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Ok, so we all have those moments where we can’t get Christmas lyrics out of our head, we’re on the countdown to the last day of term and Christmas just takes over. Along with the summer holidays, Christmas is one of those times in the school calendar year where students seem to be on a wind-down and keeping them focused, engaged and inspired in their maths learning can be somewhat challenging! So, how do you keep them engaged up until that final bell goes on the last day? Using Beyond’s latest batch of Christmas Maths activities for KS3, that’s how! Christmas has come early…
Christmas Transformations 🎄
Inject a little Christmas spirit into your Maths lessons with this collection of Christmas Transformation resources . Rotate, reflect and translate your way to festive cheer, all while honing some core Maths skills at the same time. After successfully rotating, reflecting and translating the of the shapes in the transformations activity, the pupil will be left with a delightful Christmas-themed picture. N’awh…
Christmas Colouring Worksheets 🤶
Oh yes! Nothing says Christmas like a pack of Christmas-themed colour by numbers ! Perfect for adding a dash of snow-sprinkled excitement to your lessons, these resources offer valuable revision of key topics, such as fractions, decimals and percentages, numeracy, times tables and indices, keeping your students engaged mathematically…as well as Christmas-ally…if that’s a word? 🤔
Christmas Algebra 🦌
It wouldn’t be Christmas without some algebra, right? This fun festive puzzle is based on forming and solving simultaneous equations. Set this up as a paired or small group task.
Christmas Triangular Dominoes ☃️
You can’t go wrong with this set of triangular dominoes – especially if you want a little bit more of a hands-on activity. The set is great for a variety of number topics and for all abilities. They are also available in differing sizes, so we’ve got you covered depending on whether you want a plenary or main activity. Set this up as a paired activity, or create a competition between small groups to see who can finish first. All the dominoes will piece back together to create a festive image.
Well there you have it! A selection box of neatly-wrapped Christmas Maths activities for KS3 students… all of which are yours with a simple click!
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Happy Christmas from the Beyond Maths Team.
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Work out the contents and the cost of the Christmas boxes from the given clues. If all the bells ring together at noon, at what time will they next all ring together? This problem requires the use of LCM. Is there a pattern in the number of palindromic numbers to be found less than powers of 10? Each different letter stands for a different digit. Can you make sense of this word sum? A Maths Starter activity requiring students to arrange Christmas ornaments in a square box. Work out the total cost of five Christmas presents from the information given. Which of the two shapes has the largest area? You will be surprised! Answer the mental arithmetic questions then convert the answers to letters to find the joke. Each red box represents a missing operation (+, -, x or ÷). Can you work out what they are? This starter requires you to write out a difficult times table. Complete the calculations with the weights of the puddings Arrange the numbers on the snowballs so that no two consecutive numbers are directly connected by rope. Work out the number of clowns and horses given the number of heads and feet. How many different ways can you spell out the word snowman by moving from snowflake to snowflake. Draw a picture of a Christmas tree using only square numbers. Find a power of 2 and a power of 3 that are consecutive numbers. Find as many sets of three of the available numbers as possible which add up to the given total. A Maths puzzle based on the 12 Days of Christmas song. The Vixen Value of a word is the number of vowels multiplied by the number of consonants. How many words can you find with Vixen Value of 24?
In addition to our Christmas activities see also our huge collection of games, puzzles and challenges.
The end of the lesson or the lesson at the end of Term should be a little more fun than normal. Here's a collection of fun mathematical activities
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Christmas activities make those December Maths lessons interesting, exciting and relevant. Whether mathematical activities are presented in a Christmas themed way or, due to the festive mood, normal mathematics learning is replaced with puzzles, games and seasonal fun, you can be sure that we have some excellent ideas for you here on the Transum website.
That last week of term before the Christmas holiday is the perfect time to ensure that pupils develop a delight in mathematics by seeing it in an exciting, enjoyable and engaging way (more exciting, enjoyable and engaging than the rest of the term that is!).
Just to add a little more traditional festive fun to December lessons you could visit the each day to open a door.
Use the lights provided to decorate each of the Christmas trees so that no two trees are the same. Drag the lights onto the positions indicated on the tree. Arrange the lights so that no two consecutive numbers are joined by a wire. See how the hexagon can be transformed into a snowflake with some basic translations. Match the pictures with the description of their symmetry. Drag the flakes into the cells. There should be no more than one copy of each flake in a line. Use the number clues to answer the seasonal questions about the five festive figures. Colour in the Christmas picture according to the properties of the numbers. After working out which vowels are missing from the Christmas words do some basic calculations. How many gifts did my true love send to me according to the traditional Christmas song 'Twelve Days of Christmas'. How many different ways can you make the number 12 using the digits 1 to 4? A hands on activity requiring students to arrange Christmas ornaments in a square box. Find the right combination of button presses to turn all of the Christmas tree lights on. Rearrange the tiles to form a Christmas picture. Light up the Christmas tree by connecting all the wires and light bulbs to the electrical source. A two-player game requiring a strategic way of counting off the days till Christmas. Light up the Christmas Tree by flashing lights according to a number pattern.
: Accurately construct a tangram puzzle then use it to make a Christmas tree and answer a short quiz.
