Medium 6×6 Picture Sudoku
Sixteen shapes to draw in each grid: this medium 6×6 picture sudoku gives children aged 7-8 two puzzles with six shapes and fewer clues than the easy level.
1 A4 page · for home and classroom use
Picture sudoku 6×6 — medium
How to use this worksheet
- In the left puzzle, the top row shows a triangle, a circle, a square, a gap, a star and a heart. Which shape is missing? The diamond.
- Look at the fifth row of the left puzzle: it holds just one shape, a triangle. Leave it for last.
- Work from the fullest rows, columns and boxes toward the emptiest ones.
- Check both puzzles with the solution page.
What this worksheet teaches
Each 6×6 puzzle has six boxes of 2 rows by 3 squares, and every row, column and box needs each of the six shapes once. With 20 shapes given, many squares can only be solved by combining a row with a column and a box. Each puzzle has exactly one solution reachable by logic, so careful checking always beats guessing.
Counting what is missing
For any row, column or box, ask which shapes are not there yet. If a row already holds five shapes, the sixth is the only one missing. If it holds four, two shapes are missing, and the column or box of each empty square decides which goes where. Naming the missing shapes out loud turns a crowded grid into a short, manageable list.