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Sarah Carter @mathequalslove.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Have you tried out the number cross puzzles with your students yet? Cross out numbers in the grid until each row and column sums to the numbers written outside the grid. I just added a brand new 9x9 sized number cross puzzle to my website. mathequalslove.net/9x9-number-c... #mtbos #iteachmath

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Sarah Carter @mathequalslove.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

I just added a new set of tangram number puzzles for 0-9 on my website. These can be used with plastic tangram pieces or with printed and laminated pieces (template provided!) Could make a fun countdown activity to something! mathequalslove.net/tangram-numb... #puzzlingclassroom #mtbos

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Sarah Carter @mathequalslove.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Added a new trigonometry word search to my collection of math word search puzzles! I now have 9 different math-themed word search puzzles on my website plus 3 different sizes of number search puzzles. mathequalslove.net/trigonometry... #mtbos #iteachmath #puzzlingclassroom #mathsky #edusky

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Sarah Carter @mathequalslove.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Added a new set of digit addition puzzles to the blog today. I'm probably going to save these 100 Square Puzzles to use in second semester when we reach the 100th Day of School! mathequalslove.net/100-square-l... #mtbos #iteachmath #puzzlingclassroom #mathsky #edusky

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Sarah Carter @mathequalslove.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

The town I teach in had its Fall Festival this weekend, so I thought a pretzel nonogram puzzle was fitting for today. mathequalslove.net/pretzel-nono... #mtbos #iteachmath #puzzlingclassroom #mathsky #edusky

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Sarah Carter @mathequalslove.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

One of the logic puzzles my students are tackling this week as an early finisher activity are these 1-16 hidoku puzzles. Fill in the missing numbers so that each number touches the next consecutive number either horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. mathequalslove.net/hidoku-puzzl... #mathsky

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Sarah Carter @mathequalslove.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

I made this classifying perfect squares mystery picture worksheet awhile back, but I never got around to sharing it. Decided I should get it up before Perfect Square Day next week (9/16/25)! mathequalslove.net/perfect-squa... #mtbos #iteachmath #perfectsquareday #mathsky #edusky

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Sarah Carter @mathequalslove.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

I created this worksheet to give my AP Precalc students some practice with our first graphing calculator skill of the year. The hardest part of the assignment for many of them today was unscrambling the letters to spell a fruit! mathequalslove.net/finding-zero... #mtbos #iteachmath #mathsky

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Sarah Carter @mathequalslove.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

New 6x6 Number Cross Puzzles. Cross out numbers in the grid so each row and column has the specified sum. mathequalslove.net/6x6-number-c... #mtbos #iteachmath #puzzlingclassroom #logicpuzzles

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Sarah Carter @mathequalslove.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

New 20x20 Number Search Puzzles - these are the hardest level of difficulty of these I have. mathequalslove.net/number-searc... #mtbos #iteachmath #puzzlingclassroom #mathsky #edusky

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Sarah Carter @mathequalslove.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

It's been a while since I shared a new pentominoes puzzle. Here's a printable swan puzzle for you! mathequalslove.net/pentominoes-... #mtbos #iteachmath #puzzleclassroom #logicpuzzle

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Sarah Carter @mathequalslove.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Look at this fun package I got in the mail from a fellow teacher and blog reader! It's one of my edge matching puzzles made out of wood. #puzzlingclassroom

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Sarah Carter @mathequalslove.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

90 Square Logic Puzzles - These magic square style puzzles will give your students plenty of mental math practice! mathequalslove.net/90-square-lo... #mtbos #iteachmath #puzzlingclassroom #logicpuzzles #edusky #mathsky

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Sarah Carter @mathequalslove.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

Adding 15x15 number search puzzles to my website today in case your students need more of a challenge than the 10x10 puzzles I posted last week. mathequalslove.net/number-searc... #mtbos #iteachmath #puzzlingclassroom #mathsky #edusky

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Sarah Carter @mathequalslove.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

Today's new puzzle is for my chemistry teaching friends! (Or a puzzle to share with your science teacher buddies!) mathequalslove.net/chemistry-ar... #puzzlingclassroom #edusky

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Sarah Carter @mathequalslove.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

5x5 Number Cross Logic Puzzles - Put your addition skills to the test with these free printable 5x5 number cross puzzles. Can you cross out numbers so each row and column sums to the numbers outside the grid? mathequalslove.net/5x5-number-c... #mathsky #edusky #mtbos #iteachmath #puzzlingclassroom

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Sarah Carter @mathequalslove.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

*NEW* Grade Level Area Division Puzzles (4th-10th Grade + 12th Grade) mathequalslove.net/grade-level-... #mtbos #iteachmath #puzzlingclassroom #logicpuzzles #mathsky #edusky #firstweekofschool

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Sarah Carter @mathequalslove.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Prime Numbers Chart 1-3000 mathequalslove.net/prime-number... #mtbos #iteachmath #mathsky #edusky

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Sarah Carter @mathequalslove.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

Led four back to back professional development sessions this morning. My heart is full, but my brain is now broken. #mtbos #iteachmath #puzzlingclassroom #mathsky #edusky

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Sarah Carter @mathequalslove.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

10x10 Number Search Puzzles (more sizes coming soon. If you have the answer key password, the 15x15 and 20x20 size puzzle files are already added there!) mathequalslove.net/number-searc... #mtbos #iteachmath #puzzlingclassroom #mathsky #edusky

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Sarah Carter @mathequalslove.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

If you're a paper and pencil planner like me, I've got a free printable lesson plan book that might be right up your alley. Choose from 2 preps to 6 preps. Updated for the 2025-2026 school year! mathequalslove.net/free-printab... #mtbos #iteachmath #mathsky #edusky

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Sarah Carter @mathequalslove.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Soaking up the last two weeks of summer. It was cooler today, so we went to the park for tennis, pickleball, and playground time.

