Thanksgiving Math Challenges & Brainteasers
$7.50
Use these engaging Thanksgiving math problems to challenge your high flying 2nd and 3rd grade students with advanced math problem solving FUN this November.
Includes printable + Google Slides Versions.
These Thanksgiving math challenges & brainteasers have engaging fall and holiday themes students love, and are a perfect way to extend and enrich your advanced second and third grade mathematicians’ learning!
Recommended as a challenge for 2nd and 3rd grade students.
Highlights
- Digital downloads Google Apps, PDF
- Grades 2nd - 3rd
- Subjects Math, Other (Math)
- StandardsCCSS 2.MD.C.8CCSS 3.MD.A.1CCSS 4.MD.A.2CCSS 2.NBT.A.1CCSS 2.NBT.B.5CCSS 2.NBT.B.6CCSS 2.NBT.B.7CCSS 3.NBT.A.2CCSS 4.NBT.B.4CCSS 4.NBT.B.6CCSS 2.OA.A.1CCSS 2.OA.B.2CCSS 3.OA.A.1CCSS 3.OA.A.2CCSS 3.OA.A.3CCSS 3.OA.B.5CCSS 3.OA.D.8CCSS 4.OA.A.3CCSS 3.NF.A.1CCSS MP1CCSS MP2CCSS MP3CCSS MP4CCSS MP6
- Pages 71
- Answer Key Included
Description
The Thanksgiving Math Challenge and Brainteaser Pack includes 26 NO PREP math printables + virtual math activities you can use for math centers, math homework, fast finishers, small groups, number talks, math enrichment, Thanksgiving centers or whole class problem solving.
Thanksgiving & fall themes include: apples, leaves, cider, Thanksgiving dinner, turkey, mums, football, daylight saving time, and (of course!) pie.
Included in this pack:
13 Math Challenges
- Apple Picking (Adding one and two-digit numbers within 50, guess and check)
- Falling Leaves (Place value, adding multiple 1-digit numbers to 20, guess and check)
- Place Settings (Mixed operations with one and two-digit numbers)
- Culinary Combos (Finding all possible combinations)
- Turkey Bowl (Adding two-digit numbers within 100, guess and check)
- Squirrel it Away (Adding two-digit numbers within 100, guess and check)
- Cider Sellers (Capacity conversions with cups, pints, and quarts)
- The Donut Mill (Adding and subtracting money within $5.00, guess and check)
- Fall Mums (Adding and subtracting money within $20.00, guess and check)
- Football Teams (Adding one-digit numbers, dividing into equal groups)
- Leaf Raking (Mixed operations within 1,100, dividing into equal groups)
- The Aspen Grove (Determining total from fractional parts of a group)
- Pie Portions (Fractional parts of a whole, adding fourths)
All math challenges come with a lined page for written responses focused on strategies students used to solve the problem
13 Brainteasers
- Name That Turkey (Logical thinking, guess and check)
- Fall Leaves (Logical thinking, guess and check)
- Food Platters (Logical thinking, guess and check)
- Pie Time (Logical thinking, guess and check)
- Losing Light #1 (Elapsed time, determining hours of daylight, more difficult)
- Losing Light #2 (Elapsed time, determining sunrise/sunset times, hours of daylight, most difficult)
- November Number Sentences #1 (Addition and subtraction within 20, balancing equations)
- November Number Sentences #2 (Addition and subtraction within 100, balancing equations)
- MEAL Logic Puzzle (Logical thinking, guess and check, easier)
- LEAF Logic Puzzle (Logical thinking, guess and check, easier)
- TURKEY Logic Puzzle (Logical thinking, guess and check, more difficult)
- THANKS Logic Puzzle (Logical thinking, guess and check, more difficult)
- RAKE & JUMP 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
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Contact
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Kathryn H. –
Can’t wait to use some of these to challenge my students!
Kathryn H. –
Can\’t wait to use some of these to challenge my students!
christine F. –
These will be great to differentiate for homework!
Kelly Woessner –
Perfect, thanks!
Janae McAllister –
Great
A Gentle Touch Graphic Design –
Thank you!
TeachGrowInspire –
Thank you!
