Pixel Rangoli and Laddoo Balance Puzzles for Navratri
Children use row and column clues to shade a 10 x 10 grid and reveal a hidden festival picture, then solve four balance puzzles in grams, using each answer to work out the next: a first step into algebra.
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Navratri Festival Quest Big Explorers Activity Pack: Maths, Puzzles, Stories & Science for Ages 7-11
This is page 7 of the pack. Ages 7-11 · Grade 2–Grade 3Ages 7-11 · Year 3–Year 4Ages 7-11 · Class 2–Class 3Ages 7-11
How to use this worksheet
Read "How it works" before shading. Start with the row of 10 and mark squares that must stay empty with a dot. For the balances, solve a) first and use it in b), c) and d).
Materials needed
- Pencil
- Eraser
Extension activities
- 1Design your own 5 x 5 pixel picture and write its clues for someone else.
- 2Use a kitchen scale to weigh a few laddoos or fruits and make a real balance puzzle.
Written by
Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena
MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai
Every RaisoActive worksheet is designed and checked by the founder before publishing.
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