , making math instruction both dynamic and accessible. From widgets that animate problem-solving to educational math games with LaTex formatting, the possibilities are boundless for students across all educational levels, from elementary to higher education. These teacher-approved math tools and creative math activities are not just about learning; they’re about transforming the way we approach math, making it a fun and interactive experience. With every widget and exercise, BookWidgets opens up a world of interactive math learning, offering hands-on math activities and virtual math games that engage and educate, ensuring that every learner finds a pathway to deepen their math understanding and skills.

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10 Engaging Games For Practicing Math Word Problems

Comprehending numbers and early arithmetics are often made easy with tactile and multisensory practices like employing fingers to count and the use of few manipulatives. As students climb up the grades, word problems of various notions eventually step in to ensure pragmatic instances. Some students may encounter impediments in comprehending and solving these questions on paper and may require engrossing styles of address instead. Are you one of those, looking to learn arithmetics in a more fun way, just like in elementary schooling? Fitting games may be our take-in here.

Word problems too can be learned and worked out with exhilarating pedagogies like games and activities. To assist you with further appealing strategies to practice word problems, here we came up with ten interesting and engaging online games. 

Solving word problems with ease

It can be strenuous for a learner to derive an answer for a word problem in a single step and to ensure an appropriate approach, one needs to go through multiple stages/steps. This is probably the essence of word problems. Polya in his book, How to Solve it , has mentioned four steps to facilitate solving word problems.   

  • “Understand the Problem”: The most common challenge in word problems is the lack of discerning what the question actually asks for. To decipher these lines, one needs to read them carefully. Some prefer to read through these more than once, and it may be acceptable in some cases. 
  • “Make a Plan”: Once the problem is well versed, it is time the learner needs to check upon which plan of action can hit the answer.  They may recall probable strategies and operations to apply and come to a  suitable conclusion. Accordingly, one needs to devise an equation to proceed with. 
  • “Carry out the plan”: Once the plan with an equation is fabricated, the values given in the questions are placed in it to carry out the calculations. The estimation may be of multiple steps, but the answer can be determined.
  • “Look Back” : Once an answer is derived, evidently, the student may not be sure whether it is right. For this, they need to put back the answer in the equation to check if it satisfies. Finally, it also needs to be ensured that all the steps of solutions are properly depicted. 

Online games for practicing word based math problems 

1. thinking blocks multiplication.

Thinking Blocks Multiplication

This game is a noteworthy pick for those looking for multiplication and related word problems. To start with, the player needs to choose one among various types of problems.  These include two-step problems, three-step problems, and three quantity problems.  Once the type of word problem is determined, the player enters the game.  The question is depicted at the top of the screen, and the instructions are provided at the bottom of the screen. The player needs to go through a stepwise procedure to solve. They need to start with a visual demonstration of questions, then name the value given in the query, and then estimate the answer.  This game is simple and interactive. Ensuring visual inference, the learner can make out what questions precisely speak about. 

2. Jumpy: Multi-Step Word Problems

Jumpy: Multi-Step Word Problems

Once all the operations and their use is discerned, the learners may ensure practice multi-step problems that involve more than one operation to get an answer. This lets players encounter such scenarios. In this recreation, the student needs to help Jumpy, the cat, to jump over all the obstacles to reach the other side of the river. For crossing each obstacle, the player needs to solve a question. This game ensures engagement with a good user interface, this may assist players to retain for longer intervals.  Further, a mentor can assign this game to students by just clicking on Assign the Game. Created with multiple levels and questions, this game can be for third, fourth, and fifth graders.

3. Word Problems Related to Division

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Practicing division gets further exhilarating with games like this. This facile game asks various questions to the player. The learner needs to estimate and choose the right answer among the four options on the moving birds. In case the answer is right, the player gets a coin. If the player chooses the wrong answer, then the detailed solution and answer are depicted on the screen to learn.  This game gets interactive with a voice assistant, sounds, and visuals. Another edge is that there is no time limit. Thereby, new players can take more time to come up with the right answer. 

4. 2-Steps Money Problems

2-Steps Money Problems

Dealing with money is obligatory as an adult. Accordingly, indulging in money-related games can succeed reasonably. This game starts with a price chart of multiple commodities along with pictures. Based on these figures, the game asks for word problems of varying quantities. The player needs to reckon the final value as soon as possible. For instance, if a banana is priced at 10 cents and apples 20 cents, the cost of 2 apples and three bananas would be (70 cents). Apart from ensuring a sequential approach, this game offers the player to play in three currencies to facilitate flexible learning. 

