Boost division fact fluency with tarsia division puzzles, a hands-on and engaging way for students to practise their division skills.
Hands-On Fun with Tarsia Division Puzzles
Looking for an interactive way to reinforce division facts in your classroom? This set of six tarsia division puzzles has been designed to make practising division more engaging and meaningful for students.
Each puzzle consists of a collection of hexagons that students must glue onto a base template by solving division problems. This hands-on approach helps students develop fluency with division facts while improving their logical thinking and perseverance skills.
Six different versions of these division puzzles have been provided to ensure your students get plenty of practice! Answers are also included in the download.
Read on to learn more about how to complete these tarsia division puzzles!
How to Use Division Puzzle Worksheets for Engaging Practice
Tarsia puzzles are easy to complete once you know how! Here are some simple steps to follow with your students:
- Provide students with the base template. This is where the individual pieces of the puzzle will be glued as they solve the equations.
- Provide students with one of the division puzzles. There are six different versions provided in the resource.
- Have students cut out the puzzle pieces. They then solve the puzzle by matching each question with the correct answer.
- Once all of the puzzle pieces have been correctly matched, students glue the pieces onto the base template.
- Have the students check that they have correctly completed the puzzle using the answer key provided in the download.
These division puzzle worksheets help reinforce division skills in a fun, low-pressure setting, making them an excellent alternative to traditional worksheets.
Instantly Download Your Division Puzzles
Use the Download button above to access the easy-print PDF or the editable Google Slides version of these division puzzles. (Note: You will be prompted to make a copy of the Google Slides template on your personal drive before accessing it.)
As this resource contains answer sheets, you may wish to print only one copy and remove the answer sheet before making further copies.
Kendall Britnell, a teacher and Teach Starter collaborator, contributed to this resource.
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Addition and Subtraction versions of this would be great for lower/middle grades!
Hi Georgina, Thanks for your comment. We have worksheets and the Polygon Puzzle Game for both addition and subtraction available to download here now: https://www.teachstarter.com/teaching-resource-tags/polygon-puzzles/ The worksheets start with smaller numbers and gradually increase in difficulty. Kind regards Scott
Super! Thanks!