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204 TRIANGLE PUZZLES TO TEACH GEOMETRY (PDF)
Description:
"With just five simple cutout triangles, you can introduce younger students to the abstract language of arithmetic known as geometry. Great puzzles both for learning and fun!"
Some math behind the popular math puzzles...
No addition or multiplication is used to solve the puzzle, but that doesn't mean no math is involved - it's just hidden under the surface.Read the rest of the story here
Computer programs use logic to generate the puzzles and rank their difficulty. Mathematical thinking is required to reason to a solution. And in a recent study, mathematicians have been able to determine when a puzzle will have more than one solution.
I've joined the Sudoku craze! And so have my children. Even my 5-year-old has been attempting the puzzles.
Training our children to think logically is important to their math studies. It's a great idea to make logic puzzles a part of your math studies. Why not take a day off from textbook studies one day a week for puzzle book studies?
I picked up The Original Sudoku at a gas station on a long road trip. The children and I ended up working puzzles throughout our entire 8-hour drive.
If you're not familiar with Sudoku, you can get a glimpse at www.sudoku.com. You can also download a computer version of the puzzles for a free 28-day trial.
If Sudoku isn't your cup of tea, check out Mensa or Critical Thinking puzzle books. For littles, you could get simple books of mazes, often found in the grocery store checkout lane. Gee, you don't even have to purchase anything if you get the daily newspaper. Many offer puzzles on their comics page, such as cryptograms and Scramble.
Use your imagination, and make sure to get in on the fun too!
Photo by NASA, from Apollo 17 flight, 1972
