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Arithmetic sums maker

Write a secret message and every letter gets an arithmetic sum. Players solve the sums to reveal it: math facts practice with a sentence as the reward.

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Sentence to hide behind the sums

Every character becomes its own sum, and its answer is the number under one blank. Solve the sums, spell the sentence.

0 sums · 0/100 characters One sum per character. Spaces make no sum, but they count toward the character limit.

Maths level

operations
answers up to
maximum steps per sum 1
numbers used in sums up to

Answers are whole numbers from 0 to 100 and no two sums share one, which is why the sentence is cut at 100 characters, spaces included. The numbers used in a sum go up to 100, and they can be bigger than its answer.

How this generator works

Make your first set of sums

  1. Write a message

    • Type the sentence players will uncover.
    • Every letter gets a sum of its own.

  2. Choose the maths

    • Pick the operations and how high the answers go, from small numbers for mental maths to answers up to 1000.
    • The numbers used in a sum can be bigger than its answer.

  3. Inspect the sums

    • The preview lists every sum, each with a button to swap just that one.
    • New sums rolls them all again.

  4. Play, then share

    • Online, players drag each answer onto its sum.
    • Share has the link, the QR code and the print options.

Print as a worksheet

Print the sums as a worksheet for the class, blanks and all, and the answer key for yourself.

Write a sentence to save

Share it online

One link or QR code opens the activity in any browser, with no player accounts. Embedding needs a paid plan.

Save your activity first

Free to build, free to play. No account needed to try it. A free account saves your activity and covers 60 player sessions a month. One session is one player opening one activity.

What this maker can do

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Ways to use it

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Arithmetic sums with a secret message, for a first lesson, a weekly practice round or a birthday surprise: start from an example below and make it your own.

Arithmetic sums

Sums that spell a sentence

Every answer is a letter. Get the sums right and the message writes itself across the top.

Arithmetic sums

First sums with a secret message

Seven little sums with no number bigger than 5. Every answer is a letter, and together they spell a short sentence.

Who it’s for

Educators 82 Lessons, revision and a game for the last ten minutes.

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