: Did you know there is a formula for calculating the amount of wrapping paper needed?
: How long can Santa spend at each home delivering presents? This and other festive questions answered.
: Fill in the gaps with the weights of the puddings. A printable worksheet.
: A printable Christmaths card containing mathematical jokes and a puzzle.
: Three different grids for the Christmas Ornaments puzzle.
: This printable may help pupils work out how many different ways there are to spell snowman on the snow flake grid.
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Welcome to the Math Salamanders Christmas Math Activities. Here you will find a wide range of free printable Christmas Math sheets, Christmas Math games and Christmas math challenges.
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Here you will find a range of Christmas Math Activities from 1st grade and upwards.
There sheets are grouped by type and start off easier to harder. The Math skills involved include adding and subtracting.
We have a wide selection of different Christmas math activities, including:
Christmas Nets
Block Coordinates
Line Coordinates
Addition and Subtraction
Printable Christmas Crafts
We have created a few Christmas nets for craft activities around Christmas time.
It is best if you can print them out on card as they are a bit fiddly to do on paper.
Great for developing cutting and sticking skills and a fun activitiy to do around Christmas time.
Printable Christmas Crafts (nets)
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Christmas Block Coordinates
Here are some block coordinate sheets with a Christmas theme. The answer sheets are shown as thumbnails.
The sheets use an alphanumerical coordinate grid where the horizontal axis is a letter and the vertical axis a number.
Each coordinate needs to be identified and then shaded the correct color.
Christmas Block Coordinates Sheet 1
Sheet 1 Answers
PDF version
Christmas Block Coordinates Sheet 2
Sheet 2 Answers
Christmas Block Coordinates Sheet 3
Sheet 3 Answers
Christmas Block Coordinates Sheet 4
Sheet 4 Answers
Christmas Block Coordinates Sheet 5
Sheet 5 Answers
Christmas Block Coordinates Sheet 6
Sheet 6 Answers
Christmas Block Coordinates Sheet 7
Christmas Line Coordinates
Here are some line coordinate sheets with a Christmas theme. The answer sheets are shown as thumbnails.
The first set of sheets - Find the Coordinates is easier.
The second set of sheets - Joining and Plotting Coordinates is harder.
Find the Christmas Coordinates
These sheets involve writing down the coordinates of different Christmas themed pictures on the grid.
There is also a challenge to find Santa's Secret Grotto using the clues on the sheet provided.
Find the Christmas Coordinates 1
Find the Christmas Coordinates 2
Find the Christmas Coordinates Walkthrough Video
This short video walkthrough shows our Find the Christmas Coordinates Sheet 1 being solved and has been produced by the West Explains Best math channel.
If you would like some support in solving the problems on these sheets, please check out the video below!
Christmas Line Coordinate Sheets
These sheets involve plotting and then joining sets of coordinates together.
The shapes must then be shaded in to create a Christmas picture.
These sheets are more challenging than the block coordinate sheets, and also the finding coordinate sheets.
Christmas Line Coordinates Sheet 1
Christmas Line Coordinates Sheet 2
Christmas Line Coordinates Sheet 3
Christmas Line Coordinates Sheet 4
Christmas Line Coordinates Walkthrough Video
This short video walkthrough shows our Christmas Line Coordinates Sheet 4 being solved and has been produced by the West Explains Best math channel.
Christmas Dot to Dot Worksheets
We also have several dot-to-dot worksheets with a Christmas theme.
The sheets can also be used as color-in sheets as well as dot to dot sheets.
The sheets have been put in order from smallest number of dots to the largest.
Christmas dot-to-dot up to 15
Dot to Dot Winter 1 (up to 20)
Christmas Dot to Dot 1 (up to 20)
Christmas Dot to Dot 2 (up to 22)
Dot to Dot Winter 2 (up to 31)
Christmas dot-to-dot up to 34
Dot to Dot Winter 4 (up to 42)
Christmas Dot to Dot 3 (up to 46)
Kindergarten Christmas Counting Activity
These kindergarten counting worksheets all have a Christmas theme.
They cover counting up to 12, and also matching and counting the correct objects.
Each sheet is available as a color version or as a coloring sheet in black and white.
Kindergarten Christmas Counting 1
b/w version
Kindergarten Christmas Counting 2
Kindergarten Christmas Counting 3
Kindergarten Christmas Counting 4
Christmas Tree Addition and Subtraction
Addition and Subtraction 1
Addition and Subtraction 2
Addition and Subtraction 3
Addition and Subtraction 4
Addition and Subtraction 5
Christmas Tree Activities Templates
Here you will find two template sheets for the Christmas math activities featured on this page. You can print these sheets and tailor them to suit your child's needs.
Christmas Trees Challenge blank
Christmas Tree Number Challenge blank
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Christmas Math Worksheets & Challenges
Here is our selection of Christmas Math Challenges from 1st grade and upwards.
There are a range of challenges including code breaking, word problems, and word finding Christmas Math Challenges.
Each challenge is carefully graded and comes complete with answers.
