"Practicing Place Value: Math Crossword Puzzle" is a worksheet that invites students to use their knowledge of place value. Worksheets feature word-find-style puzzles with clues that ask students to add the numbers in different place values to find the answer. For example, in order to find 6-Across on one worksheet, students must add the tens place in 3-Across, the thousands place in 8-Across, and the hundreds place in 1-Down.

Students must also be able to read math terms and numbers that have been spelled out. On one worksheet, students fill in the number in the word find for seven hundred seventy-six thousand nine hundred and seventy-two.

There are no answers filled into the puzzle to help students get started. Instead, the spelled-out numbers in each puzzle are in bold so students can fill them in first before answering the other problems.

Learning how to read math terms and spelled-out numbers is an important skill for students to learn. It naturally connects math to language arts, as numbers are often spelled out in writing. It also encourages place value understanding and numerical literacy. Instead of just asking students to write the corresponding number for a spelled-out number or math term, invite them to practice these important skills with puzzles.

A word-find-style puzzle can be a fun way for students to write numbers in the grid that correspond with the spelled-out number clues. They can also practice place value with clues that ask students to identify the number in different boxes, like the ones place in 7-Down.

Other activities that enable students to practice these skills include crosswords and physical two-piece puzzles with the number on one piece and the spelled-out number on the other.