Tarsia Puzzles

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<p>Deepen your Year 5 pupils' understanding of adding and subtracting mixed numbers with this challenging tarsia puzzle.</p>
<p>Mix up the triangles in this tarsia puzzle and task your pupils to solve the adding and subtracting mixed numbers calculations and match the questions and answers.</p>
<p>This adding and subtracting mixed numbers tarsia puzzle can be used as an individual task to challenge pupils, or in partners or small groups to encourage mathematical conversations.</p>
<p>Often, teachers try to find fun ways for pupils to explore individual concepts. This tarsia puzzle provides an alternative to traditional worksheets when practising adding and subtracting mixed numbers.</p>
<p>You’ll find a template page for pupils to rebuild the adding and subtracting mixed numbers tarsia puzzle. Blank templates can also be used as an additional task for pupils to create an adding and subtracting mixed numbers tarsia puzzle of their own.</p>
<h3>Year 5 add and subtract mixed numbers tarsia worksheet</h3>
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  <li>Adding and subtracting a fraction smaller than one and a mixed number</li>
  <li>Adding and subtracting two mixed numbers</li>
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The triangles in the tarsia puzzle have all been mixed up; pupils will need to match the adding and subtracting mixed numbers questions to the correct answers to create one large triangle.

What's included?

Tarsia Puzzle | Add And Subtract Mixed Numbers | Year 5