level 1 | mathematics | puzzlepages | my-first-groups

Description

Numnogram is a puzzle variant inspired by the famous Nonograms. Those puzzles give you numeric hints at the edges, and if you follow the rules and fill in the squares, you end up with a recognizable image.

As the name suggests, Numnograms does the same … but with no numbers. We found several ways to remove the requirement that you must be able to count, while keeping the very nice feature that every puzzle gives you a picture.

  • The clues at the edges are not numbers, but literal squares. You merely need to literally copy them into the empty spaces below.
  • The first puzzles stop right there, because that’s already a good challenge to understand for very young kids.
  • But, at higher difficulties, the puzzles turn into actual puzzles by asking you to think about exactly where to copy the squares too. Because there can be any amount of empty spaces between them. The only way to know the right place, is by checking both the horizontal and the vertical clue(s).

It also contains a level with multiple colors, which leads to prettier pictures and a slightly different puzzle. It only requires a basic set of coloring pencils, though we do also support playing with a single color still.

The final puzzles are challenging on their own, and also prepare the player for actual Nonograms by showing numbers on the clues as well.

Details

  • ✔️ Pay once, use forever, however.
  • ✔️ No hidden costs or data tracking.
  • ✔️ No sign-up required.
  • ✔️ No difficult licenses or restrictions.
  • ✔️ Instantly arrives in your inbox. (Check spam folder!)
  • ✔️ Fun and effective!

Product Contents

  • Front Page explaining the puzzle (text + images + example)
  • 25 Numnogram Puzzles
  • Answer Sheet

Fine Details

DetailValue
Age3
Categoriesgrouping, pencil-control, coloring
Languageen
Level1
Player Count1
Subjectmathematics
Textlesstrue
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Subject: Mathematics

The curriculum is split into six main subjects that align with your typical school subjects.

This resource is part of the Mathematics subject. Below is a summary:

This subject teaches Mathematics from first principles to calculus. Level 1 explores the basic skills needed before you do any counting or see any numbers (such as grouping and comparing objects). Level 2(+) can then introduce numbers, counting, addition, multiplication, and more.

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Faction: Puzzlepages

This resource is part of the Puzzlepages Faction.

But that's just one way to teach and explore its topic(s)!

You can always move to a different Faction to find a more effective way to teach the same topic.

Played a quiz? Try a game! Played a game? Try an escape room! And so on.

For example,

Charm: Educational Puzzle

This product is part of the Educational Puzzle charm.

Visit its main page to learn more about what that means. Below is a summary:

Educational Puzzles are logic puzzles meant to build and strengthen specific skills. They are physical puzzles that must be played with pen and paper or by moving physical pieces.

Famous examples of such puzzles are Sudokus or Crosswords, but our resources show you can take it much further.

Spell: My First Groups

This resource is part of the My First Groups topic (or "spell").

Earlier topics taught you to compare objects and check if they match or not. This allows you to GROUP matching things together! This is the final step towards counting (in the next level). Because, well, counting is nothing more than adding things to the same ‘group’, and then attaching a number to that.

Use the buttons below to navigate to the previous or next topic in the curriculum.

« My First Comparisons My First Numbers »

Ready for the next step?

The Spell (or "educational topic") of this product is My First Groups.

Use the buttons to navigate to the next or previous Spell. It selects a product of the same type if possible. Otherwise it brings you to the overview page.

Or visit the Full Curriculum overview.

Try another approach?

The Faction (or "product type") of this product is Puzzlepages.

This approach might work for some Apprentices but not for others! That's why we recommend exploring each topic in a variety of ways.

Maybe a (different) game works better? Or a quiz, story, or escape room? Below are some random suggestions.