5. Subtraction Word problems  

Subtraction Word problems  

Rewarding for each right answer often intrigues the student to solve more problems. This game rewards players by letting them roll a dice for every correct answer. The recreation starts with a subtraction-based word problem and a snake & ladder game, which the player needs to solve. Once the answer is calculated, the learner needs to choose an appropriate option. For every right answer, the player gets a chance to roll a dice and move forward in the game. The game is simple, and thereby can be accessed on all devices without delay. 

6. Multiply Fractions

 Multiply Fractions

After discerning fractions, the operation of these values becomes necessary. This game provides auxiliary support in such practices. The game comprises a lot of word problems which stipulates the player to use multiplication of fractions to solve. This pick is provided with a voice assistant that can read out the questions clearly for students. Further, it also offers a scratchpad area to work on the screen itself. Answering every 10 right questions will let the player level up. This serene game can be picked for the recurrent practice of fractions and operations. 

7. Computation Castle

 Computation Castle

To students who are looking for visually enriched word problem games, computation castle may be the pick. This game starts with an evil witch cursing five innocent people into animals.  The player needs to bring them back to human life. For this, they have to answer a few questions to help mix up the right potion. The game ensures engagement with admirable gameplay. Most of the questions are related to measurements of ingredients, which may further make students indulge in gameplay rather than practicing sums. 

8. Math Pirate Game 

 Math Pirate Game 

Multiplication of numbers may be easy, but discerning the postulates from the word problems needs to be developed. This pirate game, accordingly, stipulates the students to understand simple sums to solve them. The game starts with a pirate monkey being stranded on an island and is digging the ground for food. The player needs to give the right answer to the questions to get some coconuts. Every question comes with four options, and a button for voice assistant. These features make the game easy to grip on word-based problems. 

9. George’s Expedition

This game revolves around George and the math problems that arise before him in his journey. To start with, the teacher creates a story with ten to fifteen problems in it and narrates it to students. Whenever a word problem comes, the story is paused for a while to let the learners solve it to proceed. Here is an example:

George has 3 members in his family and he has to bring some groceries.  He went to the store located at the end of the street. In the dairy section, recall the need for cheese. Each person needs four cubes of cheese. He has to calculate the total cheese cubes (12). This calculation is done by students. Once done, the story continues for the next word problem. 

This game creates an imaginary world for students to soak into and apply word problem-solving skills in real-life examples. Based on the grade of the students, the teacher can change the complexity of the word problems. 

10. Tippy Tippy Tap, Pick a Math operation to grab 

As kids, we all have made toys out of paper, and through origami, we have made a game which we as kids used to call ‘tippy tippy tape.’ You can learn to make one on your own through a tutorial. We used to choose numbers and then we used to get our favorite movie, or whatsoever we used to write in the inner flap.

Ideally, there are 4 colors that we choose from, but now, we can make this an activity of 4 operations, rather than 4 colors. Therefore, on the top flap, we can write – Addition, multiplication, division, and subtraction. Now, we can ask our friends to choose from these 4 operations. Next, in the inner flaps, we can write word problems that would be associated with the operation chosen. 

We can make this tippy tippy tap a time-based challenge, by asking for the answer in 30 seconds or lesser. This fun activity will stimulate the creative side of the brain and will help the kids with maths. 

Concluding thoughts 

Word problems may not be facile for all students, which depicts a need for assisting strategies to grasp. With the shift towards creative and interactive learning styles, games can be an eminent talking point for all the pupils. While online games can be stress-busters after school, offline picks can improve engagement in school. The games edified above cover all basic operations, and the offline ideas can be implemented to any notion by the mentor. Pick a befitting game and let your little one relish the study time.

Manpreet Singh

An engineer, Maths expert, Online Tutor and animal rights activist. In more than 5+ years of my online teaching experience, I closely worked with many students struggling with dyscalculia and dyslexia. With the years passing, I learned that not much effort being put into the awareness of this learning disorder. Students with dyscalculia often misunderstood for having  just a simple math fear. This is still an underresearched and understudied subject. I am also the founder of  Smartynote -‘The notepad app for dyslexia’, 

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Mathematics are a complex subject, but learning the basic concepts makes the all the rest easier. These math games can help that process.

  • Video games can be used as a fun and unconventional way to learn math concepts and improve number sense.
  • Games like Math Bingo and Slice Fractions provide interactive and engaging experiences that help children learn basic operations and challenging topics like fractions.
  • Prodigy Math and DragonBox Algebra offer personalized learning experiences, adjusting difficulty levels based on a student's performance.

