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Are you ready to impress your students with your magical powers?

The Magic Squares number trick will become one of your favorite activities. People of all ages enjoy doing the trick. Magic Squares is a mental math addition number trick. The sum of the numbers will not be greater than 31. However, unless you know the secret to the trick, it is very difficult for anyone to figure it out.

The Magic Squares trick is a great activity to try out on the first day or week of school. However, you can introduce the activity anytime throughout the year. It's quick and easy to do, and it's sure to get your students excited about your class and the upcoming school year. Your students will even request to do the trick whenever there's free time, and they'll be amazed by your magical powers!

How to perform the Magic Squares trick:

Pretend you can read your students’ minds. Do not tell them the trick right away. It is a great activity to keep them wondering for several days or weeks.

Have a student select a number on the first page (numbers 1-31 in consecutive order). Tell the student that you will be performing magic, and you will read their mind to determine the number they selected from the first page. Once the student has selected a number, go through each of the remaining 5 pages. Tell the student to look for their number on each page. If their number is on a page, they say “yes”. If their number is not on a page, they say “no”. As the student answers, yes or no, stare at the student pretending that you are reading their mind. The performer will know the student’s number after the 5^th page. The key to the trick is ….

Included is a smaller version for your students to make their own individual Magic Squares. They will have a great time performing their magical powers on others. You may also wish to offer the activity at a math center.

Included in this product:

There are 2 versions of the trick.
Regular size Magic Squares on 8 ½ x 11 page - requires 7 pages to make the trick
Small size Magic Squares - only 2 pages needed – The perfect size for your students to make their own.

Title page: There are different designs to pick from along with various frame styles in multiple colors.

Number trick pages: 2 different theme pages

Emojis (In color and black and white)
Designs - rainbows, stars, etc. (only in color)
Pages with no theme. The students may color in the squares, create their own designs, or place stickers in the blank squares.

Directions on how to assemble the trick

Directions on how to perform the trick

Directions on why the trick works

Two step-by-step examples of the trick

TERMS OF USE: By purchasing this product, you have permission to copy for single-classroom use only. You may copy this resource for your classroom and your students, but you MAY NOT copy and distribute it to others.

I hope you your students have fun using their magical powers!!

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