Christmas Maths Worksheets (Easy)
Christmas Math Worksheets (Intermediate)
Christmas Math Challenges (Harder)
Free Christmas Worksheets - Color in
We also have a selection of color-in Christmas worksheets.
There are writing and coloring, color-in and color-by-number sheets for your child to enjoy.
Free Christmas Worksheets for kids
Penguin Dot to Dot
Check out our dot to dot worksheets with a penguin theme.
We have several sheets up to different totals.
Penguin dot to dot worksheets
Winter Dot to Dot
Check out our dot to dot worksheets with a winter theme.
Winter Dot to Dot worksheets
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Merry Christmas from Math-Drills.Com where our gift to you is a page of Christmas math worksheets! On this page you will find a selection of Christmas math worksheets and regular math worksheets decorated with Christmas ornaments .
Some of the Christmas math worksheets may be fairly large due to the number of images included. We hope you enjoy this page and we wish you the best of the season! Have a very Merry Christmas and enjoy your time with family and friends.
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Various Christmas Math Worksheets
On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me...! These counting worksheets visually allow students to see groups of numbers for their skip counting. For example, on the 5 Gold Rings worksheet, there are groups of 5 gold rings and students count by 5s. Some of the numbers are included, so students stay on track.
Christmas Skip Counting with the 12 Days of Christmas 1 Partridge in a Pear Tree 2 Turtle Doves 3 French Hens 4 Calling Birds 5 Gold Rings 6 Geese a-Laying 7 Swans a-Swimming 8 Maids a-Milking 9 Ladies Dancing 10 Lords a-Leaping 11 Pipers Piping 12 Drummers Drumming
Christmas Counting Objects in Various Arrangements Counting Christmas Objects in Horizontal Linear Arrangements Counting Christmas Objects in Rotated Linear Arrangements Counting Christmas Objects in Rectangular Arrangements (Maximum Dimension 5 ) Counting Christmas Objects in Rectangular Arrangements (Maximum Dimension 9 ) Counting Christmas Objects in Circular Arrangements Counting up to 10 Christmas Objects in Scattered Arrangements Counting up to 20 Christmas Objects in Scattered Arrangements Counting up to 50 Christmas Objects in Scattered Arrangements Counting Christmas Objects in Various Arrangements ( Easier Version) Counting Christmas Objects in Various Arrangements ( Harder Version)
The Santa's Route activity is similar to the traveling salesman problem which asks for the shortest route through a number of cities. In the case of the traveling salesman problem, one must return to the original city. The Santa's Route activity does not have this final requirement and is technically a minimum-length Hamiltonian path. But the important part is that Santa needs your students to assist! This is an open-ended activity where the goal isn't to get the correct answer, but to go through the process of finding an answer and perhaps improving on it. Students use mathematical and logical thinking when designing their routes. The newer version of Santa's Route is linked to a Google map that students can use for visualizing the activity and drawing a path. They should use the distance chart to calculate their final route as it gives them some adding practice and the final answers will differ slightly from the measured routes on the Google maps. Students should be scored on the process rather than the final result matching the answer key. To get the minimum distance for all the questions might take a really long time and/or some programming skills.
Santa's Route Data Analysis Santa's Route in Miles Santa's Route in Kilometers
The Christmas word problems only have one theme: Christmas. In order to complete them, students will have to draw on their knowledge of several math topics. Most of the questions are multi-step problems.
Christmas word problems Christmas Word Problems
Ordering numbers is an important skill and these worksheets will get students in the Christmas spirit while practicing this skill. Each of the worksheets has three activities, two of which are ordering/comparing activities and the third is a small art project to design a Christmas ornament. Make sure students are ordering their numbers in the correct order; different versions of each worksheet ask for greatest to least or least to greatest.
Christmas Sorting/Ordering Worksheets Sorting/Ordering Numbers 0 to 10 on a Christmas Tree Sorting/Ordering Numbers 1 to 50 on a Christmas Tree Sorting/Ordering Numbers 10 to 99 on a Christmas Tree Sorting/Ordering Numbers 100 to 999 on a Christmas Tree Sorting/Ordering Numbers 1000 to 9999 on a Christmas Tree
There are three different attributes to watch in the picture patterns. The first is "shape" which is really just different Christmas objects. Students determine what comes next by figuring out the pattern of shapes. The second attribute is size; in this case either small or large. The third attribute is rotation which could be any of four rotations: 0, 90, 180, or 270 degree rotations (aka, up, right, down, left). For the worksheets with combined attributes, have students figure out the pattern of one attribute at a time.
Christmas Picture Patterns Christmas Picture Patterns with Shape Attribute Only Christmas Picture Patterns with Size Attribute Only Christmas Picture Patterns with Rotation Attribute Only Christmas Picture Patterns with Shape and Size Attributes Christmas Picture Patterns with Shape and Rotation Attributes Christmas Picture Patterns with Size and Rotation Attributes Christmas Picture Patterns with Shape, Size and Rotation Attributes One-Attribute (Shape) Patterns Version 1 (OLD) One-Attribute (Shape) Patterns Version 2 (OLD)
A small selection of number patterns worksheets on Christmas themes. The Elves Number Patterns worksheet is a more standard type of patterning worksheet where students identify and continue a pattern. The Reindeer Patterns is a bit more challenging because students look for the mistakes in number patterns and fix them.
