Magic Square
Fill the gaps so every row, column and diagonal adds up to the same total.
A grid where all three rows, all three columns and both diagonals come to the same number. Some of the squares are filled in and the rest have to be worked out, which is real addition practice dressed up as a puzzle: every guess can be checked against three different lines. The 3x3 uses the numbers 1 to 9 and suits a child who is confident to twenty; the 4x4 uses 1 to 16 and is a proper challenge. Turn the magic total off to make it much harder, since the first job then is working out what the total must be.
- Age
- ages 7–12
- Answer key
- Included, free
- Skills
- arithmeticlogicproblem solvingconcentration
What you can change
Grid size
3 x 3, 4 x 4
Empty squares
2–12
Print the magic total
Which numbers
The usual ones, Even numbers, Start at ten
List the numbers to write in
- Every page also takes the book's language, page size, theme and pictures.
🔢 Number puzzles
All activities →Dominoes, number pyramids, magic squares and sum searches.
Put it in a book with other pages: covers, answer keys and a certificate are free.
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