Gumball Machine Puzzle

Worksheet Description

This worksheet is an activity that features a candy jar design, segmented into various areas each with an addition problem. The problems range from simpler sums like 1+8 to more complex ones such as 5+4. Below the candy jar, there’s a color key for students to use once they solve the problems: blue for the sum of 6, pink for 7, yellow for 8, and orange for 9. The students must match their answers with the colors and fill in the segments of the candy jar accordingly.

The aim of this worksheet is to strengthen the students’ addition skills by having them practice computing sums of single-digit numbers. It also teaches color recognition and following instructions, as they need to color the segments based on their calculation results. This exercise can make learning math more interactive and fun, as it visually rewards the students with a colorful candy jar for their efforts. It can also serve as a self-assessment tool, as the correct completion of the task will result in a correctly colored pattern.