ElementaryEducation Resources-Math: Puzzles and Problem-solving

Elementary Education Resources-Math: Puzzles and Problem-solving

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General Puzzles and Problem-solving Resources
About problem solving
AIMS' Puzzle-a-month page
Brainteasers--Challenge yourself!
Cool Math Dudes--Math problems for middle school students
Figure this--Math Challenges for families
FunBrain.com--providing teachers, parents, and kids with the tools they need to succeed
Houghton-Mifflin Brain Teasers--Full of mentally challenging and fun brain teasers
How to solve problems
Instant solutions to all types of math problems
Interactive Math Puzzles
Math Mystery
MathsForFun.com--free number puzzles to download and complete as well as a competition to enter every month. Challenging and fun
Math Word Problems--Methods to solve real world problems
Puzzles with polyhedra and numbers--print copies of polyhedron puzzles (for non-commercial purposes only) and read several mathematical articles on the subject
Save the Solar System--and learn Multiplication at the same time. As the pilot of a space ship far in the future, you must save the solar system from gravitational anomalies while learning and memorizing the multiplication table. This is a game Dan Perkins developed for his son to help him learn his tables.
The International Mathematics Olympiad--an annual mathematics competition
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