Elementary Problem of the Week

Creator: Swarthmore College | visit site

Grade Range: K - 4

Collections of problems and activities from Swarthmore’s extensive mathematics collections. Go to the activities section for a complete overview, or select specific problems of the week.

In the Classroom

Open this site on an interactive whiteboard or projector at the beginning of the class, and use it to display problems of the week, once a week. Have students compete to find the answer, simultaneously getting their brains warmed up for class! If you wanted to do this activity at the beginning of every class, there is an archive that can be easily accessed.

At Home

Present this site once a week at a quiet moment at home to see the new problem of the week. Solve the problem together, or when the child gets the hang of it, encourage him or her to do it on his/her own!

Tags

operations,

Subjects

Math,