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Features

Solve each problem, find the answer in the code, and write its letter
Turkey riddles like "What sound does a turkey's phone make?"
Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division
Every page in color and in black and white
Answer keys included

Skills Covered

Add and subtract within 20
Multiply and divide within 100
Solve problems written in columns

Match answers to letters with a code
Catch mistakes: a wrong letter stands out
Read and spell the answer

How to Use This Pack

Each page has a Thanksgiving 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. A good warm-up for the days before the Thanksgiving break.

At Home

Kids love telling the joke afterward. When the page is done, have your child tell the riddle at the Thanksgiving table and see who can guess the answer.

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 to 20, working fluently within 10, with strategies like counting on, making ten, fact families and doubles plus one.
2.OA.B.2 Add and subtract to 20 quickly using strategies done in the head, and by year's end instantly recall every sum of two single-digit numbers.
3.OA.C.7 Multiply and divide to 100 fluently with strategies, and by year's end instantly recall every product of two single-digit numbers.

Thanksgiving Riddle Math

1st – 3rd Grade

Thanksgiving riddles to solve with addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Students solve each problem, find the answer in the code and write its letter until the letters spell the answer to the riddle.

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What’s Included

5 riddle worksheets, each with a matching answer key
Every worksheet in color and in black and white
Addition, subtraction, mixed, multiplication, and division pages
Kid-friendly turkey jokes

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