Addition Triangles Math Centers Math Tiles
4.9 (15 reviews)Give students an addition puzzle with nine connected triangles. They place digits 0–9 at the vertices so the three numbers around each triangle add up to the sum inside it. Each card gives the position of one tile as a starting clue.
- Grade
- Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6
- Subject
- Math
- Pages
- 72
- Answer key
- Included
- Teaching duration
- 1 Month
- Digital download
Description
Give students an addition puzzle with nine connected triangles. They place digits 0–9 at the vertices so the three numbers around each triangle add up to the sum inside it. Each card gives the position of one tile as a starting clue.
Why use Math Tiles?
- Make problem solving hands-on by letting students move number tiles and test their ideas.
- Build flexible thinking as students follow different clues and try more than one strategy.
- Practice perseverance and build confidence by revising a choice when the first idea doesn’t fit.
- Give students meaningful independent practice or have partners explain and compare their thinking.
- Save paper by reusing printed cards and having students record their answers on a separate sheet.
What’s included
- 30 printable addition triangle puzzle cards
- Google Slides version with movable number tiles
- Student recording sheet
- Answer keys
- Teacher setup tips
- Printable 0–9 number tiles
How to use it
Use the puzzles for partner work and ask students to explain how a shared vertex helps them solve the next triangle. For print, cut out the included number tiles or use a set you already have. In Google Slides, students move the tiles in edit mode.
More Time to Tile puzzles
Keep the same puzzle routine with Balancing Addition Math Tiles or Math Grids (Add and Subtract) Math Tiles.
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Reviews
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Great resource!
What a wonderful product! I will enjoy using this in my classroom this year!
These are perfect to use with all of my students. I am looking forward to using them often in my class. Thank you for creating them!
These are great. They will really help me differentiate my reading response with my gifted students.
Excited to use this to create more in-depth conversations! And this puts learning into their hands because I'm bored of my own questions.
Questions & Answers (1)
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Hi, I can't see where else to put this, sorry if it's in the wrong spot.
Just did the Math Tiles: Addition Triangles with my kiddos today and came up with 2 errors. Card 23 and 28. On card 23, the only way it works, is if the purple 7 (in the middle of the card) is an 11. On Card 28, it seems to only work is if the red 11 (along the right hand side) is a 14. Please let me know if we have made the error or if it needs to be fixed and re-downloaded. Cheers!
Hello! Thank you so much for letting us know. We apologize for this inconvenience. We have corrected the error.
