12 Days of Holiday Math Puzzles—Printable K-8 Worksheets

Math teachers and parents are put to the test during the holiday season—a time when kids are anxious, easily distracted, and often struggling to stay on task.

Rather than work against your students’ anticipation and excitement, you can channel their enthusiasm for the holidays into meaningful math learning experiences by including some fun holiday-themed activities into your upcoming lesson plans.

Whether you plan on celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or the winter season as a whole at home or in your classroom, you can share any of our holiday-themed math puzzles with your students this holiday season.

Each puzzle challenges students to use their math skills to find the values different holiday-themed symbols and icons. The puzzles can be downloaded as printable pdf worksheets that are easy to share and are suitable for students in grades 3-8.

All of the puzzles below are samples from our Free Christmas Math Worksheets for Grades K-8 Library.

Enjoy!

Are your students ready for 12 days of holiday math puzzles?

Wait! Do you want free math resources, activities, and lesson plans in your inbox every week? Click here to join our free mailing list and start getting free stuff today!

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

---

Day One of Twelve ☃️

▶ Math Skill: Elementary Operations

▶ Suggested Grade Levels: 3-6

▶ PDF Worksheet: Click here to download

▶ Answer Key: Access all of our holiday-themed math puzzles and answer keys on our membership website.

View fullsize

Holiday Puzzle Preview

---

Day Two of Twelve 🦌

▶ Math Skill: Elementary Operations

▶ Suggested Grade Levels: 3-6

▶ PDF Worksheet: Click here to download

▶ Answer Key: Access all of our holiday-themed math puzzles and answer keys on our membership website.

View fullsize

Holiday Puzzle Preview

---

Day Three of Twelve 🌲

▶ Math Skill: Elementary Operations

▶ Suggested Grade Levels: 3-6

▶ PDF Worksheet: Click here to download

▶ Answer Key: Access all of our holiday-themed math puzzles and answer keys on our membership website.

▶ Get More Christmas Math Worksheets: Visit our free library of printable holiday-themed math worksheets for grades K-8.

View fullsize

Holiday Puzzle Preview

---

Wait! Do you want on-demand access to ALL of our holiday-themed math puzzle worksheets with complete answer keys? 🙋🏻‍♀️

Sign up for a risk-free 7-day trial of the Mashup Math membership program today and learn why more than 10,000 math teachers rely on Mashup Math resources for boosting student engagement every day!

---

Day Four of Twelve 🍪

▶ Math Skill: Intermediate Order of Operations

▶ Suggested Grade Levels: 4-8

▶ PDF Worksheet: Click here to download

▶ Answer Key: Access all of our holiday-themed math puzzles and answer keys on our membership website.

View fullsize

Holiday Puzzle Preview

---

Day Five of Twelve 🥞

▶ Math Skill: Intermediate Order of Operations

▶ Suggested Grade Levels: 4-8

▶ PDF Worksheet: Click here to download

▶ Answer Key: Access all of our holiday-themed math puzzles and answer keys on our membership website.

View fullsize

Holiday Puzzle Preview

---

Day Six of Twelve 🏂

▶ Math Skill: Intermediate Order of Operations

▶ Suggested Grade Levels: 4-8

▶ PDF Worksheet: Click here to download

▶ Answer Key: Access all of our holiday-themed math puzzles and answer keys on our membership website.

▶ Get More Christmas Math Worksheets: Visit our free library of printable holiday-themed math worksheets for grades K-8.

View fullsize

Holiday Puzzle Preview

---

Do You Want More Fun Christmas Math Worksheets for Grades K-8?🙋🏻‍♀️

You can access our FREE library of Christmas math worksheets and activities by clicking here.

---

Day Seven of Twelve ❄️

▶ Math Skill: Intermediate Order of Operations

▶ Suggested Grade Levels: 4-8

▶ PDF Worksheet: Click here to download

▶ Answer Key: Access all of our holiday-themed math puzzles and answer keys on our membership website.

View fullsize

Holiday Puzzle Preview

---

Wait! Do you want more holiday-themed math activities?🙋🏻‍♀️

Sign up for a risk-free 7-day trial of the Mashup Math membership program to gain on-demand access to our complete calendar of holiday-themed math puzzles with complete answer keys.

