Easy Math Problems For Kids

"If there is a problem you can't solve, then there is an easier problem you can't solve: find it."
- George Polya

Funny but true! George Polya has just told us that there are no easy Math problems when Math is basically all about problem solving. But there are ways to make solving Math problems easy for kids knowing for a fact that there is more than one way to solve these problems. Kids need to have the chance to devise their own techniques, discover their own shortcuts to solving a problem, derive their own formulas or algorithms and apply the correct solution/s in the process.

One way to help kids get the hang of problem solving is having them involved in daily activities where they have to solve Math problems. Kids should be able to provide the solution to these problems and at the same time be able to explain how and why their solution works. This is teaching them how to define the parameters of the problems given to them and enhances their reasoning ability while devising solution/s to the problems presented to them.

Help your kids by giving them simple and easy Math problems at home. Here are some fun and easy Math problems you can give your kids or you can use these sample problems to make or create your own for them.

Bryan and Brian were counting their colored pencils and Bryan found that he had 22 pencils when suddenly Brian dropped 10 of the colored pencils he was holding which got mixed with Bryan's 22 pencils. How many colored pencils does Bryan now have?
You have 15 rubber bands and your friend has 35 rubber bands. How many more rubber bands does your friend have?
You sent Cindy to the nearby store to buy 10 marbles and gave her 50 cents. Cindy came back from the store with only 3 marbles and 5 cents. How much do you think the marbles cost per piece?
Your mother said that you will be leaving for the zoo in 15 minutes. The time now is 11:32 in the morning. What time should you expect to be leaving for the zoo?
Your mom's birthday is on August 31 and you are making a card for her. If the date today is August 19, how many more days before August 31?
If you have a white shirt, a red jacket, a blue pair of jeans, an orange pants and a black shirt, how many dress combinations can you make using these clothes?
Robert gets 50 cents per hour working part time in the gasoline station. If he worked a total of 16 hours for the week, how much should he expect to be paid at the end of the week?
You are putting up a burger stand and do not know how much you are going to sell your burgers to make a profit of 50% of your cost. If you bought your burger buns for 1$ for 6 pieces, burger patties 2$ for 1 kilo and you were able to make 18 patties from it. How many burgers can you make out of the 1 kilo burgers and patties? How much are you going to sell the burgers if you are going to make a 50% profit?
Your little sister is carrying 12 balloons in her hand and 4 balloons got blown away. How many balloons were left?
When you checked your coin purse, you found that you had 5 dimes, 6 quarters and 2 dollars. How much money do you have in all?

If you can create easy Math problems for your kids then it will help them in establishing positive Math attitudes and provide them with opportunities to practice and apply the various concepts.