Mathematics hold a lot of importance in everyone's daily lives . It's more than just numerical digits – a home, a car's engine, a computer; all of them exist thanks to maths. However, math is still a challenging subject for many individuals. There's never an end to the formulas and concepts one can learn in mathematics. Just when one starts to feel confident in understanding certain principles, a whole new level of complexity is unlocked .

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Surprisingly, there's an easier way to do it. Even though it’s quite unconventional, people can use video games to learn maths and clarify their understanding of its concepts. Listed below are eight interesting games that will make learning maths a fun experience.

6 DragonBox Numbers

Learn basic number sense with nooms.

DragonBox Numbers

  • Platforms: iOS, Android
  • Developer: Kahoot DragonBox AS
  • Release Date: November 3, 2015

DragonBox Numbers is one of the best games for kids who have trouble getting their numbers right. Those with a strong number sense are better equipped to solve mathematical numbers, so learning these skills is very valuable. The DragonBox Number s game for iOS and Android helps kids build number sense through unique activities.

Numbers are represented by fun characters called Nooms. With each touch, children will learn the basics of math, effectively building the foundation for other complex concepts. Not only is it a perfect way for parents to introduce their children to maths, but children up to 8 years old can enjoy learning math while playing this game.

In order to fully access the game's content, players might need to get a subscription first.

5 Math Bingo

Math operations made easier through bingo.

Math Bingo

  • Developer: ABCya
  • Release Date: July 15, 2010

After learning digits, children must learn the four basic math operations: division, multiplication, addition, and subtraction. Math Bingo turns traditional bingo into a dynamic math adventure. Players solve math problems by marking off numbers on their bingo cards. This promotes quick mental calculations and enhances basic arithmetic skills. When they achieve high scores, players are rewarded with adorable Bingo Bugs.

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Math Bingo adapts to the child's proficiency with customizable difficulty levels and various game modes, ensuring a personalized learning experience. Children aged 5-10 years can enjoy this game while learning basic mathematical operations. With adjustable difficulty levels and five bingo games, every child can find a suitable challenge and enjoy the learning process.

4 Slice Fractions

A fun way to learn fractions.

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  • Developer: Ululab
  • Release Date: February 6, 2014

The one thing everybody finds tough about math is fractions. Slice Fractions is a visually engaging game that introduces and reinforces fraction concepts interactively and playfully. Players go on an exciting puzzle-solving journey , manipulating slices of ice and lava to clear the mammoth’s path.

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The game gradually introduces fraction elements like numerators, denominators, and equivalent fractions. With the compelling storyline and appealing graphics, children are sure to have a fun time bridging the gap between abstract mathematical concepts and real-world applications. Although suitable for kids of all ages, this game is particularly enjoyable for children aged 6 to 12 years old.

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  • Developer: Prodigy Education Inc.
  • Release Date: October 9, 2015

Prodigy Math is one of the most popular math-learning video games out there. It is a curriculum-aligned math game designed for students aged 6 to 12. Even better, it's accessible on web browsers, iOS, and Android.

The game combines fantasy-themed elements with educational content. Players can jump into a world where they solve math problems, battle monsters or other players, and earn rewards to progress through the game. The best thing about this game is that it adjusts difficulty based on a student's performance, offering a personalized learning experience.

2 DragonBox Algebra

Algebra has never been more fun.

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  • Developer: Kahoot ASA
  • Release Date: May 9, 2012

DragonBox Algebra is designed to teach algebraic concepts visually, intuitively, and interactively. It is the perfect math game for children who have trouble with algebra. The game transforms abstract algebraic concepts into a fun and engaging experience, allowing young ones to learn the basics of algebra at their own pace.

Through progressively more challenging puzzles , DragonBox Algebra introduces players to fundamental algebraic principles without using the perplexing symbols everyone hates. The app covers many concepts like parentheses, factorization, substitution, common denominator, plus/minus signs, etc.

1 Moose Math

Harness math skills.

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  • Platforms: iOS, Android, PC
  • Developer: Duck Duck Moose
  • Release Date: October 15, 2013

Moose Math is a fun math game designed for students aged 3 to 7, providing a comprehensive and interactive approach to kindergarten and first-grade math concepts. It keeps students engaged with various activities, like Pet Bingo, Moose Juice, and Dot To Dot. Kids can even earn rewards and build their own city .

Moose Math covers essential topics like addition & subtraction, geometry, and number sense. Its adaptive learning system tailors content based on individual progress, ensuring a personalized learning experience.

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