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Winter Math Challenges and Brainteasers

$7.50

Use these New Year’s and winter math problems to challenge your high flying 2nd and 3rd grade students with advanced math problem solving FUN during the new year.

Now includes printable + Google Slides Versions.

These January math challenges & brainteasers have engaging New Year’s and winter holiday themes students love, and are a perfect way to extend and enrich your advanced second and third grade mathematicians’ learning!

Highlights

  • Digital downloads Google Apps, PDF
  • Grades 2nd - 3rd
  • Subjects Math, Other (Math)
  • Standards
    CCSS 2.NBT.B.5CCSS 2.NBT.B.6CCSS 2.NBT.B.7CCSS 3.NBT.A.2CCSS 4.NBT.B.5CCSS 2.OA.A.1CCSS 3.OA.D.8CCSS 3.OA.D.9
  • Tags Centers, Printables, Winter
  • Pages 70
  • Answer Key Included
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Description

The Winter Math Challenge and Brainteaser Pack includes 26 NO PREP printable + virtual math activities you can use for second and third grade math centers, homework worksheets, fast finishers, number talks, New Year’s activities, Zoom meetings, math enrichment contracts, small groups, or whole class problem solving.

January themes include: New Year’s, penguins, sledding, football, Martin Luther King, yeti, polar bears, and snow

Included in this pack:

13 Math Challenges

  • Penguin Feast (Guess and check, organizing data, adding one and 2-digit numbers to 100)
  • 2015 NFL Stats (Logical thinking, adding and subtracting 3-digit numbers)
  • Record Snowfall (Place value with 4-digits, adding multiple 1-digit numbers)
  • Snow Totals (Patterns, adding and subtracting with one-half from whole numbers)
  • Hot Cocoa Combos (Combinations, organizing data)
  • Highest Scoring Super Bowl (Guess and check, adding & subtracting 2-digit numbers)
  • Super Bowl Blowout (Guess and check, adding & subtracting 2-digit numbers)
  • Snowball Switch #1 (Logical thinking, guess and check, adding multiple 1-digit numbers)
  • Snowball Switch #2 (Logical thinking, guess and check, adding multiple 1 and 2-digit numbers)
  • Sledding #1 (Multiplying 2-digit numbers, easier)
  • Sledding #2 (Multiplying 3 and 1-digit numbers, converting miles to feet, more difficult)
  • New Year’s Party Plans (Elapsed time, logical thinking)
  • Marching on Washington (Multiplying large numbers, multiplying with decimals, very difficult!)

All math challenges come with a lined page for written responses focused on strategies students used to solve the problem

13 Brainteasers

  • Polar Bear Picnic (Logical thinking, guess and check)
  • Yeti Yard Sale (Logical thinking, adding and subtracting money up to $10.00)
  • New Year’s Equations (Mixed operations, writing equations totaling 1-100)
  • Snow Days (Logical thinking, calendar math) 2 versions included (fill-in-calendar/create-a-calendar)
  • Snowball Sums #1 (Logical thinking, guess and check, adding 2-digit numbers less than 20, easier)
  • Snowball Sums #2 (Logical thinking, guess and check, adding 1 and 2-digit numbers, more difficult)
  • Super Bowl Balancing #1 (Addition and subtraction to 20, balancing equations, easier)
  • Super Bowl Balancing #2 (Addition and subtraction to 100, balancing equations, difficult)
  • SNOW Logic Puzzle (Logical thinking, guess and check, easier)
  • JAN 1st Logic Puzzle (Logical thinking, guess and check, easier)
  • WINTER Logic Puzzle (Logical thinking, guess and check, more difficult)
  • FROZEN Logic Puzzle (Logical thinking, guess and check, more difficult)
  • SNOWFLAKE Logic Puzzle (Logical thinking, guess and check, most difficult)

Also includes

  • Student resource page with common conversions and extra info students might need to help solve these problems.
  • Link to an interactive Google Slides version
  • Google Slides FAQ and tutorial videos
  • Answer keys for every problem

Teacher Testimonials

“I had originally intended this to be a resource for my more advanced math students. However, others caught onto the “secret,” and now this has become the go-to activity for early morning arrivals. I love it when my students love a challenge!” -Angela L.

