Five Tarsia puzzles each consisting of 30 expressions to substitute the given values into. The puzzles gradually increase in difficulty:
Puzzle 1 - Two positive values, simple expressions.
Puzzle 2 - Three positive values, simple expressions.
Puzzle 3 - Two positive values and one negative value, slightly more challenging expressions.
Puzzle 4 - Three positive values, expressions involving squares and cubes.
Puzzle 5 - Three positive values and one negative value, expressions involving squares, cubes and brackets.
Perfect as maths lesson starter activities or as group activities to test understanding of substitution into algebraic expressions.
Get your students practising their knowledge of fractional powers this match-up jigsaw activity. Calculate the answers to the 30 questions with powers in fraction form and match them up with the answers to piece together the triangles into one large hexagon.
Great as a starter activity or as group work.
The resources are in PDF format with answers included.
Three jigsaw puzzles for practising rounding numbers to significant figures. Each puzzle consists of 24 pieces containing 30 numbers which need to be rounded to the given number of significant figures in order to piece the triangular pieces together into one large hexagon.
Puzzle 1 is about rounding to one significant figure, puzzle 2 is about rounding to two significant figures and puzzle 3 is a mixture of one-four significant figures.
Perfect as a lesson starter activity or as a group exercise to test understanding.
All files are in PDF format with answer sheets included.
A collection of nine jigsaw puzzles each involving rounding 30 numbers to the given level of accuracy in order to fit the pieces together. Covering rounding to decimal places, whole numbers and significant figures, these puzzles make ideal lesson starter activities and are also great group exercises for practising this important skill.
All files are in PDF format with answer sheets included.
Get your students practising how to simplify ratios into unit form with this 24 piece jigsaw puzzle. Simplify each of the 30 ratios into the form 1:n to match the piece together and complete the puzzle.
Maths jigsaws make a great starter activity for maths lessons and are equally useful as group activities for assessment for learning.
Files are in PDF format with answer sheet included.
Practise converting between fractions, decimal and percentages with these three jigsaw puzzles aimed at foundation students.
Each puzzle contains 18 pairs to match up in order to complete the 16 piece puzzle.
Puzzle one: Converting between decimals and fractions including 1/2, thirds, quarters, fifths, tenths and hundredths.
Puzzle two: Converting between decimals and whole number percentages.
Puzzle three: Converting between percentages and fractions covering 1/2, thirds, quarters, fifths, tenths and hundredths.
All files are in PDF format with answer sheets included.
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Converting between fractions, decimals and percentages match up jigsaw puzzles - Extension
Practise converting between fractions, decimals and percentages with these three Tarsia jigsaw puzzles. Each puzzle features 30 pairs of matching figures across 24 pieces. Simply match each number up with its partner in order to complete the puzzles.
Puzzle one features converting between fractions and decimals.
Puzzle two features converting between decimals and percentages.
Puzzle three features converting between fractions and percentages.
All files are in PDF format with answer sheets included.
Practice adding and subtracting fractions with different denominators with this intermediate level Tarsia jigsaw puzzle.
Featuring 30 questions across 24 jigsaw pieces, each question requires one fraction to be converted to an equivalent fraction in order to complete the addition or subtraction.
An excellent maths lesson starter activity or group task; foundation and higher versions are also available from the DoingMaths shop to aid with differentiation.
The jigsaw is in PDF format with answer sheet included.
Learn the state capitals of the US with this two pack of Tarsia jigsaw puzzles featuring all 50 states and their capitals, plus the US capital of Washington, D.C.
Puzzle 1 features the states alphabetically from Alabama to Maryland (plus Washington, D.C.)
Puzzle 2 features the rest of the states from Massachusetts through to Wyoming.
Both puzzles are in PDF format with answer sheets included.
A Tarsia jigsaw puzzle featuring 30 sums involving division with negative numbers. Simply solve the division questions in order to fit the 24 pieces together and complete the puzzle.
Great as a maths lesson starter activity or as a group task for assessment for learning.
The jigsaw is in PDF format with answer sheet included.
A 24 piece Tarsia jigsaw puzzle featuring 30 questions on dividing fractions. Simply solve the fraction division questions such as 11/12 ÷ 3/8 and 6 ÷ 2/3 in order to match the pieces together and complete the puzzle.
