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An Introduction To Cross Number Puzzles Across The Grades

This document provides an introduction to cross number puzzles and how they can be used to represent math concepts and number sentences across different grade levels. It begins with basic puzzles and progressively adds more complex elements like multiple digit numbers, regrouping, and array models of multiplication until demonstrating a full cross number puzzle for a multi-digit multiplication problem.

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An Introduction To Cross Number Puzzles Across The Grades

This document provides an introduction to cross number puzzles and how they can be used to represent math concepts and number sentences across different grade levels. It begins with basic puzzles and progressively adds more complex elements like multiple digit numbers, regrouping, and array models of multiplication until demonstrating a full cross number puzzle for a multi-digit multiplication problem.

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An Introduction to

Cross Number Puzzles


Across the Grades

Created by:
Lyn Channey, Kristy Garvin, Karen Kissel,
Barbara Wennerberg, and Amy Zell
What is this?
3 1 ?

4 2 ?

? ? ?
What could you do with this?
3 1 ?

4 2 ?

? ? ?
When I point to you, click on the
next number to sort these shapes.
1 5

2
6

3
7

4 8
When I point to you, click on the
next number to sort these shapes.
5

2
6

3 1
7

4 8
When I point to you, click on the
next number to sort these shapes.
5

6
2

3 1
7

4 8
When I point to you, click on the
next number to sort these shapes.
5

6
2

1
7
3

4 8
When I point to you, click on the
next number to sort these shapes.
5

6
2 4

1
7
3

8
When I point to you, click on the
next number to sort these shapes.

6
2 4
5

1
7
3

8
When I point to you, click on the
next number to sort these shapes.

2 4
5

1
6 7
3

8
When I point to you, click on the
next number to sort these shapes.

2 7 4
5

1
6
3

8
When I point to you, click on the
next number to sort these shapes.

2 7 4
5

1
6 8
3
How many circles do I have?
How many circles do I have?

4
How many rectangles do I have?

4
How many rectangles do I have?

4
How many blue shapes do I have?

4
How many blue shapes do I have?

4
How many green shapes do I
have?

4
How many green shapes do I
have?

4 4
How many total shapes do I have?

4 4
How many total shapes do I have?

4 4 8
What number sentences could I make?
4 purples + 4 greens = 8 shapes 4 circles + 4 rectangles = 8 shapes

4 4 8
This is a Kindergarten Cross
Number Puzzle
In First Grade it might look like this:

3 1 4

4 2 6

7 3 10
Flip it in Second Grade to show
subtraction:
10 3 7

6 2 4

4 1 3
Expand it to show two-digit
addition.
10 5 15

20 2 22

30 7 37
What number sentence does this
represent?
10 5 15

20 2 22

30 7 37
15 + 22 = 37
10 5 15

20 2 22

30 7 37
Now let’s try it with regrouping.

10 5 15

20 6 26

30 11 41
What number sentence does this
represent?
10 5 15

20 6 26

30 11 41
26 + 15 = 41
10 5 15

20 6 26

30 11 41
Array Model of Multiplication
4

2
What does this represent?
4

2
2x4=8
4

2
From here it moves to multi-digit
multiplication.
Array Model 10 5
10 5

20 200 100 300


20

2 20 10 30
2

220 110 330


15
X 20
Here is what the cross number
puzzle would look like alone.
10 5

20 200 100 300

2 20 10 30

220 110 330


What number sentence does this
represent?
10 5

20 200 100 300

2 20 10 30

220 110 330


15 x 22 = 330
10 5

20 200 100 300

2 20 10 30

220 110 330


In Conclusion…

4 3 1 4
6 4 2 6
7 3 10 7 3 10

10 5
10 5 15
20
20 6 26 200 100 300
2
20 10 30
30 11 41
220 110 330
Any
Questions?
Celebrate!
You have just expanded your
knowledge of Math!

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