March Math Challenges & Brainteasers
$7.50
Use these PRINT & GO and virtual St. Patrick’s Day, spring, and reading themed math activities to challenge your high flying 2nd-3rd grade students with math problem solving FUN during the month of March.
These March math challenges & brainteasers have engaging seasonal 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)
- StandardsCCSS 3.MD.A.1CCSS 3.MD.C.6CCSS 3.MD.D.8CCSS 2.NBT.A.1CCSS 2.NBT.A.2CCSS 2.NBT.B.5CCSS 2.NBT.B.6CCSS 2.NBT.B.7CCSS 3.NBT.A.2CCSS 2.OA.A.1CCSS 3.OA.A.1CCSS 3.OA.A.2CCSS 3.OA.A.3CCSS 3.OA.D.8
- Pages 70
- Answer Key Included
Description
The March Day Math Challenge and Brainteaser Pack includes 26 NO PREP math printables + virtual math activities you can use for second and third grade math centers, homework worksheets, fast finishers, number talks, seasonal activities, Zoom meetings, math enrichment contracts, small groups, or whole class problem solving.
March themes include: St. Patrick’s Day, leprechauns, rainbows, clovers, March Madness basketball, Pi Day, and reading.
Recommended as a challenge for your advanced 2nd and 3rd grade students.
Included in this pack:
11 Math Challenges
- Hoards of Horseshoes (Place value, adding multiple 1-digit numbers to 10, guess and check)
- Pot-o-Gold (Addition, converting ounces to pounds)
- NCAA Champs (Adding 2-digit numbers, guess and check, logical thinking)
- Read Around the Room (Perimeter and area, logical thinking)
- Page Turners (Addition to 100, guess and check, logical thinking)
- High Score (Adding 2-digit and 3-digit numbers, identifying odd numbers, guess and check)
- Clover Count (Area, multiplying 2-digit by 1-digit numbers)
- Eggs and Ham (Adding money within $20.00, defining a dozen)
- Pie Time (Converting minutes to hours, elapsed time, simple division)
- Mr. Mittenfox (Calendar math, multiplying by 2)
- Leaping Leprechauns (Doubling numbers, converting inches to feet)
All math challenges come with a lined page for written responses focused on strategies students used to solve the problem
15 Brainteasers
- March Madness Math #1 (Addition & Multiplication with multiples of 1, 2, and 3, easier)
- March Madness Math #2 (Addition & Multiplication with multiples of 1, 2, and 3, more difficult)
- Silent Readers (Logical thinking, guess and check)
- Pie for Pi Day (Logical thinking, guess and check, comparing simple fractions)
- Rainbow Rules #1 (In/Out Tables, Adding and subtracting 5, 10, and 100 within 1,000)
- Rainbow Rules #2 (In/Out Tables, Adding, subtracting, and multiplying within 1,000)
- Silly Things Sentences #1 (Addition and subtraction to 20, balancing equations)
- Silly Things Sentences #2 (Addition and subtraction to 100, balancing equations)
- GOLD Logic Puzzle (Logical thinking, guess and check, easier)
- READ Logic Puzzle (Logical thinking, guess and check, easier)
- PI Logic Puzzle (Logical thinking, guess and check, easier)
- CLOVER Logic Puzzle (Logical thinking, guess and check, more difficult)
- AUTHOR Logic Puzzle (Logical thinking, guess and check, more difficult)
- SLAM DUNK Logic Puzzle (Logical thinking, guess and check, most difficult)
- THINGS 1 & 2 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
“My students thoroughly enjoyed these activities!” -Lynn Y.
“I love these challenges for my students – they look forward to the new ones that I offer each month! Thank you!” -Raquel K.
“My 3rd graders love them. Love the answer key provided” -Natalie P.
“My students love these!!!” -Jennifer D.
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- Use this item for your own classroom and/or students.
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Contact
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Miss Cucunato’s Muggle Shop –
Thank you for creating this awesome resource!
Jennifer Dooley –
MY studetns love these!!!
Raquel K. –
I love these challenges for my students – they look forward to the new ones that I offer each month! Thank you!
Lynn Y. –
My students thoroughly enjoyed these activities!
Lindsay W. –
Great resource, thanks!
Peggy Rein –
Thank you!
Natalie Parker –
my 3rd graders love theme. love the answer key provided
Breyan F. –
Thanks!
Kara’s Krew –
Great brain teasers – and hit on some high-interest things – march madness & Dr. Seuss.
Jennifer Lovell –
This has been great for some of my kids who need a challenge and have finished some of our math in class.
Valerie K. –
Teaches the kids what good frustration is in order to create creative thinking skills. Love these challenges!
Heather Graham –
Great to challenge kids who are fast finishers
kendra S. –
I use these as extensions for some of my students. So great!
Jennifer C. –
A great resource to help enhance students learning!
Elizabeth B. –
I like using these during centers. Thanks!
Dawn A. –
Great activity for early finishers.
Kathy E. –
Wonderful resource.
Lindsey C. –
These have been wonderful!!
Teaching with No Walls –
I love the wide range of activities.
Sheila P. –
My students really enjoy this product.
Katherine R. –
This was a perfect resource for fast finishers and extensions for my students.
Amy Wassel –
thank you
Mary L. –
I used this resource for my students who needed a bit of a challenge. It was just what I was looking for – thank you!
Trisha Z. –
Great resource!
LBSquared –
Great!!!
Cayla P. –
Great product, thank you!
Above and Beyond Resources –
Fun for students!
Angela H. –
My students used this during our Dive Time to work on their Critical Thinking Skills! They loved it!
Second Stuff –
Love it!
SG’s Resources –
I love these challenges! They really challenge students to stretch their thinking!
Amy A. –
Thanks for providing such a great, high quality resource to use in my 2nd grade classroom!
Courtney Maynard –
I used this in my second grade class. Excellent product!
Brooke L. –
I love this resource and I highly recommend it to other teachers.
chelsea schroeder –
Thank you for creating this resource it was very helpful!
McKenna Privette –
Fun, festive, and full of learning! This enrichment pack was the perfect combo of Pi Day and St. Patrick’s Day fun for my 3rd graders! The activities were creative and engaging, with just the right level of challenge to stretch their thinking without overwhelming them. I loved how it tied in seasonal themes while still focusing on solid math content. It worked great for early finishers and small groups, and my students were genuinely excited to dive into the tasks. Such a great way to mix enrichment with holiday fun—highly recommend!
Rachel Billups –
This was helpful to share with my students in March.