Miss Challenge

Miss Challenge's Polygon Robots! In this activity, students build their own robots out of polygons. Each sheet has a series of robot body parts (head, body, arms, etc.) and a list of clues to solve. Once they figure out which polygon is being described, they will use that information to make their robot. It’s a great way to ask students to apply their mathematical knowledge in a new way, and children love to put on their detective hats to solve the clues. This set comes with 30 differe

Miss Challenge's Holiday Brain Teasers! This series of Christmas-themed puzzles are meant to stretch your brains! This set includes 7 puzzles, including logic puzzles and word play. This printable is a perfect for an extra bit of December fun, whether included in an enrichment folder, a part of a holiday party, or the answer to "What do I do now?" Packet now includes a helpful answer key!

Miss Challenge's OCTOBER Enrichment Folder- This set of brain teasers, puzzles, and critical-thinking challenges is perfect for your classroom enrichment folders. These printables are perfect for your early finishers, high-ability students, creative thinkers, or spread out as morning work. This 66-page set has a puzzle for each day of the month. Themed around a unique holiday for that date, the sheet lists the holiday to celebrate, a challenge, and an interesting fact to share. There is also a

Miss Challenge's NOVEMBER Enrichment Folder- This set of brain teasers, puzzles, and critical-thinking challenges is perfect for your classroom enrichment folders. These printables are perfect for your early finishers, high-ability students, creative thinkers, or spread out as morning work. This 64-page set has a puzzle for each day of the month. Themed around a unique holiday for that date, the sheet lists the holiday to celebrate, a challenge, and an interesting fact to share. There is also a

Miss Challenge's FEBRUARY Enrichment Folder- This set of brain teasers, puzzles, and critical-thinking challenges is perfect for your classroom enrichment folders. These printables are perfect for your early finishers, high-ability students, creative thinkers, or spread out as morning work. This 60-page set has a puzzle for each day of the month. Themed around a unique holiday for that date, the sheet lists the holiday to celebrate, a challenge, and an interesting fact to share. There is also a

Miss Challenge's MARCH Enrichment Folder- This set of brain teasers, puzzles, and critical-thinking challenges is perfect for your classroom enrichment folders. These printables are perfect for your early finishers, high-ability students, creative thinkers, or spread out as morning work. This 65-page set has a puzzle for each day of the month. Themed around a unique holiday for that date, the sheet lists the holiday to celebrate, a challenge, and an interesting fact to share. There is also a co

Miss Challenge's MAY Enrichment Folder- This set of brain teasers, puzzles, and critical-thinking challenges is perfect for your classroom enrichment folders. These printables are perfect for your early finishers, high-ability students, creative thinkers, or spread out as morning work. This 66-page set has a puzzle for each day of the month. Themed around a unique holiday for that date, the sheet lists the holiday to celebrate, a challenge, and an interesting fact to share. There is also a cove

Miss Challenge's Engineering Challenge! Rube Goldberg is famous for his very unique inventions. To make a point about how technology is making us, this political cartoonist drew a series of "innovations" that made simple tasks into complicated ventures. This packet includes every step your class would need to make their very own Rube Goldberg machines. This unique spin on physics, math, team-building, and critical thinking is the ultimate creativity challenge that motivates and engages every sin

Miss Challenge's APRIL Enrichment Folder- This set of brain teasers, puzzles, and critical-thinking challenges is perfect for your classroom enrichment folders. These printables are perfect for your early finishers, high-ability students, creative thinkers, or spread out as morning work. This 64-page set has a puzzle for each day of the month. Themed around a unique holiday for that date, the sheet lists the holiday to celebrate, a challenge, and an interesting fact to share. There is also a co

Miss Challenge's SEPTEMBER Enrichment Folder- This set of brain teasers, puzzles, and critical-thinking challenges is perfect for your classroom enrichment folders. These printables are perfect for your early finishers, high-ability students, creative thinkers, or spread out as morning work. This 64-page set has a puzzle for each day of the month. Themed around a unique holiday for that date, the sheet lists the holiday to celebrate, a challenge, and an interesting fact to share. There is also

