Skills Covered

How to Use This Worksheet

A 6x6 Sudoku puzzle using numbers 1-6. A step up from 4x4 for growing problem solvers.

Tips for Success

• Work through the first problem together as an example
• Encourage students to use process of elimination
• Allow extra time for puzzle-based activities
• Celebrate creative approaches to finding solutions

Common Core Standards Alignment

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

• MP.1 - Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them
• MP.7 - Look for and make use of structure