Use these math-based puzzles, problems, and brainteasers as icebreakers, transition fillers, and ready-made math challenges -- to help answer the age-old kids' question: "Why do we need to learn Math?"
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Count the Monkeys
In this amazing "vanishing" puzzle, students look for an elusive monkey.
What Color Is Your Balloon?
How many balloons of each color does Jeremy have to sell?
What's for Lunch?
Can students figure out which meal goes to which restaurant customer?
What's Your Angle?
Test students' knowledge of angles with this clever puzzle.
The Tall and Short of It
Can students figure out the names and heights of eleven students in a line.
The Hot Dog Stand
How much -- or how little -- can Harry charge for the items on the menu?
How Many Squares?
How many squares can students create using the dots in this puzzle?
Car Shopping
Which car should Melanie buy? How far has each car been driven?
The Bird or the Egg?
How many birds can you hatch from just one egg?
Roll 'Em
What numbers did they roll on the dice?
Puzzling Columns
Use the 16 squares to create a new pattern.
George Island
In which house does each of the children on George Island live?
Missing Numbers
Solve each puzzle to find the missing number.
Puzzling Columns
Rearrange the shapes to create a new pattern.
The Creatures in My Yard
The Creatures in My Yard In my busy back yard, you can spy….?
Vacation Travels
The Gomez family goes on a car trip. Students help Maria keep track of how far from home and how many miles the family travels.
What's My Number?
Can you fill in the missing numbers?
Birthday Balloons
How many birthday balloons did Jenny's mother buy?
Measurement Mysteries
Use the clues to solve the measurement mysteries.