Adding Integers: Cross Number Puzzle #3

Continue to hone integer addition skills with this adorable puzzle worksheet! In the third installment of this series, students will fill in the missing numbers so that each intersecting equation is correct, carefully choosing values that satisfy both the horizontal and vertical equations.

Designed for seventh-grade learners, this worksheet strengthens fluency with integer addition while reinforcing the rules for adding positive and negative numbers. By combining computation with strategic reasoning, students will build a strong foundation for working with more advanced operations involving integers and rational numbers.

Be sure to check out the first worksheet in this series: Adding Integers: Cross Number Puzzle #1. To practice a different strategy, students may benefit from Add Integers Using Number Lines #1.