Jayme F. –
These are a delightful challenge!
Danielle E. –
Very helpful for my learning support students!
Mary B. –
AWESOME product!!
Lynn Y. –
Fun challenges for students who can work independently and need something more.
Tammy K. –
Great resource- I was able to pick and choose to use with a variety of students
Anna T. –
Can\’t wait to set this up and introduce tomorrow! I\’m hoping this will be a great challenge for some of my fast finishers and higher math students! Thanks!
Anna T. –
Can’t wait to set this up and introduce tomorrow! I’m hoping this will be a great challenge for some of my fast finishers and higher math students! Thanks!
Lorie Pruitt –
Great
Brooke Thurston –
Great resource for my third graders!
Natalie Parker –
thanks!
Raquel K. –
Love all of your monthly challenges!
Valerie K. –
Teaches the kids what good frustration is in order to create creative thinking skills. Love these challenges!
Tracey M. –
GOOD PRODUCT
Michelle McKain –
Thanks!
Elizabeth B. –
Great for my students who need a challenge!
Haley Stevens –
My GT students will love these! Thanks!
Mona E. –
This years class is really into brain teasers. They liked these and really had to think. I’m happy to have found a good resource!
Tabatha B. –
Loved using these for partner work. My students had to use their critical thinking skills and love the writing component. Thank you!
Shawna C. –
Love al these challenges. I ended up purchasing the bundle! Soooooo worth it!
Grade 2 Guru –
Helpful for parent-child interaction.
Lindsey C. –
These are excellent!
Stephanie L. –
Great!!
Michelle T. –
Nice resource to use with GT kiddos.
Angela S. –
Fun resource for the holiday .
Lillian M. –
Loved it
Easy Does It Teaching –
Great resource!
Heather B. –
Great resource! Thanks!
Melissa M. –
My students were asking for more challenging homework. This was definitely challenging. We took time the next morning to talk about different ways students figured things out.
Katie H. –
Love it for differentiation in my classroom!
Anna M. –
Great for students that finish early!
Mrs JP Calming Corner –
loved it!
Megan B. –
This has been great to use with my fast finishers. Thanks!
Jessica Groh –
Very easy to use! I left these for my sub while I was out on maternity.
Professor Klutz’s Teacher Corner –
My students loved this resource as one of their math comprehension activities!
The Elementary Co. –
I LOVE these resources. I need them for everyone. They are engaging and brain stretching!
SG’s Resources –
These are great challenges for both the 2nd and 3rd grade students that I work with!
Cindy R. –
I used this activity to challenge my high ability students.
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Cindy R. –
I used this activity to challenge my high ability students.
Sarah Peterson –
These were very challenging for my higher students, but a good challenge.
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Sarah Peterson –
These were very challenging for my higher students, but a good challenge.
Marsha S. –
My second grade gifted students had fun doing this right before Thanksgiving break.
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Marsha S. –
My second grade gifted students had fun doing this right before Thanksgiving break.
Megan R. –
I highly recommend this resource. I am able to use it throughout the month and there are so many activities to choose from. My students also enjoy the challenge.
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Megan R. –
I highly recommend this resource. I am able to use it throughout the month and there are so many activities to choose from. My students also enjoy the challenge.
Brooke L. –
I love this resource and I highly recommend it to other teachers.
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Brooke L. –
I love this resource and I highly recommend it to other teachers.
Lindsey R. –
I used this resource with a group of gifted 1st graders who needed an extra challenge. They loved these activities – engaging and fun!
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Lindsey R. –
I used this resource with a group of gifted 1st graders who needed an extra challenge. They loved these activities – engaging and fun!
Jennifer Tucker –
This is a great resource! I used this with my first graders and they did well with it. Thank you!
Jennifer Tucker –
This is a great resource! I used this with my first graders and they did well with it. Thank you!
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The Corner Classroom Shop –
These brainteasers made for the BEST extension activity for my highest of math learners who needed that extra challenge. I love the writing piece that allows students to share their process in written form.
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The Corner Classroom Shop –
These brainteasers made for the BEST extension activity for my highest of math learners who needed that extra challenge. I love the writing piece that allows students to share their process in written form.