“Great for my gifted kids who always want more!” -Mary B.

“Great use of problem solving and extra activities for those kiddos who enjoy a challenge.
High interest with winter theme.” -Sara B.

“Great resource to get the kids WRITING about the strategies they used to solve!” -Mom2Boys

“Consistently some of my favorite products!!!” -Caitlin C.

“These are great enrichment opportunities.” -Michelle L.

Terms & Conditions

You may:

  • Use this item for your own classroom and/or students.
  • Make copies of anything in this product for use in your classroom by your students.
  • Use this product in your own classroom year after year.

You may not:

  • Give this item to others.
  • Copy this item for use by others.
  • Use any piece of this product to create a product, free or priced.
  • Post, share, or save this product to any sort of digital site or server including, but not limited to, a personal, classroom, or district website.

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Returns & Refunds

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Contact

If you have any questions before purchase, feel free to email me at katiesmith@iwanttobeasuperteacher.com or contact me through the contact forms here on the site. I would love to hear from you!

 

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87 reviews for Winter Math Challenges and Brainteasers

  1. Karen O. –

    Thank you for your work! Perfect for those kiddos who need more of a challenge!

  2. A Primary Owl –

    Perfect for my high fliers!

  3. Leslie B. –

    Great activities for my students! Thanks!

  4. Raquel K. –

    Absolutely love your resources! Thank you!

  5. Caitlin C. –

    Consistently some of my favorite products!!!

  6. Teaching with Coffee and Sass –

    Awesome!

  7. Mrs Isler –

    This is a wealthy of activities to challenge my fast-finishers.

  8. Mary B. –

    Great for my gifted kids who always want more!

  9. Angela L. –

    I had originally intended this to be a resource for my more advanced math students. However, others caught onto the “secret,” and now this has become the go-to activity for early morning arrivals. I love it when my students love a challenge!

  10. Super Second –

    Great! Thank you!

  11. Mrs Cassady –

    My students (and I) LOVED these activities!

  12. Michelle L. –

    These are great enrichment opportunities.

  13. Natalie Parker –

    thanks again!

  14. Sara B. –

    Great use of problem solving and extra activities for those kiddos who enjoy a challenge.
    High interest with winter theme.

  15. Holly W. –

    Great resource!!

  16. Elizabeth B. –

    Thank you, great resource!

  17. Cayla P. –

    Very helpful resource!

  18. Madison Backus –

    Great!

  19. Mom2Boys –

    Great resource to get the kids WRITING about the strategies they used to solve!

  20. Meghan H. –

    These have been great for my 2nd grade enrichment group!

  21. Grade 2 Guru –

    I like that this resource has answer keys.

  22. mssobieski20 –

    Great snow day work!

  23. Donna T. –

    Thanks

  24. Lisa G. –

    All of my students want to give the challenge a try!!

  25. STEPHANIE Huffman –

    Great

  26. Miss Stephanie’s Classroom –

    This is a great product!!! Thank you so much!

  27. Diane C. –

    My students loved these activities.

  28. Robyn N. –

    Good for extra work!

  29. Liz S. –

    Great resource!

  30. Tabitha W. –

    Product is as advertised. Great addition to my current January materials. Thank you!

  31. truthseeker832 –

    Thank you!

  32. Candace Wells –

    Great resource.

  33. Mary M. –

    Great resource-thanks!

  34. Bunny and Boo Unit Studies –

    Awesome, thanks!

  35. Brenda H. –

    Very helpful for my kids who need enrichment.

  36. Katie M. –

    My students love these!

  37. Jeannette F. –

    These are great activities I use for my gifted students. These activities really challenge them.

  38. Sherri G. –

    Thank you!

  39. Ashley T. –

    Great resource to challenge my students’ thinking skills.