Christmas Number Patterns Elf Toy Inventory Number Patterns ( Intervals to 9 ) Elf Toy Inventory Number Patterns ( Intervals to 99 ) Elf Toy Inventory Number Patterns ( Intervals to 999 ) Reindeer Patterns
This section includes Christmas Cartesian Art activities also known as coordinate geometry activities. Each activity in this section includes a solution page, a co-ordinates page and a blank grid. The latter two, of course, are what students will need to complete the activity.
Christmas Cartesian Art Christmas Cartesian Art Santa (Four Quadrants) Christmas Cartesian Art Nativity (Four Quadrants) Christmas Cartesian Art Tree (One Quadrant) Christmas Cartesian Art Snowflake (One Quadrant) Christmas Cartesian Art Snowflake 2 (Four Quadrants) Christmas Cartesian Art Holly (Two Quadrants) OLD Christmas Coordinate Geometry Activity
A variety of graph papers with various themes. Graph paper can be used to calculate the area of rectangles or other shapes; design a room; make a map; line up multi-digit addition questions; learn about place value; make a bar or broken line chart; and much more.
Christmas Graph Paper (U.S.) Christmas Santa 1/2 Inch Graph Paper Christmas Reindeer 3/8 Inch Graph Paper Christmas Presents 5 Lines per Inch Graph Paper
Christmas Graph Paper (Metric) Christmas Holly 1 cm Graph Paper Merry Christmas 2.5 cm / 0.5 cm Graph Paper Christmas Nativity 2.5 cm / 0.5 cm Graph Paper
Two simple fraction skills are reviewed in these Christmas math worksheets to give students something fairly easy on the road to Christmas vacation.
Christmas Fractions Worksheets Open the Present Equivalent Fractions Shake the Present Simplified Fractions
Christmas Arithmetic
Ebenezer Scrooge was so stingy that Bob Cratchit had to watch how much ink he used. As he was quite clever, Bob wrote each question so not only could he save some ink, but any other clever person could still figure out which digits went where. As we all know, Scrooge stopped being a miser, so he bought some ink, gave Cratchit the day off and is now going to fill in all the missing digits in the accounting ledgers. Can your students help Scrooge fill in the missing digits?
The "What's in the Gift?" worksheets are really pre-algebra, but students who are able to do each operation should be able to figure out the missing terms. The "What's in the Gift?" multiplication worksheets challenge students to figure out what number is missing in each multiplication question. There are a variety of levels to appeal to students who have grasped different parts of the multiplication tables. The What's in the Gift division worksheets encourage students to apply their multiplication facts to division and algebraic situations. Choose a level that is appropriate for your student. These worksheets should ideally be done mentally as review or practice.
What's in the Gift Addition What's in the Gift? Addition (Sums to 18) What's in the Gift? Addition (Sums to 50) What's in the Gift? Addition (Sums to 98) What's in the Gift? Addition (Sums to 198) What's in the Gift? Addition (Sums to 1998)
What's in the Gift Subtraction What's in the Gift? Subtraction (Differences to 9) What's in the Gift? Subtraction (Differences to 25) What's in the Gift? Subtraction (Differences to 49) What's in the Gift? Subtraction (Differences to 99) What's in the Gift? Subtraction (Differences to 999)
What's in the Gift Multiplication What's in the Gift? Multiplication (Products to 49) What's in the Gift? Multiplication (Products to 64) What's in the Gift? Multiplication (Products to 81) What's in the Gift? Multiplication (Products to 100) What's in the Gift? Multiplication (Products to 144) What's in the Gift? Multiplication (Products to 400)
What's in the Gift Division What's in the Gift? Division (Dividends to 49) What's in the Gift? Division (Dividends to 64) What's in the Gift? Division (Dividends to 81) What's in the Gift? Division (Dividends to 100) What's in the Gift? Division (Dividends to 144) What's in the Gift? Division (Dividends to 400)
Christmas Secret Message Activities Christmas Holly Secret Message Addition with Addends from 1 to 25 Christmas Tree Secret Message Two-Digit Addition Christmas Bells Secret Message Three-Digit Addition Christmas Toys Secret Message Single-Digit Multiplication
The Christmas Shoppe Activity The Christmas Shoppe (Numbers under $100) The Christmas Shoppe (Numbers under $1000)
The "Santa's List Addition" worksheets have a challenging bonus on them which requires adding long columns of numbers. Challenge your students to complete addition in their head, say using a left-to-right addition algorithm, instead of with paper and pencil. For more proficient students, make mental addition a game by having speed competitions. The Christmas order of operations worksheets should be easy enough that students can do them in their head.
