Brain games and puzzles
Maze Maker
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Thinking sheet · Brain games and puzzles
Number Doodles
Turn each number from 1 to 10 into a picture: a 2 becomes a swan, an 8 becomes a snowman.
- Grades
- K–2
- Time
- about 20 minutes
- Kids practice
- number formation, imagination, flexible thinking
What kids do
“Each number is hiding a picture. Can you find it?”
- Write the number big, then turn it into something
- My favorite number doodle is… because…
How to run it
- Write each number big in the middle of its card first.
- Turn the paper around for new ideas.
- Great for number-writing practice.
Talk about it
- Which number was easiest to turn into something?
- What did your 8 become?
- Could letters work too?
Take it further
Make a number doodle counting book.
Pairs well with
Free for home and classroom use. Print as many copies as you need.
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