Kindergarten
Kindergarten balance puzzles: compare equal balls, spot the heavier pan and add balls to make a scale level.
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Balance Puzzles | K-8
Problem solving and early algebra: read level scales to find the weight of every shape. Separate Kindergarten and Grade 1-8 worksheets move from spotting the heavier pan and missing addends through doubling, multiplication, substitution and decimal weights to two-step equations, variables on both sides and systems of equations in Grade 8, with answer keys.
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Problem solving and early algebra: read level scales to find the weight of every shape. Separate Kindergarten and Grade 1-8 worksheets move from spotting the heavier pan and missing addends through doubling, multiplication, substitution and decimal weights to two-step equations, variables on both sides and systems of equations in Grade 8, with answer keys.
- Activities
- 9
- Total pages
- 18
- Published
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Each grade has its own page, preview, practical guidance and a separate PDF with its own answer key.
Grade 1
Grade 1 balance puzzles: find the missing number so both pans have the same total within 20.
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Grade 2 balance puzzles: use doubling and addition to find the weight of each shape.
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Grade 3 balance puzzles: use multiplication and division facts to find shape weights.
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Grade 4 balance puzzles: substitute one shape for another to solve two-step weight puzzles.
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Grade 5 balance puzzles: find shape weights with decimals in tenths of a kilogram.
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Grade 6 balance puzzles: write and solve two-step equations of the form ax + b = c.
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Grade 7 balance puzzles: solve equations with the variable on both sides.
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Grade 8 balance puzzles: write and solve systems of linear equations with two and three unknowns.
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Worksheet archive
· Problem solving and early algebra
Balance Puzzles | K-8
Problem solving and early algebra: read level scales to find the weight of every shape. Separate Kindergarten and Grade 1-8 worksheets move from spotting the heavier pan and missing addends through doubling, multiplication, substitution and decimal weights to two-step equations, variables on both sides and systems of equations in Grade 8, with answer keys.
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· Language and problem solving
Secret Codes | K-8
Language and problem solving: use a key to decode secret messages letter by letter. Separate Kindergarten and Grade 1-8 worksheets move from shape codes and a number key through the A = 1 code, arithmetic codes, Caesar shifts, order of operations and cracking an unknown shift to inverting a linear rule in Grade 8, with answer keys.
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· Math and problem solving
Number Walls | K-8
Math and problem solving: complete number walls where every brick is the sum of the two bricks below it. Separate Kindergarten and Grade 1-8 worksheets move from dot sums to 10 through large numbers, decimals, fractions and integers to solving for x in Grade 8, with answer keys.
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· Visual-spatial reasoning
Mirror and Turn Symmetry | K-8
Visual-spatial reasoning: finish pictures across mirror lines or with half-turn symmetry, then reflect and rotate shapes on the coordinate plane in the upper grades. Separate Kindergarten and Grade 1-8 worksheets with answer keys.
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· Attention and problem solving
Rule Path Mazes | K-8
Attention and problem solving: find the one path from START to FINISH by stepping only on boxes that follow a rule. Separate Kindergarten and Grade 1-8 mazes with shapes, numbers, fractions, percents, expressions and equations, plus answer keys.
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· Visual discrimination and logic
Clue Card Detectives | K-8
Visual elimination and logic using shapes, dots and numerical clues. Separate Kindergarten and Grade 1-8 activities, original clue design and answer keys.
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· Patterns and mathematics
Patterns and Number Rules | K-8
Original pattern activities for Kindergarten and Grades 1-8. Nine separate levels with explicit rules, creative tasks and answer keys.
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· Language
K–8 Word Search Worksheets with Answer Keys
Free printable word searches for Kindergarten through Grade 8. Nine grade-level activities, vocabulary clues and answer keys in one 13-page English PDF.
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Which grades are included?
The first word search pack includes one activity for Kindergarten and each of Grades 1–8. Its 13 pages contain nine activity sheets and answer keys.
How do I print a worksheet?
Open the PDF, select Print, choose A4 paper and Fit to page. You can print just the page for your child’s grade.
Are English and Turkish mixed in one PDF?
No. English words and directions are in the English PDF. The Turkish edition is a separate file with Turkish words and directions.
When are new worksheets added?
New activities are prepared daily. Checked worksheets are added to their grade pages with publication dates; earlier activities remain available.
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