Santa's List Addition Santa's List Addition (Single-Digit) Santa's List Addition (Two-Digit) Santa's List Addition (Three-Digit) Santa's List Addition (Four-Digit)
Christmas Order of Operations Christmas Order of Operations with Three Steps Christmas Order of Operations with Four Steps
Miscellaneous Christmas Math Worksheets Christmas Spirit Secret Message Two-Digit by One-Digit Multiplication Kindergarten Addition Multiplication Two-Digit by Two-Digit (Vertical; 49 per page) Christmas Cards Christmas Missing Digits (Mischievous Elves) Santa's Competition
Pascal Christmas Tree Patterns - Interactive Whiteboard tool from Active Maths
Parabola Tangent Line Christmas Tree Craft - mathfour.com
Festive hexaflexagon - Jo Tomalin (instructions here )
Fractal Christmas Card
Calendars (3D shapes) - Teacher Resources Online
Transum Christmas Activities
@missradder 's post Christmaths
@Ms_Kmp 's post ChrisMaths Cheer
@solvemymaths ' post 2014 Christmas Maths Lessons
Christmas collection collated by @frimymaths
@PixiMaths ' collection of Festive Activities
'Developing' by Don Steward
Valentines Relay - Chris Smith on TES
Valentine's Day Treasure Hunt - Maths4Everyone on TES
Geometric Valentine - mathfour.com
Fibonacci Valentine - mathfour.com
Easter Relay - Chris Smith on TES
Easter Bunny Race - Teachit Maths
Easter Sudoku - mathsticks.com
Easter mathematical mysteries - Number Loving
April Fools AO2 + AO3 Problems - oxfordsecondary.co.uk
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Long-form conversations about teaching and learning with craig barton, maths christmas activities and resources.
With the last week of term finally upon us, I have collected together some of my favourite maths Christmas resources and activities from the TES Maths website. These are all freely available to download by registering on the website.
I hope you enjoy them, and you make it to the end of term in one piece!
1. The Maths Christmas Activities booklet is crammed full of festive fun
2. The “Who killed Santa?” mystery is a TES festive classic!
3. GCSE Maths Christmas puzzles will keep your students thinking
4. Try a bit of Christmas Countdown to keep the brain ticking over
5. “Who Kidnapped Santa?” – Can you solve this maths mystery?
6. There are bundles of quality in these maths Christmas worksheets
7. Christmas and Tarsia – the perfect combination! 🙂
8. A Maths themed Christmas Quiz lesson
9. I have put together 11 Just for Fun Quiz rounds, including classics such as Xmas Song Lyrics, on my Diagnostic Questions website here
10. The wonderful Colleen Young has her own 2014 Maths Christmas Collection available here
Finally, here is my choice for the TES Maths Christmas Activity of the Year 2014:
You can download this lovely resource here
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Fun maths problems are one of the things mathematicians love about the subject; they provide an opportunity to apply mathematical knowledge, logic and problem solving skills all at once. In this article, we’ve compiled 25 fun maths problems, each covering various topics and question types. They’re aimed at students in KS2 & KS3. We’ve categorised them as:
Maths word problems
Maths puzzles, fraction problems, multiplication and division problems, geometry problems, problem solving questions, maths puzzles are everywhere, how should teachers use these maths problems.
Teachers could make use of these maths problem solving questions in a number of ways, such as:
embed into a relevant maths topic’s teaching.
settling tasks at the beginning of lessons.
break up or extend a maths worksheet.
keep students thinking mathematically after the main lesson has finished.
Some are based on real life or historical maths problems, and some include ‘bonus’ maths questions to help to extend the problem solving fun! As you read through these problems, think about how you could adjust them to be relevant to your students or to practise different skills.
These maths problems can also be used as introductory puzzles for maths games such as those introduced at the following links:
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1. Home on time – easy
Type: Time, Number, Addition
A cinema screening starts at 14:35. The movie lasts for 2 hours, 32 minutes after 23 minutes of adverts. It took 20 minutes to get to the cinema. What time should you tell your family that you’ll be home?
Answer: 17:50
2. A nugget of truth – mixed
Type: Times Tables, Multiplication, Multiples, Factors, Problem Solving
Chicken nuggets come in boxes of 6, 9 or 20, so you can’t order 7 chicken nuggets. How many other impossible quantities can you find (not including fractions or decimals)?
There is actually a theorem which can be used to prove that every integer quantity greater than 43 can be ordered.
3. A pet problem – mixed
Type: Number, Problem Solving, Forming and Solving Equations, Simultaneous Equations, Algebra
Eight of my pets aren’t dogs, five aren’t rabbits, and seven aren’t cats. How many pets do I have?
Answer: 10 pets (5 rabbits, 3 cats, 2 dogs)
4. The price of things – mixed
Type: lateral thinking problem
A mouse costs £10, a bee costs £15, and a spider costs £20. How much does a duck cost? Answer: £5 (£2.50 per leg)
Looking for more word problems, solutions and explanations? Read our article on word problems for primary school.
25 Fun Maths Problems - Printable
Download a printable version of these fun maths problems together with answers and mark scheme.
5. A dicey maths challenge – easy
Type: Place value, number, addition, problem solving
Roll three dice to generate three place value digits. What’s the biggest number you can make out of these digits? What’s the smallest number you can make?
Add these two numbers together. What do you get?
Answer: In most cases, 1,089.
Bonus: Who got a different result? Why?
6. PIN problem solving – mixed
Type: Logic, problem solving, reasoning
I’ve forgotten my PIN. Six incorrect attempts locks my account: I’ve used five! Two digits are displayed after each unsuccessful attempt: “2, 0” means 2 digits from that guess are in the PIN, but 0 are in the right place.
