Find the Hidden Diyas: Coordinates Puzzle and Two-Player Game
Children use row and column clues to find nine hidden lamp squares in a grid, write them with coordinates such as C4, and then play a two-player game to find each other's hidden fleet.
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Diwali Light Quest Big Explorers Activity Pack: Maths, Puzzles, Stories & Science for Ages 7-10
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How to use this worksheet
Solve the solo case first with a pencil. For the game, print twice. Hide the fleet and take turns calling squares: lamp or dark.
Materials needed
- Pencil
- Coloured pencils
- A friend
Extension activities
- 1Play on a bigger grid.
- 2Make your own hidden lamp puzzle.

Written by
Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena
MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai
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