---

Day Eight of Twelve 🧤

▶ Math Skill: Intermediate Order of Operations

▶ Suggested Grade Levels: 4-8

▶ PDF Worksheet: Click here to download

▶ Answer Key: Access all of our holiday-themed math puzzles and answer keys on our membership website.

View fullsize

Holiday Puzzle Preview

---

Day Nine of Twelve ☕

▶ Math Skill: Multi-Step Problem Solving

▶ Suggested Grade Levels: 4-8

▶ PDF Worksheet: Click here to download

▶ Answer Key: Access all of our holiday-themed math puzzles and answer keys on our membership website.

▶ Get More Christmas Math Worksheets: Visit our free library of printable holiday-themed math worksheets for grades K-8.

View fullsize

Holiday Puzzle Preview

---

Day Ten of Twelve 🐧

▶ Math Skill: Multi-Step Problem Solving

▶ Suggested Grade Levels: 4-8

▶ PDF Worksheet: Click here to download

▶ Answer Key: Access all of our holiday-themed math puzzles and answer keys on our membership website.

View fullsize

Holiday Puzzle Preview

---

Day Eleven of Twelve 🦊

▶ Math Skill: Intermediate Multiplication

▶ Suggested Grade Levels: 4-8

▶ PDF Worksheet: Click here to download

▶ Answer Key: Access all of our holiday-themed math puzzles and answer keys on our membership website.

View fullsize

Holiday Puzzle Preview

---

Day Twelve of Twelve ⛄

▶ Math Skill: Advanced Multiplication

▶ Suggested Grade Levels: 5-8

▶ PDF Worksheet: Click here to download

▶ Answer Key: Access all of our holiday-themed math puzzles and answer keys on our membership website.

▶ Get More Christmas Math Worksheets: Visit our free library of printable holiday-themed math worksheets for grades K-8.

View fullsize

---

Looking for More Holiday-Themed Math Activities?

Do Not Celebrate Opposite Day with These Boring Math Puzzles

Opposite Day is January 25th! Are YOU Ready to Celebrate in Your Math Classroom?

This silly holiday is a favorite among elementary and middle school. If you want to channel some of their opposite day enthusiasm into fun math learning experiences, then definitely do not share today’s fun opposite day-themed math puzzles for grades K-8 in your upcoming lesson plans!

Today is Opposite Day!

Actually, check that, today is not opposite day.

Or is it not not opposite day?

Confusing? Yes. But either way, Opposite Day, celebrated on January 25th each year, is a day when kids across the country rejoice as they get to indulge in fun and silliness, claim broccoli as their favorite food, and math as their least favorite subject ;)

Since my students love to make silly statements only to claim that the given day was indeed opposite day, I wanted to do something extra fun and special for them. So, I created some super fun (I mean extremely boring) Opposite Day Math Puzzles for Grades K-8, plus a very special Bonus Opposite Day Math Puzzle for Grades 4-8 that has two solutions (one when solved right-side-up and another when solved upside-down!).

These kinds of activities are perfect for mixing up your instructions, giving your students opportunities to think creatively about math, and adding some fun learning experiences into your lesson plans.

All of the math puzzles and activities share below are opposite day-versions from the puzzles featured in our best-selling workbook 101 Daily Math Puzzles for Challenging Students in Grades 1-8 (Volume 2)

---

HOW TO DOWNLOAD: You can download any of the puzzles below by right-clicking and saving the file to your computer and/or dragging-and-dropping the file to your desktop.

ANSWER KEY: Scroll to the bottom of this post to access the complete answer key.

---

1.) Opposite Day Puzzle #1: Grades K-2

View fullsize

(keep reading to access the answer key at the end of this post)

---

2.) Opposite Day Puzzle #2: Grades 3-5

View fullsize

(keep reading to access the answer key at the end of this post)

---

3.) Opposite Day Puzzle #3: Grades 6-8+

View fullsize

(keep reading to access the answer key at the end of this post)

---

3.) Opposite Day Bonus! (for Grades 4-8+)

This special opposite day puzzle has two solutions! Solve it once right-side up, then flip it and solve it again upside-down. Can you find both answers?