What should my sixth attempt be?
Answer: 6347
7. So many birds – mixed
Type: Triangular Numbers, Sequences, Number, Problem Solving
On the first day of Christmas my true love gave me one gift. On the second day they gave me another pair of gifts plus a copy of what they gave me on day one. On day 3, they gave me three new gifts, plus another copy of everything they’d already given me. If they keep this up, how many gifts will I have after twelve days?
Answer: 364
Bonus: This could be calculated as 1 + (1 + 2) + (1 + 2 + 3) + … but is there an easier way? What percentage of my gifts do I receive on each day?
8. I 8 sum maths questions – mixed
Type: Number, Place Value, Addition, Problem Solving, Reasoning
Using only addition and the digit 8, can you make 1,000? You can put 8s together to make 88, for example.
Answer: 888 + 88 + 8 + 8 + 8 = 1,000 Bonus: Which other digits allow you to get 1,000 in this way?
9. Quizzical – easy
Type: Fractions, Adding Fractions, Equivalent Fractions, Fractions to Percentages
4 friends entered a maths quiz. One answered \frac{1}{5} of the maths questions, one answered \frac{1}{10} , one answered \frac{1}{4} , and the other answered \frac{4}{25} . What percentage of the questions did they answer altogether?
Answer: 71%
10. Ancient problem solving – mixed
Type: Fractions, Reasoning, Problem Solving
Ancient Egyptians only used unit fractions (like \frac{1}{2} , \frac{1}{3} or \frac{1}{4} ). For \frac{2}{3} , they’d write \frac{1}{3} + \frac{1}{3} . How might they write \frac{5}{8} ?
Answer: \frac{1}{8} + \frac{1}{8} + \frac{1}{8} + \frac{1}{8} + \frac{1}{8} is correct. So is \frac{1}{2} + \frac{1}{8} .
Bonus: Which solution is better? Why? Can you find any more? What if subtractions are allowed?
Learn more about unit fractions here
11. everybody wants a pizza the action – hard.
An infinite number of mathematicians buy pizza. The first wants \frac{1}{2} pizza. The second wants \frac{1}{4} pizza. The third & fourth want \frac{1}{8} and \frac{1}{16} each, and so on. How many pizzas should they order?
Answer: 1 Each successive mathematician wants a slice that is exactly half of what is left:
12. Shade it black – hard
Type: Fractions, Reasoning, Problem Solving What fraction of this image is shaded black?
Answer: \frac{1}{3}
Look at the L-shaped part made up of two white and one black squares: \frac{1}{3} of this part is shaded. Zoom in on the top-right quarter of the image, which looks exactly the same as the whole image, and use the same reasoning to find what fraction of its L-shaped portion is shaded. Imagine zooming in to do the same thing again and again…
13. Giving is receiving – easy
Type: Number, Reasoning, Problem Solving
5 people give each other a present. How many presents are given altogether?
14. Sharing is caring – mixed
I have 20 sweets. If I share them equally with my friends, there are 2 left over. If one more person joins us, there are 6 sweets left. How many friends am I with?
How many different rectangular grids could you arrange all 77 letters into?
Answer: Four: 1⨉77, 77⨉1, 11⨉7 & 7⨉11. If the letters are arranged into one of these, a message appears, reading down each column starting from the top left.
Bonus: Can you find any more integers with the same number of factors as 77? What do you notice about these factors (think about prime numbers)? Can you use this system to hide your own messages?
16. Laugh it up – hard
Type: Multiples, Lowest Common Multiple, Times Tables, Division, Time
One friend jumps every \frac{1}{3} of a minute. Another jumps every 31 seconds. When will they jump together? Answer: After 620 seconds
17. Pictures of matchstick triangles – easy
Type: 2D Shapes, Equilateral Triangles, Problem Solving, Reasoning
Look at the matchsticks arranged below. How many equilateral triangles are there?
Answer: 13 (9 small, 3 medium, 1 large)
Bonus: What if the biggest triangle only had two matchsticks on each side? What if it had four?
18. Dissecting squares – mixed
Type: Reasoning, Problem Solving
What’s the smallest number of straight lines you could draw on this grid such that each square has a line going through it?
19. Make it right – mixed
Type: Pythagoras’ theorem
This triangle does not agree with Pythagoras’ theorem.
Adding, subtracting, multiplying or dividing each of the side lengths by the same integer can fix it. What is the integer?
Answer: 3
8 – 3 = 5
The new side lengths are 3, 4 and 5 and 32 + 42 = 52.
What is the regular polygon with the largest number of sides that will self-tessellate?
Answer: Hexagon.
Regular polygons tessellate if one interior angle is a factor of 360°. The interior angle of a hexagon is 120°. This is the largest factor less than 180°.
21. Pleased to meet you – easy
Type: Number Problem, Reasoning, Problem-Solving
5 people meet; each shakes everyone else’s hand once. How many handshakes take place?
Person A shakes 4 people’s hands. Person B has already shaken Person A’s hand, so only needs to shake 3 more, and so on.
