Skills Covered

How to Use This Pack

Each page has an animal riddle and a row of letter boxes with a problem under each one. Students solve the problem, find the answer in the code box, and write that letter in the box. When every box is filled, the letters spell the answer to the riddle. Page 1 is addition, page 2 subtraction, page 3 both, page 4 multiplication, and page 5 division.

In the Classroom

Read the riddle aloud and let students guess before they solve. A wrong letter makes a word that does not look right, so students can find and fix their own mistakes.

At Home

Kids love telling the joke afterward. When the page is done, have your child read the riddle and its answer to someone else at home.

Tips for Success

• Solve all the problems first, then use the code
• Each answer matches one letter in the code
• Some letters in the code are not used
• If a word looks wrong, check that problem again

Common Core Standards Alignment

This pack supports the following Common Core State Standards for Mathematics:

• 1.OA.C.6 - Add and subtract within 20, demonstrating fluency for addition and subtraction within 10
• 2.OA.B.2 - Fluently add and subtract within 20 using mental strategies
• 3.OA.C.7 - Fluently multiply and divide within 100