View fullsize

(keep reading to access the answer key at the bottom of this post)

---

All of today’s math puzzles are opposite day versions of the puzzles shared in our best-selling workbook: 101 Daily Math Challenges for Grades 1-8 Volume 2

Here are some samples from the book:

Grades 1-3 Puzzle

Grades 4-5 Puzzle

Grades 6-8 Puzzle

Multiplication Table Puzzle

Helpful Hints Sample

101 Daily Math Challenges for Grades 1-8 Volume 2 is now available as a PDF download. You can get yours today by clicking here.

---

ANSWER KEY:

• Puzzle #1 (Grades K-2): Day & Night=5 Balloons=7 Toilet=4, ?=1

• Puzzle #2 (Grades 3-5): Day & Night=12 Up & Down=18 Balloons=2 Toilet=12, ?=44

• Puzzle #3 (Grades 6-8+): Day & Night=91 Up & Down=37 Balloons=9 Toilet=91 , ?=46

• Bonus Puzzle:

---

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

(Never miss a Mashup Math blog--click here to get our weekly newsletter!)

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.

You Might Also Like…

10 Free Christmas Math Activities for Your Kids

Are you hoping to find some super fun and engaging Christmas Math Activities and Christmas Math Worksheets for your elementary school kids this year?

Well Christmas has come early, because you can now access 10 Free Christmas Maths Activities and Christmas Math Worksheets for Elementary School Kids that are not only highly engaging, but easy to print and share as well.

All of the free Christmas math activities on this page are samples from our free Christmas Math Worksheets Library.

These Christmas Maths Activities come in the form of cute math puzzles that require students to use their math skills to find the value of various Christmas Holiday icons and symbols.

Image Source: Mashup Math ST

The activities are appropriate for grades 1-5 (level 1-5) and make for great warm-up, cool-down, and/or homework assignments.

The following printable holiday math worksheets allow you to inject a little bit of merry mathematics into each daily lesson from now until Christmas break!

Parents can also share these fun Christmas Math Activities with your kids to keep them engaged and thinking mathematically while on break from school.

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

---

1.) Christmas Math Activities #1

Wreath = 3

Snow Globe = 2

Gifts = 2

? = 5

Want more printable Christmas Math Worksheets? Click here to access our free library of printable PDF holiday-themed math worksheets.

---

2.) Christmas Maths Activities #2

Candy Cane = 1

Hot Cocoa = 4

Present = 2

? = 3

---

3.) Christmas Math Activities #3

Snowman = 3

Tree = 7

Cabin = 4

? = 7

Want more printable Christmas Math Worksheets? Click here to access our free library of printable PDF holiday-themed math worksheets.

---

Do You Want More Fun Christmas Math Worksheets for Grades K-8?🙋🏻‍♀️

You can access our FREE library of Christmas math worksheets and activities by clicking here.

---

4.) Christmas Maths Activities #4

Snowman = 5

Present = 6

Ornament = 3

? = 2

---

5.) Christmas Math Activities #5

Reindeer = 2

Snow Globe = 3

Stockings = 4

? = 1

---

6.) Christmas Maths Activities #6

Ornament = 2

Chimney = 7

Snow Globe = 4

? = 8

Want more printable Christmas Math Worksheets? Click here to access our free library of printable PDF holiday-themed math worksheets.

---

7.) Christmas Math Activities #7

Holly = 10

Ornaments = 9

Hot Cocoa = 6

? = 16

---

8.) Christmas Math Activities #8

Tree = 5

Gift = 7

Ornaments = 13

? = 25

Want more printable Christmas Math Worksheets? Click here to access our free library of printable PDF holiday-themed math worksheets.

---

9.) Christmas Math Activities #9

Santa = 6

Hot Cocoa = 20

Candy Cane = 3

? = 29

---

10.) Christmas Maths Activities #10

Tree = 10

Cookie = 8

Snowman = 5

? = 23

---

Looking for More Holiday-Themed Math Resources?

All I want for Christmas is your input! Have thoughts? Please (oh please, oh please) share them in the comments below!

