Early Childhood Math Puzzles Resources

Square Tangram Challenge

Game

Square Tangram Challenge

Pre-K

Geometry

Kids must compose a square from smaller shapes in this tangram game.

Game

Square Tangram Challenge

Game

Square Tangram Challenge

Kids must compose a square from smaller shapes in this tangram game.

Christmas sudoku lets your child exercise his brain while cutting a pasting festive holiday images. Play Christmas sudoku with your child this holiday season.

Christmas sudoku lets your child exercise his brain while cutting a pasting festive holiday images. Play Christmas sudoku with your child this holiday season.

Sorting and classifying is a key math skill for preschoolers to master before moving on to higher-level concepts. This guided lesson teaches kids to sort objects and identify what doesn't belong. Each exercise aims to engage preschoolers in order to build a positive relationship to learning and make early math a joyful occasion. When finished with the lesson, check out our sorting and classifying worksheets.

Sorting and classifying is a key math skill for preschoolers to master before moving on to higher-level concepts. This guided lesson teaches kids to sort objects and identify what doesn't belong. Each exercise aims to engage preschoolers in order to build a positive relationship to learning and make early math a joyful occasion. When finished with the lesson, check out our sorting and classifying worksheets.

Pre-K

Data and Graphing

Guided Lesson

Picture Sudoku: Back to School

Worksheet

Picture Sudoku: Back to School

Kindergarten

Math Puzzles

On this kindergarten math worksheet, kids use their logical reasoning and critical thinking skills to solve a picture Sudoku puzzle with a back to school theme.

Worksheet

Picture Sudoku: Back to School

Worksheet

Picture Sudoku: Back to School

On this kindergarten math worksheet, kids use their logical reasoning and critical thinking skills to solve a picture Sudoku puzzle with a back to school theme.

Kindergarten

Math Puzzles

Worksheet

Sorting and Classifying

Guided Lesson

Sorting and Classifying

Kindergarten

Data and Graphing

In kindergarten, kids will learn all about sorting and classifying. This skill is a building block for math and science concepts to come in the later grades. Knowing how to group numbers, for example, builds a key understanding of numerical concepts. This lesson focuses on sorting and classifying skills for kindergarteners, and comes complete with suggested worksheets for extended learning.

Guided Lesson

Sorting and Classifying

Guided Lesson

Sorting and Classifying

In kindergarten, kids will learn all about sorting and classifying. This skill is a building block for math and science concepts to come in the later grades. Knowing how to group numbers, for example, builds a key understanding of numerical concepts. This lesson focuses on sorting and classifying skills for kindergarteners, and comes complete with suggested worksheets for extended learning.

Kindergarten

Data and Graphing

Guided Lesson

Numbers 0 to 10 Level 2

Guided Lesson

Numbers 0 to 10 Level 2

Kindergarten

Numbers and Counting

Teach kindergarteners all about the numbers 0 to 10 with this guided lesson which focuses not only on recognizing numbers, but beginning to understand their value. Each exercise aims to illustrate the values behind each number in an engaging way, making early math a fun occasion. If you wish to extend the learning after the lesson is over, check out our accompanying numbers worksheets.

Guided Lesson

Numbers 0 to 10 Level 2

Guided Lesson

Numbers 0 to 10 Level 2

Teach kindergarteners all about the numbers 0 to 10 with this guided lesson which focuses not only on recognizing numbers, but beginning to understand their value. Each exercise aims to illustrate the values behind each number in an engaging way, making early math a fun occasion. If you wish to extend the learning after the lesson is over, check out our accompanying numbers worksheets.

Knowing how to build numbers is an important lesson for kindergarteners just getting their feet wet with counting and numbers. These guided exercises can give kids a deeper understanding of number sense, numerical order, and values. Kindergarteners will begin to associate values with numbers and comprehend the concepts of greater than and less than, building upon skills they will need in the later grades.

Knowing how to build numbers is an important lesson for kindergarteners just getting their feet wet with counting and numbers. These guided exercises can give kids a deeper understanding of number sense, numerical order, and values. Kindergarteners will begin to associate values with numbers and comprehend the concepts of greater than and less than, building upon skills they will need in the later grades.