Bonus: How many handshakes would there be if you did this with your class?
22. All relative – easy
Type: Number, Reasoning, Problem-Solving
When I was twelve my brother was half my age. I’m 40 now, so how old is he?
23. It’s about time – mixed
Type: Time, Reasoning, Problem-Solving
When is “8 + 10 = 6” true?
Answer: When you’re telling the time (8am + 10 hours = 6pm)
24. More than a match – mixed
Type: Reasoning, Problem-Solving, Roman Numerals, Numerical Notation
Here are three matches:
How can you add two more matches, but get eight? Answer: Put the extra two matches in a V shape to make 8 in Roman Numerals:
25. Leonhard’s graph – hard
Type: Reasoning, Problem-Solving, Logic
Leonhard’s town has seven bridges as shown below. Can you find a route around the town that crosses every bridge exactly once?
Answer: No!
This is a classic real life historical maths problem solved by mathematician Leonhard Euler (rhymes with “boiler”). The city was Konigsberg in Prussia (now Kaliningrad, Russia). Not being able to find a solution is different to proving that there aren’t any! Euler managed to do this in 1736, practically inventing graph theory in the process.
Many of these 25 maths problems are rooted in real life, from everyday occurrences to historical events. Others are just questions that might arise if you say “what if…?”. The point is that although there are many lists of such problem solving maths questions that you can make use of, with a little bit of experience and inspiration you could create your own on almost any topic – and so could your students.
For a kick-starter on creating your own maths problems, read our article on KS3 maths problem solving .
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Problem Solving Question Of The Day Compilation Worksheets For Ks3 Maths
This KS3 maths worksheets booklet from White Rose Maths contains over 100 problem-solving questions. There’s also an answer booklet.
You can also use these questions with GCSE pupils. Some problems are suitable for foundation and higher. Others are suitable for higher tier only.
Example KS3 maths worksheets questions
Max is saving to buy a computer game that costs £26. He saves 5p, 10p and 50p coins in a jar. The ratio of 5p to 10p to 50p coins is 2 : 5 : 1. There are 120 coins in the jar. How much more does he need to save?
You want to cover the floor in carpet titles. The tiles measure 40cm by 40cm. The floor is 3.2m by 2m. Tiles are sold in boxes of 12. How many boxes of tiles will you need to cover the floor?
Richard is doing a survey. He asks people to choose their favourite biscuits. THere are four biscuits: A, B, C or D. Here are the results: A (?); B (20%), C (15%), D (30%). 160 people chose B. How many people chose A?
White Rose Maths provides high-quality, research-driven KS3 and GCSE maths resources to support teaching and learning. Follow on Twitter at @whiteroseed .
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It's Christmaaaaaaas! So why not celebrate the festive period with these Christmas problem-solving activities. This is a fun real-life maths problem-solving activity to plan a Christmas party and features three differentiated booklets. Maths areas covered include addition, perimeter, percentages, fractions, pie charts and money. This Christmas problem-solving activity is ideal to use ...
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Holiday Planning Maths Investigation. Subject: Mathematics. Age range: 7-11. Resource type: Worksheet/Activity. File previews. pdf, 1.95 MB. docx, 55.77 KB. A good extended structured problem-solving activity based on booking a holiday for a family of four. Includes a resource booklet containing flight, accommodation, car hire and passport ...
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pptx, 136.23 KB. docx, 99.86 KB. Some hands on Christmas problem solving activities I made for the last week in school before the Christmas break. My year threes loved these and worked on them for ages (much longer than I expected) in little groups. It was good to see children who usually struggle in maths shining during this session, as they ...
Christmas maths - surds colour by number. £2.50. (0) This Christmas maths colour by number activity will give students lots of practice of simplifying surds. A fun seasonal activity to engage students before Christmas AND they are still doing work! Great for a starter/plenary or early finishers.
A KS3-4 Christmas maths resource. Students are asked to complete seven seasonal puzzles in total. These involve: Puzzle 1 - Calculation (12 days of Christmas) Puzzle 2 - Calculation (scientific periodic table needed) Puzzle 3 - Shape, area and fractions. Puzzle 4 - Forming and solving an equation. Puzzle 5 - Calculation.
Build students' problem solving skills with Christmas-themed word problems and real-life scenarios that involve maths. Our favourites include Present wrapping conundrum and Christmas pudding ratio problems. 3. Practice with Christmas coordinates. Coordinates picture - Santa is a great resource to help KS3 students practice using coordinates ...
Lost Socks 1 review. Explore more than 7,609 "Christmas Problem Solving" resources for teachers, parents and pupils as well as related resources on "Christmas Problem Solving Maths". Instant access to inspirational lesson plans, schemes of work, assessment, interactive activities, resource packs, PowerPoints, teaching ideas at Twinkl!
This means that learners are prompted to use their problem-solving skills whilst dealing with objects that are fun and exciting to them, as opposed to all those intimidating 'x', 'y', and 'z's. ... KS3 The Mystery of the Missing Christmas Jumper Skills Challenge. Christmas Maths Activities: Differentiated Activity Pack.
