Use these PRINT & GO and GOOGLE SLIDES Christmas math challenge problems to engage your high flying 2nd and 3rd grade students with advanced math problem solving FUN this December. Printable Christmas math worksheets + digital Google Slides versions are included! These Christmas math challenges & brain teasers have engaging holiday themes students love, and are a perfect way to extend and enrich your advanced second and third grade mathematicians' learning!

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The Christmas Math Challenge and Brainteaser Pack includes 29 NO PREP math printables + virtual math activities and answer keys you can use for second and third grade math centers, homework worksheets, fast finishers, number talks, Christmas activities, math enrichment contracts, small groups, or whole class problem solving.

Christmas and winter holiday themes include: stockings, Santa, reindeer, elves, candy canes, winter clothing, charitable giving, and presents

Recommended as a challenge for 2nd and 3rd grade students.

Included in this pack:

13 Math Challenges

• Wrappin' It Up (Adding two-digit numbers within 100, guess and check)
• Santa's Got a Brand New Bag (Place value, adding multiple 1-digit numbers to 10, guess and check)
• Toy Store Totals (Adding and subtracting money within $5.00, guess and check)
• Holiday Dinner (Logical thinking, multiplication and division)
• Caring Kids (Guess and check, organizing data, adding multiple 2-digit numbers)
• Gingerbread Cookies (Addition and multiplication with 1 and 2-digit numbers)
• Reindeer Food (Multiplication with 1, 2, and 3-digit numbers, division, converting ounces to pounds)
• Candy Cane Forest #1 (Multi-step multiplication with 1 and 2-digit numbers)
• Candy Cane Forest #2 (Multi-step multiplication with 2 and 3-digit numbers)
• Snowy Day Suit Up (Combinations, organizing data)
• Santa Scramble #1 (Addition with multiple 1 and 2-digit numbers, guess and check, easier)
• Santa Scramble #2 (Addition with multiple 1 and 2-digit numbers, guess and check, more difficult)
• Santa Scramble #3 (Addition with multiple 1 and 2-digit numbers, guess and check, most difficult)

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

16 Brainteasers

• Stocking Sleuth (Logical thinking, guess and check)
• Mystery Gifts (Guess and check, addition, subtraction, logical thinking)
• Elf Overtime #1 (Time, addition, converting seconds to minutes, easier)
• Elf Overtime #2 (Time, addition, converting seconds to minutes, more difficult)
• Reindeer Stalls #1 (Logical thinking, guess and check, adding 1-digit numbers)
• Reindeer Stalls #2 (Logical thinking, guess and check, adding 1-digit numbers)
• Reindeer Stalls #3 (Logical thinking, guess and check, adding 1-digit numbers)
• Elf Equations #1 (Addition and subtraction to 15, balancing equations, easier)
• Elf Equations #2 (Addition and subtraction to 20, balancing equations, more difficult)
• GIFT #1 Logic Puzzle (Logical thinking, guess and check, easier)
• GIFT #2 Logic Puzzle (Logical thinking, guess and check, easier)
• GIFT #3 Logic Puzzle (Logical thinking, guess and check, easier)
• SLEIGH #1 Logic Puzzle (Logical thinking, guess and check, more difficult)
• SLEIGH #2 Logic Puzzle (Logical thinking, guess and check, more difficult)
• NORTH POLE #1 Logic Puzzle (Logical thinking, guess and check, most difficult)
• NORTH POLE #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

Check out the preview to see all challenges, brainteasers, and answer keys.

Have a fab day Super Teacher!

Katie

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