Miss Challenge's JANUARY Enrichment Folder- This set of brain teasers, puzzles, and critical-thinking challenges is perfect for your classroom enrichment folders. These printables are perfect for your early finishers, high-ability students, creative thinkers, or spread out as morning work. This 66-page set has a puzzle for each day of the month. Themed around a unique holiday for that date, the sheet lists the holiday to celebrate, a challenge, and an interesting fact to share. There is also a

Miss Challenge's Holiday Brain Teasers and Critical Thinking Challenges! Celebrate Valentine's Day with seven unique puzzles (answer key included), including logic and language activities that will stretch the brains of all students. This is the perfect activity to enrich your high-ability, gifted and talented students, to answer the "What do I do now?" question and appease early finishers, or even use as morning work to challenge, motivate, and excite your learners. If you enjoy this set, be s

Miss Challenge's Holiday Brain Teasers and Critical Thinking Challenges! Celebrate January with six unique puzzles (answer key for all that are needed), including logic and language activities that will stretch the brains of all students. This set focuses on holidays in January and features Martin Luther King, Jr. and a winter theme. This is the perfect activity to enrich your high-ability, gifted and talented students, to answer the "What do I do now?" question and appease early finishers, or e

Miss Challenge's Engineering Challenges! This activity is just one in a series of engineering challenges that I present to my students as we study STEM. With this activity, students collaborate to plan out a way to make a cup pyramid using only materials provided. The friendly competition includes team-building, engineering, and measurement (how fast can you do it?) . Good luck and have fun! Be sure to check out the other engineering challenges available, including the extensive Rube Goldberg P

Miss Challenge's Holiday Brain Teasers and Critical Thinking Challenges! Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with eight unique puzzles (answer key included), including math and language activities that will stretch the brains of all students. This is the perfect activity to enrich your high-ability, gifted and talented students, to answer the "What do I do now?" question and appease early finishers, or even use as morning work to challenge, motivate, and excite your learners. If you enjoy this set, be

Miss Challenge's Roller Coaster Challenge! In this activity, students use the websites provided to look at pictures of roller coasters from across the country. They will estimate the length, height, speed, and duration of each one. Afterwards, learners use their data to compare and order each set of information. This highly-motivating, real-world activity is a constant crowd-pleaser and perfect for a whole-class investigation or an individual extension for a high-ability learner.

Miss Challenge's Engineering Challenges! This activity is just one in a series of engineering challenges that I present to my students as we study STEM. With this activity, students collaborate to design a "flinker," an object that does not sink or float. Learners use experimentation, observation, and reflection to make improvements and build the ultimate flinker. The friendly competition includes team-building, engineering, gravity, buoyancy, and the scientific method . Good luck and have fun!

Miss Challenge's Engineering Challenges! This activity is just one in a series of engineering challenges that I present to my students as we study STEM. With this activity, students collaborate to plan out a way to move a marble according to certain qualifications. The friendly competition includes team-building, engineering, science (plenty of physics!) and measurement (how far did your marble travel?). Good luck and have fun! Be sure to check out the other engineering challenges available, in

Miss Challenge's Multiplication Challenge Problems! This series of multiplication word problem challenghes stretch the brains of your growing mathematicians! Each level has five word problems. The first level requires simple multiplication facts, but the next levels include multiple steps or multiple operations. I put my students into three homogeneous groups and allow them to work on the problems. When all five questions are correct, learners can move to a new color station (level 3 moves to le

Miss Challenge's Engineering/STEM Challenges! This activity is just one in a series of engineering challenges that I present to my students as we study STEM. With this activity, students team up to predict which materials develop the strongest static charges and test their ideas. Learners use experimentation, observation, and reflection to make better predictions over time. This set includes: KWL Chart Student Instructions Data Collection Sheet Blank Graph Template Reflection Questions Good l