Christmas Word Problems (Grade 3)
Six Christmas word problems for third grade: cookies packed in gift boxes, candy canes shared among friends, rows of lights on the tree, toy cars packed by the elves. Half the stories multiply and half divide, with facts from the 3 to 9 times tables, and every division comes out even. Answer key on page 2.
- Size
- US Letter (8.5 × 11 in), fits A4
- 2 pages: the worksheet and its answer key
- Level
- Grade 3
- License
- Free for personal & classroom use
About this worksheet
Six Christmas word problems for third grade: cookies packed in gift boxes, candy canes shared among friends, rows of lights on the tree, toy cars packed by the elves. Half the stories multiply and half divide, with facts from the 3 to 9 times tables, and every division comes out even. Answer key on page 2. It is aimed at third grade, around ages 8 to 9. Add white for snow.
On this sheet
the answer. 28 reindeer stand in 7 equal rows in the barn. How many reindeer are in each row? Each gift box holds 5 cookies. Max fills 8 boxes for the neighbors. How many cookies is that? A choir sings 3 carols at each of 5 houses on the street. How many carols do they sing in all? The elves made 81 toy cars and pack 9 cars in each box.
Tips for using it
- Circle the facts that took longest and practice just those tomorrow.
- Skip-count out loud to check any fact you are not sure about.
- Underline the question and circle the numbers before solving.
- Make a three-page packet per child: one word search, one maze and one math or reading page at their level. It fills a quiet 20 minutes.
Printing tips
Download the PDF and print at 100% (or “fit to page” on A4). Page 1 is the worksheet and page 2 is the answer key with the answers in red; print just page 1 if you want to keep the answers for checking. Free for personal, family and classroom use.
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