teaching resource

Dot Day Multiplication Worksheet - Puzzle

Updated: 30 Aug 2023

Practise multiplying single-digit numbers and create a masterpiece with a Dot Day tarsia puzzle.

Editable: Google Slides
Non-Editable: PDF
Pages: 2 Pages
Years: 3 - 4

Curriculum

ACMNA056

Recall multiplication facts of two, three, five and ten and related division facts
ACMNA075

Recall multiplication facts up to 10 x 10 and related division facts Elaborations using known multiplication facts to calculate related division facts (Skills: Numeracy, Critical and Creative Thinking) View this topic on www.australiancurr...

VC2M2A03

Recall and demonstrate proficiency with multiplication facts for twos; extend and apply facts to develop the related division facts using doubling and halving <ul> <li>recognising and relating terms such as ‘double’, ‘twice’ and ‘multiply by 2’, and ‘halve’ and ‘divide by 2’ using physical and virtual materials; for example, colouring numbers on a hundreds chart to represent doubles and using it to recognise halves or recognising the doubling pattern and applying the pattern to find related facts such as ‘For 8 twos, think 2 eights’</li> <li>doubling and halving collections to practise and develop fluency with multiplication and division facts for twos, leading to recall of these facts</li> <li>establishing an understanding of doubles and near doubles using physical or virtual manipulatives; for example, using manipulatives to establish that doubling 5 gives you 10, then extending this doubling fact to respond to the question ‘How can you use this fact to double 6 or double 4?’</li> <li>developing fluency with doubling and halving numbers within 20 using physical or virtual materials and playing doubling and halving games; for example, using a physical or virtual dice and choosing whether to double or halve to reach a target number</li> </ul>
VC2M3A03

Recall and demonstrate proficiency with multiplication facts for 3, 4, 5 and 10; extend and apply facts to develop the related division facts
VC2M4A02

Recall and demonstrate proficiency with multiplication facts up to 10 × 10 and related division facts, and explain the patterns in these; extend and apply facts to develop efficient mental and written strategies for computation with larger numb...

teaching resource

Dot Day Multiplication Worksheet - Puzzle

Updated: 30 Aug 2023

Practise multiplying single-digit numbers and create a masterpiece with a Dot Day tarsia puzzle.

Editable: Google Slides
Non-Editable: PDF
Pages: 2 Pages
Years: 3 - 4

Practise multiplying single-digit numbers and create a masterpiece with a Dot Day tarsia puzzle.

Kick Off Dot Day Math With a Multiplication Worksheet Puzzle!

Celebrate creativity and math together with this multiplication worksheet puzzle activity designed in a colourful, circular tarsia format, perfect for International Dot Day! With this engaging multiplication worksheet puzzle, students solve multiplication problems to match pieces together and complete the circle, combining problem-solving with a hands-on, collaborative activity.

Using Our Printable Multiplication Puzzles

Our printable multiplication puzzles feature a fun, dot-themed design to inspire students while reinforcing their multiplication tables. The fun and challenging tarsia format encourages learners to think critically as they solve and align problems and answers, making multiplication practise feel more like a game than a worksheet. It’s an engaging way to combine art, logic, and maths practise in one go.

Our Tarsia Style Multiplication puzzles feature 16 individual pieces, each with multiple multiplication facts on it. Students will colour and cut apart the pieces, then solve the puzzle by matching equations and answers to form a circle.

Your students will love this new practise activity, or should we say they’ll “have a ball” with it?

Download Your Multiplication Puzzle Sheets Today!

Our printable multiplication puzzle sheets are available in multiple formats to meet your needs. We have included a quick-print PDF and editable Google Slides resource file. Use the dropdown arrow on the download button to select your preferred file.

This resource was created by Lorin Davies, a teacher and Teach Starter Collaborator.

More Multiplication and Division Puzzles for Years 3 and Up

Looking for more ideas to fill in your maths centre rotations? No worries! We’ve got you covered with a wide variety of Multiplication Puzzles for Year 3 and up. Make sure you check these out before you go!

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Curriculum

ACMNA056

Recall multiplication facts of two, three, five and ten and related division facts
ACMNA075

Recall multiplication facts up to 10 x 10 and related division facts Elaborations using known multiplication facts to calculate related division facts (Skills: Numeracy, Critical and Creative Thinking) View this topic on www.australiancurr...

VC2M2A03

Recall and demonstrate proficiency with multiplication facts for twos; extend and apply facts to develop the related division facts using doubling and halving <ul> <li>recognising and relating terms such as ‘double’, ‘twice’ and ‘multiply by 2’, and ‘halve’ and ‘divide by 2’ using physical and virtual materials; for example, colouring numbers on a hundreds chart to represent doubles and using it to recognise halves or recognising the doubling pattern and applying the pattern to find related facts such as ‘For 8 twos, think 2 eights’</li> <li>doubling and halving collections to practise and develop fluency with multiplication and division facts for twos, leading to recall of these facts</li> <li>establishing an understanding of doubles and near doubles using physical or virtual manipulatives; for example, using manipulatives to establish that doubling 5 gives you 10, then extending this doubling fact to respond to the question ‘How can you use this fact to double 6 or double 4?’</li> <li>developing fluency with doubling and halving numbers within 20 using physical or virtual materials and playing doubling and halving games; for example, using a physical or virtual dice and choosing whether to double or halve to reach a target number</li> </ul>
VC2M3A03

Recall and demonstrate proficiency with multiplication facts for 3, 4, 5 and 10; extend and apply facts to develop the related division facts
VC2M4A02

Recall and demonstrate proficiency with multiplication facts up to 10 × 10 and related division facts, and explain the patterns in these; extend and apply facts to develop efficient mental and written strategies for computation with larger numb...

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