Free Cycling Addition Puzzle Printable
Puzzles are a great learning tool, and this free cycling addition puzzle is great for working on addition from 1 to 12 with fun kids on a bike scene.
You can match the numbers to the addition math. When you are done, you will have a great fun cycling picture.
And it changes how you work on addition with kids. It a lot more fun that doing flashcards over and over.
The Cycling Addition Puzzle Printable is a part of the 20 Free Summer Sports Printables.
The Cycling Addition Puzzle Printable is a great addition to the summer sports and addition printables on the site.
What Is Addition?
Addition is defined as adding something to something else. So that is adding different things together.
This is where kids learn one plus one equals 2 or 1 + 1 = 2. You start on simple and work up to more complex math.
Cycling Addition Puzzle Printable
The Cycling Addition Puzzle Printable has simple addition from 1 to 12. It is a fun way to review or learn addition. The puzzle has fundamental addition problems for kids.
The Cycling Addition Puzzles is great for those in late kindergarten (ages 5 to 6) or early first grade (ages 6 to 7).
Cycling Addition Puzzle Pieces
You have a picture with 12 squares and with numbers 1 to 12 on the squares. You have a picture of the three kids cycling on a road.
Cycling Addition Puzzle Mat
You have an addition puzzle mat. You have 12 equations on the mat and each one adds up to a different number.
Things to use with the Cycling Addition Puzzle Printable
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Preparing the Cycling Addition Puzzle
You will see how we prepare to use the cycling addition puzzle.
Write Answers on the Back of the Puzzle
Something you can do before laminating the puzzle pieces is to write the answers on the back of the pieces. This is great for self checking.
Laminating the Cycling Puzzles and Mat
You can start off by laminating both the puzzle and the mat. You can cut the puzzle first and the laminate the puzzle. But we have found laminating and then cutting to work best for the puzzles.
Cut out the Puzzle Pieces
You can see below we have cut out the puzzles pieces below. You can store the puzzle pieces in an envelope and attach the envelope to the back of the puzzle for storing the puzzle pieces and mat together.
Put Putty On the Puzzle Mat
Another thing we do when preparing the puzzle is to put putty on the puzzle mat. This helps the puzzle stay in place and is easy to reuse.
You can see how I have the puzzle held up and the piece on the puzzle is staying in place.
You can also take the puzzle off after you do the puzzle to use another time.
Ways to Use the Cycling Addition Puzzle Printable
You will see below how we used the cycling addition puzzle.
Setting up an Addition Puzzle Center
You can see below a simple addition puzzle center. You have the pieces of the puzzle on the right and the mat with the putty on it.
You can add the Addition Bookmarks for kids who might need help with the answers to the equations. Just give them 1 to 12 for the bookmarks.
Matching Puzzle Pieces to the Addition Mat
They are goingt o start off with matching the puzzle answers to the addition equations. You can have them say the addition sentence like four plus six equations ten. It gives them a verbal way to work on addition as well as matching the answer and to the addition equation on the mat.
Finish Addition Puzzle
You can see a finished addition puzzle below. It is a great way to work addition and it makes a fun summer puzzle.
What you will find in the Free Cycling Addition Puzzle Printable
- Addition from 1 to 12
- One puzzle mat with addition
- Cycling theme for the Puzzle
- Picture puzzle with numbers 1 to 12 on the pieces
- 2 pages
More Addition Printables
Soccer Addition Clip Card Printables has addition 1 to 10 on the cards. You have a number line for help, with soccer ball addition and three numbers for kids to clip the right answer.
Gumball Addition Game with addition from 1 to 20 – You have 5 game boards with addition for 4 numbers on each board game. You have board games, addition fact gumballs, sorting candy jars, and a recording sheet
Number Bond Mats: Addition & Subtraction have great ways to build the numbers on the bond and then solve the equation.
Addition & Subtraction Number Bond Mats with 100 Chart has a 100 number chart and section for doing the math facts for numbers.
Addition Bookmarks is a great way to see how to add up to a number. You have just one number on each bookmarks with all the sums for each number.
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