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Sarah Carter @mathequalslove.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Took my oldest for his yearly check-up. The pediatrician asked, "How old are you?" His response: "I'm one less than seven and one more than five." He is definitely the child of two math teachers.

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Sarah Carter @mathequalslove.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

How fun is this donut square edge matching puzzle?!? mathequalslove.net/donut-square... #mtbos #iteachmath #puzzlingclassroom #logicpuzzle #mathsky #edusky

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Sarah Carter @mathequalslove.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

NEW Butterfly Sudoku Puzzles - These free printable butterfly sudoku puzzles feature four overlapping 9x9 sudoku grids which must be solved simultaneously. Download the set of 48 free PDF puzzles. mathequalslove.net/butterfly-su... #mtbos #iteachmath #puzzlingclassroom #sudoku #logicpuzzles

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Sarah Carter @mathequalslove.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

Compare and Contrast Venn Diagram Template mathequalslove.net/compare-and-... #mtbos #iteachmath #graphicorganizer #mathsky #edusky

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Sarah Carter @mathequalslove.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

If you're ever on the hunt for STEM activities, I put together some of my favorites on a new page on my blog! mathequalslove.net/stem-activit... #mtbos #iteachmath #mathsky #edusky #stem

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Sarah Carter @mathequalslove.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

Answer Area Division Logic Puzzles mathequalslove.net/answer-area-... #mtbos #iteachmath #puzzlingclassroom #logicpuzzle #mathsky #edusky

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Sarah Carter @mathequalslove.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

A blog reader emailed to request a back to school square edge matching puzzle. Let me know if you ever have another idea for a puzzle theme! mathequalslove.net/back-to-scho... #mtbos #iteachmath #puzzlingclassroom #mathsky #edusky #firstdayofschool #firstweekofschool

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Sarah Carter @mathequalslove.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

A new school-supply themed logic puzzle! mathequalslove.net/folder-area-... #mathsky #edusky #puzzlingclassroom #mtbos #iteachmath #logicpuzzles

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Sarah Carter @mathequalslove.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

Grade Level Hidden Word Puzzles - I created these from kindergarten all the way through 12th grade. Perfect for the first week of school! mathequalslove.net/grade-level-... #mtbos #iteachmath #puzzlingclassroom #mathsky #edusky #firstdayofschool #firstweekofschool

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Sarah Carter @mathequalslove.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

NEW Grade Level Tangram Puzzles for the First Week of School (Kindergarten through Ninth Grade) mathequalslove.net/grade-level-... #mtbos #iteachmath #puzzlingclassroom #mathsky #edusky #firstdayofschool #firstweekofschool

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Sarah Carter @mathequalslove.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Rational Exponents Bingo Game for Algebra 2/Precalculus (And just pretend the word equation actually says expression. That's what I get for copying and pasting...) mathequalslove.net/rational-exp... #mtbos #iteachmath #puzzlingclassroom #mathsky #edusky

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Sarah Carter @mathequalslove.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

New Panda Nonogram Puzzle - this one was kinda tricky! mathequalslove.net/panda-nonogr... #mtbos #iteachmath #puzzlingclassroom #logicpuzzle

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Sarah Carter @mathequalslove.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Bookmark these angle loop puzzles from Naoki Inaba for your angles unit! Great critical thinking task! mathequalslove.net/angle-loop-p... #mtbos #iteachmath #puzzlingclassroom #mathsky #edusky #logicpuzzles

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Sarah Carter @mathequalslove.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

These Twin Puzzles (Gemini Puzzles) from Naoki Inaba make a great class opener to review order of operations and practice critical thinking skills! mathequalslove.net/gemini-twin-... #mtbos #iteachmath #puzzlingclassroom #mathsky #edusky #logicpuzzle

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Sarah Carter @mathequalslove.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

A fun school-supply themed logic puzzle. Fun for the first week of school (or any time!) mathequalslove.net/pencil-area-... #mtbos #iteachmath #puzzlingclassroom #logicpuzzle #mathsky #edusky #firstdayofschool

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Sarah Carter @mathequalslove.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Math Latin Square Puzzles - a great logical thinking activity for the first day of school or when you need a random 5-10 minute time filler! mathequalslove.net/math-latin-s... #mtbos #iteachmath #puzzlingclassroom #firsttdayofschool #mathsky #edusky

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Sarah Carter @mathequalslove.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Where are my 7th grade teaching friends? I had plans to make these first day of school pentomino puzzles for ALL the grade levels, but so far I've only figured out how to make a solvable puzzle for 7th grade. mathequalslove.net/welcome-to-7... #iteachmath #puzzlingclassroom #mathsky #edusky

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Sarah Carter @mathequalslove.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

First Day of School No Four in a Row Puzzle mathequalslove.net/first-day-of... #mathsky #edusky #puzzlingclassroom #firstdayofschool #mtbos #iteachmath

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Sarah Carter @mathequalslove.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

First Day of School Hidden Word Puzzle mathequalslove.net/first-day-of... #mathsky #edusky #mtbos #iteachmath #firstdayofschool

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Sarah Carter @mathequalslove.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Today's the day for the July Logic Puzzle drop! I added brand new kakuro, latin square, area division, word search, hidoku, and no four in a row puzzles to the blog - all with a July theme! mathequalslove.net/july-activit... #mathsky #edusky #puzzlingclassroom #logicpuzzles

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Sarah Carter @mathequalslove.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

First Day of School Hidoku Logic Puzzles mathequalslove.net/first-day-of... #mtbos #iteachmath #puzzlingclassroom #mathsky #edusky

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