These puzzles are really fun, and they’re
really educational too. Play the paper and pencil version, or
invite your students to play our interactive online version. This
should also be a weekly regular for your students! Click the
section header to view this week’s Logic Puzzle of the Week, and
to play if you wish.
Sara and her husband, along with three other couples, went on a sleigh
ride Friday evening. With light flurries of snowflakes drifting down
and cool crisp air, they snuggled down under the blanket provided
while listening to the muted clip clop of the horses’ hooves and the
silent tinkling of the jingle bells on the harnesses. The sleigh ride
took them to a big barn, where a dance was being held...
Four friends spent New Year's Eve together, reminiscing over the
happenings in their lives over the year. They discovered that each of
them had experienced something really good and something equally bad
during the year. Determine the full name of each friend, the worst
thing that happened to them, and the best thing that happened to them.
The circus is in town! Four families got tickets for a day of fun
under the big top. Each family brought a different number of children
and each family had a different favorite act of the day. Determine the
full name of each couple, how many children each had, and what each
family's favorite act was.
Last weekend was the national Scrabble tournament, held in New York
City. Four finalists played three games against each other to
determine the national Scrabble champion of the year. The finalists
had been playing Scrabble for years and competition was fierce...
Tonight the teashop in town, Bags with Riches, is having a tea-fest.
Along with tasty snacks and pastries, they’ll have a number of
different teas available for customers to try, free of charge.
Determine the full name of each person working at the teashop, the
favorite flavored tea of each worker, and the snack each worker made
for the event.
Even though she forgot her shopping list, Harriet spent the morning
grocery shopping for her family. Being the forgetful sort, forgetting
her list was not that unusual, just a bit inconvenient. Although she
didn't usually have too much trouble with the grocery shopping because
her four kids accompanied her and were used to reminding her when she
forgot something...
Yesterday was such a beautiful day, four couples decided to spend the
day at the beach. They had a great day of fun in the sun. At one
point, each couple went off on their own for a while to enjoy their
favorite beach activity. Determine each couple's full names, the color
of each woman's bathing suit, and each couple's favorite activity.
Tommy’s 2nd grade class had show and tell yesterday. With their mom’s
assistance, five of the children brought in their pets for show and
tell. Everyone loved the pets and were very impressed by the ones that
could even do tricks. Determine the full name of each child, the name
of each pet, and what type of creature each pet was.
Winter has arrived and to herald its arrival, Wednesday morning
everyone woke up to a winter wonderland of falling snow. To celebrate
the first snowstorm of the year, Mrs. Apple gave her 3rd grade class a
weather project for the day’s activity. Each student was to email a
friend or relative who lived in another northern state or northern
country...
Saturday was a big day for yard sales – the weather was gorgeous and people from all around town had yard sale signs out before their homes. Many were tempted to stop and many items found new homes that day. Five people in particular were very pleased with their purchases as each got a piece of furniture in good shape and at a very good price...
Two sisters spent the last few days traveling across the United
States, from Massachusetts to Missouri, by car. To pass the time as
they drove, they started watching the other traffic on the highways.
While there were many other trucks and cars on the road, they noticed
that they kept passing, or being passed by, several other cars...