Kindergarten

Addition

Guided Lesson

Pattern Block Puzzles

Worksheet

Pattern Block Puzzles

Kindergarten

Geometry

Shape up those problem solving skills with a fun block puzzle activity, comparable to tangram puzzles!

Worksheet

Pattern Block Puzzles

Worksheet

Pattern Block Puzzles

Shape up those problem solving skills with a fun block puzzle activity, comparable to tangram puzzles!

Here's some shape fun for young learners. Cut out these colorful shapes to see how they can come together in a larger shape.

Here's some shape fun for young learners. Cut out these colorful shapes to see how they can come together in a larger shape.

Geometry at the preschool level involves identifying shapes and learning positional words. This guided lesson goes over these key concepts and vocabulary words, including top, bottom, up, down, in front of, behind, over, under and next to. Because geometry is one of the more visual math disciplines, it offers a chance for kids to build a fun, vibrant association with the subject of math.

Geometry at the preschool level involves identifying shapes and learning positional words. This guided lesson goes over these key concepts and vocabulary words, including top, bottom, up, down, in front of, behind, over, under and next to. Because geometry is one of the more visual math disciplines, it offers a chance for kids to build a fun, vibrant association with the subject of math.

Pre-K

Numbers and Counting

Guided Lesson

Numbers 1 to 10 Puzzle

Game

Numbers 1 to 10 Puzzle

Pre-K

Math Puzzles

It's a number conga line! Kids flex cognitive skills and learn numbers with this puzzle.

Game

Numbers 1 to 10 Puzzle

Game

Numbers 1 to 10 Puzzle

It's a number conga line! Kids flex cognitive skills and learn numbers with this puzzle.

Play with shapes the hands-on way! Let your your kindergartener cut out these colorful shapes and arrange them into the outline of a house.

Play with shapes the hands-on way! Let your your kindergartener cut out these colorful shapes and arrange them into the outline of a house.

Have your little learner try this sequencing challenge. Read the instructions and carefully color in the race cars with the correct colors.

Have your little learner try this sequencing challenge. Read the instructions and carefully color in the race cars with the correct colors.

Once kindergarteners understand the concept of more and less, they will move on to basic subtraction with single-digit numbers. This can be a tricky concept for kids to master. You can help this transition with these exercises that aim to give kids targeted practice in subtraction. Once the guided lesson is finished, you can support learning further with the accompanying subtraction worksheets.

Once kindergarteners understand the concept of more and less, they will move on to basic subtraction with single-digit numbers. This can be a tricky concept for kids to master. You can help this transition with these exercises that aim to give kids targeted practice in subtraction. Once the guided lesson is finished, you can support learning further with the accompanying subtraction worksheets.

Build shape recognition and logical reasoning with this series of block puzzles! Similar to tangrams, kids will use blocks to fill in each puzzle.

Build shape recognition and logical reasoning with this series of block puzzles! Similar to tangrams, kids will use blocks to fill in each puzzle.

Kindergarten

Geometry

Worksheet

Measurement and Data 1

Guided Lesson

Measurement and Data 1

Pre-K

Numbers and Counting

This introduction to measurement offers guided lessons in measurement vocabulary, including more, less, small, big, short, tall, empty, full, light, and heavy. Kids will learn how to use objects, such as hands or paper clips, to measure something. They will also learn to measure two people or objects, and compare them with a third person or object. These exercises build preschoolers' foundational understanding of measurement and data.

Guided Lesson

Measurement and Data 1

Guided Lesson

Measurement and Data 1

This introduction to measurement offers guided lessons in measurement vocabulary, including more, less, small, big, short, tall, empty, full, light, and heavy. Kids will learn how to use objects, such as hands or paper clips, to measure something. They will also learn to measure two people or objects, and compare them with a third person or object. These exercises build preschoolers' foundational understanding of measurement and data.

Pre-K

Numbers and Counting

Guided Lesson