Set this up as a paired activity, or create a competition between small groups to see who can finish first. All the dominoes will piece back together to create a festive image. Well there you have it! A selection box of neatly-wrapped Christmas Maths activities for KS3 students… all of which are yours with a simple click!
A set of 10 problem solving activity worksheets with a Christmas theme. Activity 1 - spot and count the objects. Activity 2 - compare trees and answer the questions. Activity 3 - read the clues and solve the problem. Activity 4 - read the clues and add buttons to the snowmen. Activity 5 - solve the number sentences and colour the tree.
Christmas Maths Activities for KS3! Let the festive spirit soar through your classroom like a Santa-led sled fuelled by sugar-heavy mince pies by taking advantage of this bumper set of Christmas Maths activities for KS3! With seven wrapped-up folders containing distinct activities and two additional PDF worksheet files, your learners will have ...
The Power of Christmas. Find a power of 2 and a power of 3 that are consecutive numbers. Three Wise Gifts. Find as many sets of three of the available numbers as possible which add up to the given total. Twelve Days. A Maths puzzle based on the 12 Days of Christmas song. Vixen Value. The Vixen Value of a word is the number of vowels multiplied ...
There sheets are grouped by type and start off easier to harder. The Math skills involved include adding and subtracting. We have a wide selection of different Christmas math activities, including: Christmas Nets. Block Coordinates. Line Coordinates. Dot-to-dot. Counting. Addition and Subtraction.
Christmas Skip Counting with the 12 Days of Christmas. 1 Partridge in a Pear Tree 2 Turtle Doves 3 French Hens 4 Calling Birds 5 Gold Rings 6 Geese a-Laying 7 Swans a-Swimming 8 Maids a-Milking 9 Ladies Dancing 10 Lords a-Leaping 11 Pipers Piping 12 Drummers Drumming. Christmas Counting Objects in Various Arrangements.
45 Christmas Maths Questions. Submitted by Carrie Bray on 12 December 2009. Wonderful set of questions aimed at E3-L1 (with some questions slightly lower/higher). There is a good mix of straightforward maths and light-hearted Christmas problem solving - which also makes this ideal for underpinning Functional Maths.
Add some festive fun to your KS3 maths lessons with this codebreaker featuring cheesy Christmas cracker jokes, sure to add some joy to proceedings! ... Practice problem solving with our Christmas word problems for KS2-3 or explore our Christmas maths collection for even more festive worksheets and classroom activities for KS3-4. File. 131.15 KB.
Look no further! These resources are aimed at secondary school students. For primary level seasonal maths worksheets, visit urbrainy.com. Halloween. Caught in the Cobweb/Escape the Witch - oxfordsecondary.co.uk. Halloween Relay - Chris Smith on TES. Halloween puzzles Year 7 homework - Betty Manser @BMa02. Halloween Geometric Bat - mathfour.com.
7. Christmas and Tarsia - the perfect combination! 🙂. 8. A Maths themed Christmas Quiz lesson. 9. I have put together 11 Just for Fun Quiz rounds, including classics such as Xmas Song Lyrics, on my Diagnostic Questions website here. 10. The wonderful Colleen Young has her own 2014 Maths Christmas Collection available here
Looking for maths problems for your KS2 and KS3 classes? Here, we've compiled 25 maths problems, puzzles, problem solving questions and more ... Triangular Numbers, Sequences, Number, Problem Solving. On the first day of Christmas my true love gave me one gift. On the second day they gave me another pair of gifts plus a copy of what they gave ...
A Christmas-themed ratio worksheet in which students are given the ingredients for a Christmas pudding and must calculate the quantities needed for different servings. Perfect for your final KS3 lesson before the Christmas holidays! Answers are included. A downloadable KS3 Christmas problem solving worksheet involving ratio problems.
Maths Christmas Activities Booklet. Subject: Mathematics. Age range: 14-16. Resource type: Game/puzzle/quiz. File previews. docx, 135.12 KB. A collection of Christmas themed Maths puzzles and problems. Ideal for the end of term. Tes classic free licence.
Practice is crucial to maths success, and our questions are designed to support your daily routines. These problems can be used across Y1 and Y2 throughout the year. Download. Our maths problems of the day provide four problems across KS1, KS2 and Lower KS3 for pupils to solve. View our Maths resources from White Rose Maths.
Years 7-11. Subjects. Maths. This KS3 maths worksheets booklet from White Rose Maths contains over 100 problem-solving questions. There's also an answer booklet. You can also use these questions with GCSE pupils. Some problems are suitable for foundation and higher. Others are suitable for higher tier only.
It's Christmaaaaaaas! So why not celebrate the festive period with these Christmas problem-solving activities. This is a fun real-life maths problem-solving activity to plan a Christmas party and features three differentiated booklets. Maths areas covered include addition, perimeter, percentages, fractions, pie charts and money. This Christmas problem-solving activity is ideal to use ...
Holiday Planning Maths Investigation. Subject: Mathematics. Age range: 7-11. Resource type: Worksheet/Activity. File previews. pdf, 1.95 MB. docx, 55.77 KB. A good extended structured problem-solving activity based on booking a holiday for a family of four. Includes a resource booklet containing flight, accommodation, car hire and passport ...