Masyu (also known as "Shiroshinju Kuroshinju," "White pearls and black pearls") is a type of logic puzzle. It is played on a rectangular grid of squares, some of which contain circles; each circle is either "white" (empty) or "black" (filled). The goal is to draw a single continuous non-intersecting loop that properly passes through all circled cells.

A daily-problem format makes it easy to coach students quickly on the math skills they need for standardized tests. Includes reproducibles.

Solving these math puzzle minis is so much fun, kids may not notice they're building important problem-solving skills. Each mini-book contains magic number puzzles, interactive story problems, penny tricks, and tracing challenges.

Math Bafflers requires students to use creativity, critical thinking, and logical reasoning to perform a variety of operations and practice skills that align with state and national math standards. The book covers real-life situations requiring math skills, such as distance, liquid measures, money, time, weight, sequencing, comparison, age, area, and percentages, along with operations such as fractions, exponents, algebra, place value, and number lines. Students will make hypotheses, organize information, draw conclusions, and use syllogistic thinking. Teachers can feel confident that they are providing challenges and reinforcing important skills in a format that students enjoy! Math Bafflers builds essential critical thinking, analysis, and problem-solving skills; develops logical thinking in a fun format; uses relevant, real-life mathematical situations; and provides opportunities for differentiation. Grades 6-8

Stump your friends and family with this fun, challenging math puzzle book! Who knew that math could be so cool? Crammed with games, puzzles, and trivia, The Everything Kids’ Math Puzzles Book puts the fun back into playing with numbers! If you have any fear of math—or are just tired of sitting in a classroom—The Everything Kids’ Math Puzzles Book provides hours of entertainment. You’ll get so caught up in the activities, you won’t even know you’re learning! Inside, you’ll be able to: -Decode hidden messages using Roman numerals -Connect the dots using simple addition and subtraction -Learn to create magic number squares -Use division to answer musical riddles -Match the profession to numerical license plates

Success in math requires children to make connections between the real world and math concepts in order to solve problems. Successful problem solvers will be ready for the challenges of mathematics as they advance to more complex topics. The games and puzzles in this workbook are designed to help children enjoy practicing their math skills. Best of all, they’ll have lots of fun doing it! Here’s a peek at what’s inside: Pipe Down One equation leads down a pipe to another, and students need to follow the numbers draining down the pipes by multiplying and dividing decimals and fractions to get to the bottom. Secret Meeting Professor Wormhole, a genius scientist, wants to meet in a secret location. Students must substitute numbers for letters using a code and multiplication skills to find the secret meeting place. Semaphore Signals Students decipher messages where flags represent letters of the alphabet, using acute, obtuse, and right angles as clues to decode a message. Awesome Avatars A new video game lets you design your character before you start playing. With choices such as skin color, hairstyles, outfits, and shoes, students determine how many characters can be designed. Plus! Game Pieces The workbook includes fraction cards and shape-builder pieces for students to cut out and use with the games and puzzles. Give your child’s confidence in math a boost with 5th Grade Math Games & Puzzles.

Number puzzles, spatial/visual puzzles, cryptograms, Sudoku, Kokuro, logic puzzles, and word games like Frame Games are all a great way to teach math and problem-solving skills to elementary and middle school students. In these two new collections, puzzle master Terry Stickels provides puzzles and brain games that range from simple to challenging and are organized by grade level and National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) content areas. Each book offers over 300 brain games that will help students learn core math concepts and develop critical thinking skills. The books include a wide range of puzzle types and cover a variety of math topics, from fractions and geometry to probability and algebra.