Valentine's Puzzle

A Maths Starter of The Day

Saint Valentine's Day falls on February 14 each year. It is the traditional day on which lovers express their love for each other by sending Valentine's cards anonymously.

Four boys each sent a card to a different girl.

Pair up the boys and girls!

 

 

 

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"Good one, nice to have a topical one for Valentine's Day"

Liz, Somerset
Wednesday, February 14, 2007

 

"My Year 7 class loved this puzzle.
They had loads of correct methods."

Nuala, Leeds Girls High School
Thursday, February 15, 2007

 

"Great puzzle! My first year Maths class loved it!"

Michaela, Our Lady's Grammar School, Newry
Thursday, February 14, 2008

 

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ANSWERS

David sent a card to Mia
Logan sent a card to Sarah
Tyler sent a card to Grace
James sent a card to Alyssa

 

 


Teacher, do your students have one to one access to computers?

Whether your students each have a TabletPC or share a desktop PC, this activity lends itself to eLearning (Engaged Learning).

Use a spreadsheet to create a table. Let the boys be represented by the rows and the girls by the columns.

  Grace Sarah Alyssa Mia
David x x x ü 
Logan x ü x x
Tyler ü x x x
James x x ü x

Create a Valentine's Day puzzle of your own.