10 Super Fun Math Riddles for Kids! (with Answers)

10 Super Fun Math Riddles and Puzzles for Kids Ages 10+ (Answers Included!)

Some have been around for centuries, while are others are brand spanking new—but all have been selected as the most fun and engaging math riddles for those who love to challenge their problem-solving skills and have fun solving math puzzles. Enjoy!

The Educational Value of Math Riddles:

Fun and engaging math riddles and logic puzzles are an amazing way to get students to think critically, develop problem-solving skills, and think about mathematics in a creative way!

In fact, several recent studies have shown that students who work on math puzzles—with and without teacher supervision—improve their math problem-solving skills, learning abilities, and willingness to stick with challenging problems, according to Edutopia.

And if you are looking for a collection of super fun, challenging, and sometimes silly math riddles and brain teasers for kids, then it’s time to put your brain to the test!

Note that the following math riddles are best suited for kids ages and older and they are also fun for high school students and adults!

Are YOU ready?

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Free Worksheet Included!

There is also a link to download a Free Printable PDF Math Riddles Worksheet and Answer Key that shares all of these riddles at the end of this post!

All of the math riddles, puzzles, and brain teasers below are from the best-selling 101 Math Riddles, Puzzles, and Kids Ages 10+! PDF workbook, which is now available!

10 Awesome Maths Riddles and Brain Teasers for Kids:

Math Riddle #1: Truth or Square?

Keep reading to the bottom of this page to see the answer key AND click here to see a detailed explanation of how to solve Truth or Square?

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Math Riddle #2: How Old Is Lucy?

Keep reading the bottom of this page to see the answer key AND click here to see a detailed explanation of how to solve How Old is Lucy?

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Math Riddle #3: Triple Threat

Keep reading to the bottom of this page to see the answer key AND click here to see a detailed explanation of how to solve Triple Threat!

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Are you looking for more super fun Math Riddles, Puzzles, and Brain Teasers to share with your kids?

The best-selling workbook 101 Math Riddles, Puzzles, and Brain Teasers for Kids Ages 10+! is now available as a PDF download. You can get yours today by clicking here.

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Math Riddle #4: Matchstick Mayhem

Keep reading to the bottom of this page to see the answer key AND click here to see a detailed explanation of how to solve Matchstick Mayhem!

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Math Riddle #5: The In-Between

Keep reading to the bottom of this page to see the answer key AND click here to see a detailed explanation of how to solve The In-Between!

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Math Riddle #6: Which Weighs More?

Keep reading to the bottom of this page to see the answer key AND click here to see a detailed explanation of how to solve Which Weighs More?

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Math Riddle #7: Big Spender!

Keep reading to the bottom of this page to see the answer key AND click here to see a detailed explanation of how to solve Big Spender!

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Math Riddle #8: Mystery Parking!

Keep reading to the bottom of this page to see the answer key AND click here to see a detailed explanation of how to solve Mystery Parking!

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Math Riddle #9: Cuppla’ Coins

Keep reading to the bottom of this page to see the answer key AND click here to see a detailed explanation of how to solve Cuppla’ Coins!

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Math Riddle #10: Pascal’s Triangle

Keep reading to the bottom of this page to see the answer key AND click here to see a detailed explanation of how to solve Pascal’s Triangle!

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Math Riddle #11: Bonus!

Keep reading to the bottom of this page to see the answer key AND click here to see a detailed explanation of how to solve the Bonus Riddle!

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Looking for More Fun Math Riddles?

Check out our free collection of 36 Math Riddles for Kids (with answers)!

How many riddles can your kids solve?

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ANSWER KEY:

1. 14 Total Squares (detailed explanation)

2. Lucy is 37 (detailed explanation)

3. 1, 2, and 3 (detailed explanation)

4. 0+4=4 or 5+4=9 (detailed explanation)

5. A Decimal Point (detailed explanation)

6. Neither. They both weigh the same! (detailed explanation)

7. The hoodie costs $125, the shoes cost $25 (detailed explanation)

8. 87 (flip the image upside down) - (detailed explanation)

9. One is a quarter and one is a nickel (detailed explanation)

10. 6 (detailed explanation)

11. 1, 5, 10, 10, 5, 1 (detailed explanation)

Free PDF Worksheet:

Click here to get your Free Math Riddles PDF Worksheet and Answer Key!

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Are you looking for more super fun Math Riddles, Puzzles, and Brain Teasers to share with your kids?

My best-selling workbook 101 Math Riddles, Puzzles, and Brain Teasers for Kids Ages 10+! is now available as a PDF download. You can get yours today by clicking here.

