Valentine's Day Crypto-Riddles

More Valentine's Day puzzles are in the works! Including some Crypto-Riddles! These puzzles were designed to give kids a quick practice in their basic math facts while distracting them with fun riddles and jokes (ok...mostly dad jokes!) I have created a free page for your students to try out. Just click on the picture above to download it from Google Drive. This page has addition and subtraction practice for the facts from 1-12. If they enjoy these, I also have a whole set of Crypto-Riddles for Valentine's Day now available in my shop!

You get 6 pages with 12 puzzles for only $2.00! You can also purchase a growing bundle of Crypto-Riddles with a holiday theme here. It currently costs $6.40 and contains 4 holidays. The price grows as each new set is added, so purchase now and future sets are free! 

Each set of holiday-themed Crypto-Riddles contains the following:

2 addition puzzles

2 subtraction puzzles

2 multiplication puzzles

2 division puzzles

2 mixed addition and subtraction puzzles

2 mixed multiplication and division puzzles

I also have sets of Crypto-Riddles that focus on the operation being practiced, like addition only or division only. You can find a full list of Crypto-Riddles here!

Hope your kids enjoy their maths practice!

Valentine's Day Pixel Art - Subtraction Version

Another puzzle to get you ready for the day of hearts! This version has subtraction practice. The colored in picture is very pretty! Click the picture to download from Google Drive.

Valentine's Day Pixel Art - Addition Version

Valentine's Day is coming! Here's a coloring page to whet your appetite! This one includes some addition practice. This will make you hungry! Click to download from Google Drive.

TPT Year in Review

So TPT (previously known as Teachers Pay Teachers) decided to do a year in review type thing this year. It was actually pretty fun to see some of the numbers so I thought I'd share these here also!

That's a lot of teachers finding my store in 2022! 

And a lovely number of repeat buyers! Thanks SO much for the support everyone!

The top resource in my store for 2022 was Crypto-Animals Multi-Digit Operations Puzzle Bundle. I'm really proud of the Crypto-Animals! They are such a fun way for kids to practice their math skills and learn about animals, while having fun doing it!

I posted 28 new resources last year. I feel a little let down by that number as I think I've been working very hard! But still, it is worthy. I am glad to know this number and it will help me set a realistic goal for new resources for 2023. I'm thinking 30 seems doable. (That is also my goal for books read in 2023!) 

And lastly, some reviews, which I always find fun and motivating to read. Unfortunately, this is only a png file and not a widget, so I can't share more than the one that's showing....lemme see....

Copied some of them over...

"My students always love learning through games or fun activities. Solving the riddles by using multiplication and division was fun and educational."

"I loved using this! My students had a lot of fun doing it and it was SO differentiated so it was easy to use with my class especially since we have such varying levels in math!"

"This was a fun resource for students who finished other work early. The ones who didn't finish early asked to take home a copy."

Apparently there were only 3 on the scrolly thing. But I get quite a lot of REALLY nice reviews that I am always tickled to read. So I will share some of those too! (With the hopes of not being too braggy)

"My grandchildren get excited when I bring them a Puzzle Den puzzle book. I bring them whenever we are celebrating a holiday.  Thank you."

"It has been difficult find supplemental resources for our state study and this was perfect. Thank you!"

"We always use this while we are setting up for our Thanksgiving Party! The kids love all the different puzzles and activities."

"I wish I'd found this sooner! This is a COOL resource and is great for my class of budding zoologists."

I am overwhelmed. This year has been a little tough with TPT, but these lovely teachers make it so worthwhile! Thanks for all your support! Here's to a wonderful 2023!

Spanish Baby Animals Puzzles and Activities

The baby animals are here and they are super cute! If your elementary students are studying Spanish, they will love learning these 12 baby animal names! 

This set includes 2 different sets of flashcards, one with the moms and one with only the babies. You can choose which you like better, or use both! There is also a word list, 15 puzzle pages, and bonus word jigsaw puzzles.

These Spanish sets were designed with the busy homeschool mom in mind. The puzzles span different age groups, so they're great for those teaching at multiple levels. And the puzzles are simple to print and easy to use. The flashcards and jigsaw puzzles will require cardstock and cutting, but everything is flexible and can be used in different ways! I liked to use puzzles as a way to review vocabulary from previous weeks when I was still homeschooling my kids. (They are now both in college!)

Take a break from conjugating and have a little fun with these Baby Animals!