(Never miss a Mashup Math blog--click here to get our weekly newsletter!)

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.

The Best Math Christmas Word Problems for 5th grade

Are you looking for super fun and engaging free Math Christmas Math Worksheets for 5th Grade (level 5) that are printable and easy to share?

Word problems help students think logically and creatively while applying their math skills to real-world scenarios (which is super fun when those scenarios are Christmas-related).

So go ahead and add some of the fun 5th Grade Christmas Word Problems (Grade 5) to your upcoming lesson plans before winter break or Christmas vacation (these activities are perfect for the last day before your kids leave for vacation).

Each 5th Grade Christmas Maths Word Problem (Grade 5) can be used a key component of your lesson, as a warm-up, do-now, or anticipatory set, as a cool-down, or even as a homework assignment.

The word problems cover topics including adding and subtracting fractions, equivalent fractions, adding and subtracting decimals, and multiplication and division.

The Christmas Math Word Problems for 5th Grade are super cute and engaging and your 5th graders will love them!

---

1.) Christmas Math Word Problem #1: Shop Till You Drop!

Answer:

X + 2X + 3X = 720 —- X=120

Alvin spent $120, Lorie spent $240, and Chris spent $360

Try It! Share this free Christmas Word Problem with your 5th graders by clicking here to download the PDF worksheet.

Do You Want More Christmas Math Worksheets? Click here to access our free library of printable Christmas Math Worksheets for Grades K-8.

---

2.) Christmas Math Word Problem #2: Reindeer Feed

Answer: 5/30 or 1/6 pounds were fed at dinner

Try It! Share this free Christmas Word Problem with your 5th graders by clicking here to download the PDF worksheet from our printable Christmas Math Worksheets for Grades K-8 library.

---

WAIT! Do you want more fun Christmas-themed math worksheets for grades K-8?

You can access our FREE library of Christmas math worksheets and activities by clicking here.

---

3.) Christmas Math Word Problem #3: Cookie Bake

Answer: Rej would need 2.4 cups of sugar and 0.06 cups of cinnamon.

Try It! Share this free Christmas Word Problem with your 5th graders by clicking here to download the PDF worksheet.

Do You Want More Christmas Math Worksheets? Click here to access our free library of printable Christmas Math Worksheets for Grades K-8.

---

What 5th Grade Christmas Math Activities are you sharing with your kids this year? Share your thoughts and suggestions in the comments section below!

(Never miss a Mashup Math holiday-themed activity! Click here to get our weekly newsletter!)

Free Math Coloring Pages and Worksheets for Grades 1-8

Are you looking for fun, engaging, and printable Math Coloring Pages and Math Coloring Worksheets for students in grades 1-8?

If so, then go ahead and share the following math coloring activities in your upcoming lesson plans and let the fun begin! The activities make perfect warm-up, cool-down, and/or transition activities.

Wait! Do you want free K-12 math resources in your inbox every week? Sign-up for our free email newsletter and start getting free stuff today!

Tags: math coloring pages, math coloring worksheets, 1st grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, 6th grade, 7th grade, 8th grade, grade 1, grade 2, grade 3, grade 4, grade 5, grade 6, grade 7, grade 8, first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth

---

Ice Cream Math Coloring Page 01

Keep reading to see the answer key

Would you like FREE math resources in your inbox every day? Click here to sign up for my free math education email newsletter (and get a free math eBook too!)

---

---

Ice Cream Math Coloring Page 02

Keep reading to see the answer key

---

---

Ice Cream Math Coloring Page 03

Keep reading to see the answer key

---

Are you looking for more Math Coloring Activities to share with your kids?

My best-selling workbook 101 Math Puzzles for Kids Coloring Book for Ages 8+ is now available as a PDF download. You can get yours today by clicking here.

And click here to access sample pages from the book.

---

---

Answer Key

Puzzle #1: Strawberry=9, Cone=5, Sundae=4, ?=18

Puzzle #2: Strawberry=8, Cone=21, Sundae=24, ?=53

Puzzle #3: Strawberry=14, Cone=7, Sundae=6, ?=56

---

You Might Also Like…