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Did I miss your favorite math riddle for kids? Share your thoughts, questions, and suggestions in the comments section below!

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By Anthony Persico

Anthony is the content crafter and head educator for YouTube's MashUp Math and an advisor to Amazon Education's 'With Math I Can' Campaign. You can often find me happily developing animated math lessons to share on my YouTube channel . Or spending way too much time at the gym or playing on my phone.

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10 Free Counting Worksheets for Kindergarten

10 Free Counting Worksheets for Kindergarten

A Post By: Anthony Persico

Are Your Kindergarten Students Ready for These Fun and Engaging Counting Worksheets (with answer keys)?

One of the most fundamental and important math skills is basic counting. This key skill is first introduced at the pre-school and kindergarten levels and forms as the foundation of all math topics that follow (counting beyond single digits, grouping, addition, subtraction, working with money, etc.).

While there are tons of free kindergarten math worksheets available online, they are not all created the same. Many free worksheets are simply bland and uninteresting, leaving much to be desired and often leading children to start their mathematics journey off on the wrong foot. After all, we never want our students to see mathematics as a dull or boring subject (when it is, in fact, quite the opposite).

However, if you are looking for free counting worksheets for kindergarten students that are actually fun and engaging, then you’re in the right place. In today’s post, you will find 10 Free Counting Worksheets that can be download as pdf files, which are easy to print or share digitally.

These colorful worksheets give students an opportunity to practice and apply their counting skills in the context of “find the fib” or “two truths and one lie,” where students are given three counting examples or diagrams (two of which are true and one of which is false) and must figure out which choice is a fib. Why are these kinds of worksheets so effective for helping students to improve their counting skills? Because they require students to think deeply and actually apply their concepts of numbers and counting in a way that allows them to think critically and mathematically (and have fun at the same time).

Ready to see the results for yourself? Go ahead and download and share a few of our free counting worksheets with your kindergartners and see how they react. If you find the worksheets useful and would like to gain access to all of our kindergarten math activity libraries, you can click here to learn more about our membership program and sign up for a 7-day free trial.

Are you ready to download your Free Counting Worksheets for Kindergarten Students?

• Use the links below to download and save each worksheet as a pdf file.

• Each worksheet includes a sample image so you can preview the worksheet before downloading.

• The second page of each worksheet includes an answer key.

• While working on these worksheets, we recommend that you encourage your students to explain why they chose a statement as being untrue. You can take it a step further by asking them how they should change the statement to make it true.

• Whenever you find an answer, ask the question “does this solution make sense?”

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10 Free Counting Worksheets for Kindergarten

How to Download and Print:

Below you will find preview images and links to download all ten kindergarten math worksheets. There will also be a link denoted by a download symbol ⤓. Once you click on one of these links, the corresponding worksheet will download in a new window as a PDF file. Once the file is downloaded, you can save it to your personal device and or print the worksheet.

If you need a more detailed explanation of how to save and/or print any of these free pdf worksheets, please view our video tutorial by clicking this link.

*Note that you can click on any of the worksheet images to see an enlarged preview before you download.

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Counting Worksheet #1:

Topic: Counting Numbers 1-5

Worksheet Download:

⤓ Click here to download your pdf worksheet

Answer: Choice B is a fib!

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Counting Worksheet #2:

Topic: Counting Numbers 6-10

Worksheet Download:

⤓ Click here to download your pdf worksheet

Answer: Choice B is a fib!

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Counting Worksheet #3:

Topic: Counting Numbers 1-10, Grouping

Worksheet Download:

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Answer: Choice A is a fib!

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Counting Worksheet #4:

Topic: Grouping, Identify More Than or Less Than

Worksheet Download:

⤓ Click here to download your pdf worksheet

Answer: Choice A is a fib!

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Counting Worksheet #5:

Topic: Grouping, Identify More Than or Less Than

Worksheet Download:

⤓ Click here to download your pdf worksheet

Answer: Choice C is a fib!

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Counting Worksheet #6:

Topic: Grouping, Counting Numbers 1-10

Worksheet Download:

⤓ Click here to download your pdf worksheet

Answer: Choice C is a fib!

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Counting Worksheet #7:

Topic: Grouping, Counting Numbers 1-10

Worksheet Download:

⤓ Click here to download your pdf worksheet

Answer: Choice C is a fib!

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Counting Worksheet #8:

Topic: Grouping, Counting Numbers 10-15

Worksheet Download:

⤓ Click here to download your pdf worksheet

Answer: Choice B is a fib!

