Sudoku puzzle · Logic & Puzzles
Sudoku 6 by 6: four starter puzzles · Grades 4–5
Fill four 6 by 6 sudokus so every row, column and 2-by-3 box has 1 to 6 exactly once. About 21 clues each, and every puzzle can be solved without guessing.
- Grades 4–5 · ages 9 to 11
- Easy
- 20 to 30 minutes
- 1 page
- Free
The answer key is a separate page for grown-ups. Sign in to download it.
What the sheet says
Directions: Fill in the empty squares so every row, every column and every thick-lined box has the numbers 1 to 6 exactly once.
- Tip: each box is 2 rows tall and 3 columns wide. Look for a row, column or box with only one or two empty squares.
What your child practices
Your child practices the logic and puzzles skill “Deduction from clues”: combine clues to eliminate possibilities.
- Grades and ages
- Grades 4–5, ages 9 to 11
- Time
- About 20 to 30 minutes
- Subject
- Logic & Puzzles
- Level
- Easy for Grades 4–5
- Answer key
- Yes, for grown-ups who sign in
- Printing
- 1 page, US Letter or A4, low-ink option
- Updated
How to use it
Read every clue or rule before filling anything in. Use a pencil so changes are easy to make. It is one of the easier sheets for Grades 4–5, good as a warm-up or a first look at the skill.
An answer key comes with it as a separate page that grown-ups download after signing in.
Tip for grown-ups: Start with the row, column or box that has the most numbers already filled in.
Done on paper? A grown-up can record it on the child's page in PlayOwl; downloading alone doesn't count as finished.
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