Multiplication Puzzle Activities - print and digital

3 multiplication puzzles to help students strengthen their understanding of multiplying single and double-digit numbers and build number sense. The puzzles are easily differentiated to meet the needs of your students. Ideas for differentiating are included in the PDF.

Puzzle #1 has 4 blank spaces and comes with 6 sorting numbers. Students figure out which numbers will multiply to each row and column. You can choose to give students all 6 sorting numbers with the puzzle to make the puzzle more challenging, or only the 4 sorting numbers that correctly complete the puzzle.

Puzzle #2 has 6 blank spaces and comes with 7 sorting numbers. To decrease the challenge of this puzzle, you can choose to give students only the 6 sorting numbers that correctly complete the puzzle instead of all 7. To further decrease the challenge of this puzzle, you can sort one of the numbers onto the puzzle grid before giving it to students.

Puzzle #3 has 8 blank spaces with 8 sorting numbers. It is a 3x3 grid with the middle number filled in. This will be the most challenging puzzle.

Includes both print and digital versions of the 3 puzzles. The digital versions are drag-and-drop in GOOGLE Slides. If you choose to differentiate the puzzles, you can make an extra copy of the Slides file and delete the "distractor" numbers from puzzles #1 and #2, and/or sort one (or more) of the numbers onto the puzzles before sharing with students. An answer key is included.

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