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Counting Worksheet #9:

Topic: Grouping, More/Less Than, Counting up to 20

Worksheet Download:

⤓ Click here to download your pdf worksheet

Answer: Choice A is a fib!

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Counting Worksheet #10:

Topic: Grouping, Comparing Numbers, Counting up to 20

Worksheet Download:

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Answer: Choice B is a fib!

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By Anthony Persico

Anthony is the content crafter and head educator for YouTube's MashUp Math and an advisor to Amazon Education's 'With Math I Can' Campaign. You can often find me happily developing animated math lessons to share on my YouTube channel . Or spending way too much time at the gym or playing on my phone.

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Are You Ready? 5 Free St Patricks Day Math Activities for Grades 3-8

Are you ready to channel your kids' enthusiasm for St. Patrick's Day into learning math?

Math puzzles give your kids an opportunity to think critically and deeply about mathematics, develop problem-solving strategies, and work through challenging problems.

And when math problems incorporate your kids' personal interests, their engagement will skyrocket!

So, go ahead and try these challenges and puzzles with your kids this month. These free and printable St. Patrick's Day math activities are perfect for warm-up and/or cool-down activities and are great for sparking mathematical discussions in your home or classroom. The puzzles are perfect for students in grades 3 through 8.

How to Download: You can download any of the puzzles by right-clicking on the image and saving it to your computer or by dragging-and-dropping it to your desktop.

1.) Find the value of the '?'

Use your math skills to find the value of each icon.

Top Hat = 3

Pot of Gold = 9

Teddy Bear = 5

Irish Flag = 4

? = 21

Hint: Start with the Teddy Bear.

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2.) Multiplication tables work like a Bingo board, where the value of each box represents the product of its corresponding row and column.

Rainbow = 0

Green Hat = 1

Leprechaun = 2

Heart = 4

Pot of Gold = 0

Shamrock = 5

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3.) Multiplication Area Model

Area models help kids to think visually about multiplication, which is the approach that Mathematical Mindsets author Jo Boaler recommends most for improving math understanding.

Balloons = 10

Shoe = 6

Leprechaun = 60

Shamrock = 30

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4.) Which One Doesn't Belong? 

Remember that WODB? activities are meant to spark mathematical thinking and discussion and do not have a single correct answer.

Want to learn more about how to use WOBD? math activities with your kids? click here

Tip: Have your kids justify their thinking in writing!

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Are you looking for more daily WODB? math graphics?

You can now share 101 daily WODB warm-up activities for grades 1-9 with your kids with our PDF workbook!

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5.) Math Writing Prompt

Writing about math encourages creativity, exploration, and communicating one's thoughts and feelings, which leads to deep and meaningful understanding of difficult math concepts.

And Think/Notice/Wonder (TNW) writing activities are a great way to get your kids engaged in math writing every day.

Want to learn more about how to use TNW math activities with your kids? click here

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How will you use these math puzzles with your kids? Share your thoughts and suggestions in the comments section below!

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By Anthony Persico

Anthony is the content crafter and head educator for YouTube's MashUp Math and an advisor to Amazon Education's 'With Math I Can' Campaign. You can often find me happily developing animated math lessons to share on my YouTube channel . Or spending way too much time at the gym or playing on my phone.

Free Canada Day Math Puzzles for Grades K-8

Source: Mashup Math FP

Are you ready to celebrate Canada Day with your math students this July 1st?

In Canada, July 1st commemorates the official day of Canada and the anniversary of the Canadian Confederation in 1867. This national holiday is celebrated with get together with family and friends, parties, music, parades, and fireworks.

And you can add working on fun math puzzles to the festivities this Canada Day, by sharing today’s free Canada Day Math Worksheets and Activities for Grades K-8 in your upcoming lesson plans. Today’s activities are super fun, 100% free, easy-to-print, and can be shared with children of all grade levels at home, in the classroom, or both!

These kinds of holiday-themed math puzzles and activities give your kids a chance to apply their math and reasoning skills in an enjoyable context that incorporates critical thinking, number sense, and even algebra skills!

So, if you are ready to channel your kid’s excitement for Canada Day this year into an enjoyable math learning opportunity, then be sure to take advantage of these free Canada Day Math Activities for Kids!

Each worksheet can be used as a warm-up/anticipatory set or cool-down activity as well as a key component to any math lesson for grades K-8. Full answer keys for each activity are included.

Tags: Canada Day, math puzzles, math riddles, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, Homeschool, Homeschooling

How to Download: You can download any of the puzzles by right-clicking on the image and saving it to your computer or by dragging-and-dropping it to your desktop.

