Present Packing Puzzles

Make maths meaningful and exciting this Christmas with Present Packing Puzzles — a festive, hands-on way for children to practise using the four operations and combining numbers to reach a target. Perfect for warm-ups, early finishers, small-group stations or whole-class challenges!

This printable pack includes two levels of difficulty, so you can easily differentiate for your learners. Each present features either 3 or 4 numbers on the lid and a target number inside. Children must work out a calculation using those numbers to reach the target — using any operations they choose!

Great for building fluency, improving number sense and encouraging flexible thinking, these puzzles turn one of the trickiest areas of maths into an engaging Christmas-themed challenge.

⭐ What’s Included

  • 6 festive “present” puzzles per level (2 different levels of difficulty included)

  • Recording sheet area on each present

  • How to play instructions

🎄 Why You’ll Love It

  • Encourages problem-solving and mathematical reasoning

  • Supports mastery of the four operations

  • Differentiated for easy use across a mixed-ability class

  • Low prep — just print, roll and play!

  • Seasonal fun that fits perfectly into curriculum learning

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