Great as a maths lesson starter activity or as a group task for assessment for learning.
The jigsaw is in PDF format with answer sheet included.
Three Tarsia jigsaw puzzles covering simplifying surds, multiplying and dividing surds and rationalising the denominator.
Each puzzle features 30 questions spread across 24 jigsaw pieces. Simply answer the questions to fit the pieces together and complete the puzzles.
All files are in PDF format with answer sheets included.
Visit the DoingMaths store to find more jigsaws and chain puzzles covering all aspects of maths.
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A bundle of three Tarsia jigsaw puzzles covering multiplying and dividing fractions. Each puzzle features 30 questions which need to be answered correctly to then fit the 24 jigsaw pieces together and complete the puzzle.
Puzzle 1: Multiplying a whole number by a fraction.
Puzzle 2: Multiplying two fractions together.
Puzzle 3: Dividing whole numbers or fractions by a fraction.
Maths jigsaw puzzles make a great maths lesson starter activity or group task for assessment for learning.
All the puzzles are in printable PDF format with answer sheets included.
A 24 piece Tarsia jigsaw puzzle featuring 30 quadratic expressions and their completed square form. Simply complete the square for each expression to match it up with its answer and complete the puzzle.
Excellent as a maths lesson starter or as a group activity for assessment for learning.
Jigsaw is in PDF format with answer sheet included.
Visit the DoingMaths store to find more jigsaws and chain puzzles covering all aspects of maths.
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A Tarsia jigsaw puzzle featuring 30 animals in English and Spanish for your students to match up. Simply match each animal with its translation in order to fit the 24 jigsaw pieces together and complete the puzzle.
Each Spanish translation comes complete with its definite article (el or la) in order to also learn the gender of each word.
Tarsia puzzles are great as lesson starter activities and equally useful as a group task for assessment for learning.
The jigsaw is in printable PDF format with answer sheet included.
A Tarsia jigsaw puzzle featuring 21 parts of the body in English and French for your students to match up. Simply match each part of the body with its translation in order to fit the 18 jigsaw pieces together and complete the puzzle.
Each French translation also comes complete with its definite article (le, la or l’ for singular or les for plural).
Tarsia puzzles are great as lesson starter activities and equally useful as a group task for assessment for learning.
The jigsaw is in printable PDF format with answer sheet included.
More DoingMaths Activities can be found in the DoingMaths TES Store.
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A Tarsia jigsaw puzzle featuring 21 parts of the body in English and German for your students to match up. Simply match each part of the body with its translation in order to fit the 18 jigsaw pieces together and complete the puzzle.
Each German translation also comes complete with its definite article (der, die or das for singular or die for plural).
Tarsia puzzles are great as lesson starter activities and equally useful as a group task for assessment for learning.
The jigsaw is in printable PDF format with answer sheet included.
A Tarsia jigsaw puzzle featuring 21 parts of the body in English and Spanish for your students to match up. Simply match each part of the body with its translation in order to fit the 18 jigsaw pieces together and complete the puzzle.
Each Spanish translation also comes complete with its definite article (el or la for singular or los for plural).
Tarsia puzzles are great as lesson starter activities and equally useful as a group task for assessment for learning.
The jigsaw is in printable PDF format with answer sheet included.
A Tarsia jigsaw puzzle featuring 30 animals in English and German for your students to match up. Simply match each animal with its translation in order to fit the 24 jigsaw pieces together and complete the puzzle.
Each German translation comes complete with its definite article (der, die or das) in order to also learn the gender of each word.
Tarsia puzzles are great as lesson starter activities and equally useful as a group task for assessment for learning.
The jigsaw is in printable PDF format with answer sheet included.
A Tarsia jigsaw puzzle featuring 30 animals in English and French for your students to match up. Simply match each animal with its translation in order to fit the 24 jigsaw pieces together and complete the puzzle.
Each French translation comes complete with its definite article (le, la or l’) in order to also learn the gender of each word.
Tarsia puzzles are great as lesson starter activities and equally useful as a group task for assessment for learning.
The jigsaw is in printable PDF format with answer sheet included.
More DoingMaths Activities can be found in the DoingMaths TES Store.
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