Number puzzles
Puzzles are the sheets that get taken home. They practise the same arithmetic as a drill page, but the structure does the motivating: a pyramid only resolves when every sum below it is right, and a magic square announces its own mistakes.
Number pyramid worksheetsEach brick is the sum of the two below it. Work upwards from the base, or fill in gaps anywhere in the pyramid — every puzzle is checked to have exactly one solution.Grade 1–Grade 5Number puzzlesMagic square worksheetsThree by three squares where every row, column and diagonal adds to the same total. Choose how many cells are missing; every puzzle is checked to be solvable by reasoning alone.Grade 2–Grade 6Number puzzles