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Problem Solving

Math For Kids: A Midevil Adventure

This site is created by 2 students. Awesome site that walks students through the steps needed to solve problems. Contains about 30 problems. Students can submit new problems that they write for the website.

Franklin Institute: Open Ended Math Problems

This site is for the specific purpose of preparing Middle School students for OPEN-ENDED problem solving on standardized tests. We have divided each month into the five strands from the Philadelphia math standards:

  • Number Theory
  • Measurement
  • Geometry
  • Patterns, Algebra, and Functions
  • Data, Statistics, and Probability


Houghton Mifflin Problem Solving:

Grade 3

Grade 4

Grade 5

Grade 6

Word Problems For Kids
Problems for Grades 5 – 12.

Online problems with hints and answers

Open Ended Response Questions from Kentucky

This site includes links to many math resources related to open ended responses.

Aunty Math

These problems are for Grades 3 or 4. They tend to be long story-like problems so they could be incorporated into read alouds! Aunty Math will answer students who submit their answers.

Math Challenge

A site for 5th and 6th grade students that contains Problem Solving. New problems are added monthly. Site has an archive of questions with answers.

Puzzling and Perplexing Problems

For Extension 5th and 6th grade students. Created by 6th and 7th grade teachers. Problems relate to monthly themes.