Printable Sudoku for Kids - 4x4 and 6x6 Puzzles

Small grids are the easiest way to learn Sudoku. This free sheet has six 4×4 puzzles and six 6×6 puzzles, with the answers on a separate page. It uses the same rules as the full-size game, so children pick up the logic without being overwhelmed. It works well at home, in the classroom or on a rainy afternoon.

Three pages: 4×4 puzzles, 6×6 puzzles and answers. Prefer a file? Download the PDF.

4×4 Sudoku for Kids

Fill every row, column and 2×2 box with the numbers 1, 2, 3 and 4.

4×4 Puzzle 1

1

4

1

4

2

4×4 Puzzle 2

4

2

1

4

4×4 Puzzle 3

3

1

4

3

2

4×4 Puzzle 4

4

2

3

2

3

4×4 Puzzle 5

4

1

3

4

1

3

4×4 Puzzle 6

4

1

2

1

3

6×6 Sudoku for Kids

Fill every row, column and 2×3 box with the numbers 1 to 6.

6×6 Puzzle 1

2

4

6

3

2

3

4

2

5

2

3

4

6

2

6×6 Puzzle 2

3

5

2

6

2

1

4

1

6

1

3

5

6

6×6 Puzzle 3

1

5

3

2

5

1

6

5

4

1

6

1

2

6

6×6 Puzzle 4

4

6

3

1

2

5

1

4

2

5

2

5

6

4

6×6 Puzzle 5

2

3

5

1

6

4

2

6

3

4

6

3

4

6×6 Puzzle 6

3

5

2

6

4

6

3

6

1

2

3

5

1

Answers

4×4 Puzzle 1

4

1

3

2

3

2

1

4

1

4

2

3

2

3

4

1

4×4 Puzzle 2

4

2

3

1

3

1

4

2

1

3

2

4

2

4

1

3

4×4 Puzzle 3

3

2

4

1

4

1

3

2

4

1

3

1

3

2

4

4×4 Puzzle 4

4

1

2

3

2

1

4

1

3

4

2

4

3

1

4×4 Puzzle 5

3

1

4

2

4

3

1

3

2

4

2

1

3

4×4 Puzzle 6

3

4

2

1

2

3

4

3

1

2

1

4

3

6×6 Puzzle 1

5

3

2

4

1

6

4

1

6

5

3

2

3

6

4

1

2

5

2

5

1

3

6

4

1

2

5

6

4

3

6

4

3

2

5

1

6×6 Puzzle 2

3

6

4

5

2

1

2

5

4

6

3

5

3

6

2

1

4

1

2

6

3

5

6

5

3

1

4

2

4

1

3

5

6

6×6 Puzzle 3

1

5

4

6

2

3

6

2

3

5

4

1

2

6

1

4

3

5

3

4

5

1

6

2

5

3

6

2

1

4

1

2

3

5

6

6×6 Puzzle 4

1

3

2

4

5

6

4

6

5

3

1

2

5

4

1

6

2

3

6

2

3

5

4

1

3

1

4

2

6

5

2

5

6

1

3

4

6×6 Puzzle 5

4

2

6

5

3

1

3

5

1

6

4

2

5

4

2

1

6

3

1

6

3

2

5

4

6

1

4

3

2

5

2

3

5

4

1

6

6×6 Puzzle 6

2

6

1

5

3

4

5

3

2

6

1

5

1

4

3

2

6

3

2

6

1

4

5

1

4

2

6

5

3

6

3

5

4

1

2

How to Teach Sudoku to Kids

Start with one rule. Show a row with one number missing and ask which number is left.
Add columns and boxes. Explain that the same check works up and down and inside each thick-lined box.
Find the fullest line. The row, column or box with the most numbers is the easiest place to start.
Check, don't guess. Ask how they know a number fits. There is always a reason.
Move up slowly. After 4×4 comes 6×6, then the easy 9×9 sheet.

Older beginners can read the Naked Singles and Scanning guides, which explain the same ideas for the full-size grid.

Kids Sudoku Questions

What age is Sudoku for kids suitable for?

Many children can start 4×4 puzzles at around 5 or 6, once they recognise the numbers 1 to 4. 6×6 puzzles suit children who are comfortable with those, often from about 7. Every child is different, so go by interest rather than age.

What are the rules of 4×4 Sudoku?

Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 2×2 box contains the numbers 1, 2, 3 and 4 once each. In 6×6 Sudoku, each row, column and 2×3 box contains 1 to 6.

Does every puzzle have one answer?

Yes. Every puzzle on this page was checked by a program to have exactly one solution, and the answers are on the last page.

What comes after 6×6?

Try the easy 9×9 Sudoku sheet. It uses the same rules on a bigger grid, with plenty of numbers already filled in.

Printable Sudoku for Kids: 4×4 and 6×6 Puzzles

4×4 Sudoku for Kids

4×4 Puzzle 1

4×4 Puzzle 2

4×4 Puzzle 3

4×4 Puzzle 4

4×4 Puzzle 5

4×4 Puzzle 6

6×6 Sudoku for Kids

6×6 Puzzle 1

6×6 Puzzle 2

6×6 Puzzle 3

6×6 Puzzle 4

6×6 Puzzle 5

6×6 Puzzle 6

Answers

4×4 Puzzle 1

4×4 Puzzle 2

4×4 Puzzle 3

4×4 Puzzle 4

4×4 Puzzle 5

4×4 Puzzle 6

6×6 Puzzle 1

6×6 Puzzle 2

6×6 Puzzle 3

6×6 Puzzle 4

6×6 Puzzle 5

6×6 Puzzle 6

How to Teach Sudoku to Kids

Kids Sudoku Questions

What age is Sudoku for kids suitable for?

What are the rules of 4×4 Sudoku?

Does every puzzle have one answer?

What comes after 6×6?