  40. Andrea F. –

    Thanks

  41. Amy R. –

    I love these math challenges

  42. Montana Elementary Teacher –

    Great resource!

  43. Amber Olson –

    This was very helpful!!

  44. Amanda Lighty –

    Great for early finishers!

  45. BreAnne Caudle –

    Bought for my quick finishers that need an extra challenge – they BEG to get to do these!! Will be buying more!!

  46. Gayle W. –

    My fast finishers loved these enrichment problems.

  47. Jessica C. –

    Wonderful resource. My kids enjoyed it. It was easy to use and engaging.

  48. Casey C. –

    My students enjoyed this!

  49. Gwen S. –

    Great resource for fast finishers. Some students struggle with out of the box thinking to problem solve some of these activities. Overall, great resource.

  50. Denise A. –

    Thank you.

  51. Dawn A. –

    A great resource for fast finishers. Some students struggle with out of the box thinking to problem solve some of these activities.

  52. Sarah Peterson –

    Great resource for early finishers.

  53. Dana G. –

    My students loved the challenge each activity brought! The thinking required to solve each problem took away all of the “I’m bored” attitude!

  54. Tiffany H. –

    These are great activities for early finishers and students who need a little challenge. I love the variety so students have choices.

  55. Danielle V. –

    Great Resource!

  56. Katherine P. –

    Great resource

  57. Jessica H. –

    These challenges are great! I love using them to challenge my students and they enjoy solving them!

  58. Magalie C. –

    Just what I was looking for to challenge my gifted students. Thanks!

  59. Keri S. –

    Great resource!

  60. Lisa R. –

    Wonderful supplement to use with students who are forever looking for something more to do.

  61. Lindsey C. –

    GREAT for center work!!

  62. Rachael L. –

    My students enjoyed the challenges

  63. ASHELBY –

    Thank you!

  64. In Search of Simple –

    Well made

  65. Heather B. –

    Great resource! Thanks!

  66. Mrs Anderson in 3rd –

    I loved this resource! Definitely worth the purchase. Thank you!

  67. Katie H. –

    GREAT resource for differentiation!

  68. Katherine Baugh –

    A++ resource love it !

  69. Tracy T. –

    Used as independent extra practice.

  70. Shannon M. –

    Great resource!

  71. April G. –

    A wonderful resource!

  72. Julie C. –

    This has been a great resource so far for my gifted and talented students

  73. SG’s Resources –

    I love these challenges! They really challenge students to stretch their thinking!

  74. Rian’s Resources –

    This is a great resource for GT students or early finishers! I love that these worksheets push students to think outside of the box and gives them practice with skills they don’t usually get to exercise.

  75. Vicki Hendrix –

    We used this as some group challenges. They were great problem solving activities to use with Gifted 2nd and 3rd graders.

  76. Christina C. –

    I like the activities. They are very challenging, maybe too challenging for 2nd grade?

  77. Victoria P. –

    My students loved this resource! I would recommend for others.

  78. Marci S. –

    thank you

  79. Brooke L. –

    I love this resource and I highly recommend it to other teachers.

  80. Megan R. –

    This was a wonderful resource! Thank you for sharing!

  81. MaryBeth P. –

    I use this with my highest math group in 2nd grade. Great, low prep, activities to help them with their critical thinking skills.

  82. Jenny Martin –

    Great resource for my classroom! Thanks for sharing!

  83. Jaclyn D. –

    I LOVE, LOVE your products. For my 1st grade gifted students this provides us enough rigor and challenge to work through mutli step problems.

  84. The Corner Classroom Shop –

    My only regret is that I would’ve known how good this resource would be and should’ve purchased the whole bundle! Easy to prep, a great challenge for those who need it and a brilliant way to differentiate learning! BUY THE BUNDLE!

  85. Carol A. –

    I have students who finish our classwork quickly. This resource gives them a different and engaging way to practice skills!

  86. 3rd Grade T. –

    but it looks really good, and very excited to use it after winter break!

  87. Jaime D. –

    These are great math challenges! Perfect for early finishers.

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