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1.) Find the value of the '?' (for Grades K-2)

Use your math skills to find the value of each icon.

Flag=6

Mountains=10

Hockey Player=9

?=3

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2.) Find the value of the '?' (for Grades 3-5)

Use your math skills to find the value of each icon.

Flag=4

Mountains=5

Hockey Player=3

Poutine=12
?=24

Do you want access to hundreds of grade-specific holiday math activities for every month of the year? Become a Mashup Math member and access all of our K-8 math activity libraries. Start your free 7-day trial.

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3.) Find the value of the '?' (for Grades 6-8)

Use your math skills to find the value of each icon.

Flag=70

Mountains=14

Hockey Player=5

Poutine=10
?=89

Do you want access to hundreds of grade-specific holiday math activities for every month of the year? Become a Mashup Math member and access all of our K-8 math activity libraries. Start your free 7-day trial.

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Are you looking for more daily math challenges and puzzles to share with your kids?

My best-selling workbook 101 Math Challenges for Engaging Your Students is now available as a PDF download. You can get yours today by clicking here.

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How will you use these math puzzles with your kids? Share your thoughts and suggestions in the comments section below!

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By Anthony Persico

Anthony is the content crafter and head educator for YouTube's MashUp Math and an advisor to Amazon Education's 'With Math I Can' Campaign. You can often find me happily developing animated math lessons to share on my YouTube channel . Or spending way too much time at the gym or playing on my phone.

Free 4th of July Math Puzzles for Grades K-8

Source: Mashup Math FP

Are you ready to celebrate Independence Day with your math students this fourth of July?

In the United States, the 4th of July commemorates the date that the U.S. declared its independence from Great Britain in 1776. This national holiday is celebrated with grilling outdoors, pool parties, music, parades, and lots of fireworks.

And you can add working on fun math puzzles to the festivities this 4th of July, by sharing today’s free July 4th Math Worksheets and Activities for Grades K-8 in your upcoming lesson plans. Today’s activities are super fun, 100% free, easy-to-print, and can be shared with children of all grade levels at home, in the classroom, or both!

These kinds of holiday-themed math puzzles and activities give your kids a chance to apply their math and reasoning skills in an enjoyable context that incorporates critical thinking, number sense, and even algebra skills!

So, if you are ready to channel your kid’s excitement for Independence Day this year into an enjoyable math learning opportunity, then be sure to take advantage of these free 4th of July Math Activities for Kids!

Each worksheet can be used as a warm-up/anticipatory set or cool-down activity as well as a key component to any math lesson for grades K-8. Full answer keys for each activity are included.

Tags: 4th of July, July 4th, Independence Day, math puzzles, math worksheets, math riddles, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, Homeschool, Homeschooling

How to Download: You can download any of the puzzles by right-clicking on the image and saving it to your computer or by dragging-and-dropping it to your desktop.

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1.) Find the value of the '?' (for Grades K-2)

Use your math skills to find the value of each icon.

Fireworks=8

Popsicle=10

Balloons=5

?=13

Do you want access to hundreds of grade-specific holiday math activities for every month of the year? Become a Mashup Math member and access all of our K-8 math activity libraries. Start your free 7-day trial.

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2.) Find the value of the '?' (for Grades 3-5)

Use your math skills to find the value of each icon.

Fireworks=12

Popsicle=4

Balloons=5

BBQ=3

?=24

Do you want access to hundreds of grade-specific holiday math activities for every month of the year? Become a Mashup Math member and access all of our K-8 math activity libraries. Start your free 7-day trial.

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3.) Find the value of the '?' (for Grades 6-8)

Use your math skills to find the value of each icon.

Fireworks=100

Popsicle=5

Balloons=61

BBQ=34

?=68

Do you want access to hundreds of grade-specific holiday math activities for every month of the year? Become a Mashup Math member and access all of our K-8 math activity libraries. Start your free 7-day trial.

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Are you looking for more daily math challenges and puzzles to share with your kids?

My best-selling workbook 101 Math Challenges for Engaging Your Students is now available as a PDF download. You can get yours today by clicking here.

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How will you use these math puzzles with your kids? Share your thoughts and suggestions in the comments section below!

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By Anthony Persico

Anthony is the content crafter and head educator for YouTube's MashUp Math and an advisor to Amazon Education's 'With Math I Can' Campaign. You can often find me happily developing animated math lessons to share on my YouTube channel . Or spending way too much time at the gym or playing on my phone.