Looking for stronger and more challenging math problems for your student. If so, you’ve come to the right place.
I first got involved in math competitions when I was in 6th grade. My teacher provide math competition problems to all of us, and I was astounded to see that there were even math problems like the ones I saw.
I was hooked. After that, anytime I heard of a math competition I wanted to join. And as a result, when our school offered a math team, I was invited to participate.
Nowadays, though, students don’t have to be part of a team to enjoy the wonderful math competition problems.
They can participate as an individual.
And on top of that while, there are still in-person competitions, more and more places are opening up opportunities for virtual competitions.
Depending on your region of the world, there may be dozens of competitions to choose from.
However, the ones down below are our favorites.
Math Kangaroo
A math competition for grades 1-12. Registrations typically begin in September. This competition is typically held in March. There are both virtual and in-person competitions. Students can enter on their own.
Math Counts
Extremely well-known and tough competition for middle schoolers. They also have a math club and video challenge where students can enjoy these types of problems but in a more relaxed environment. There are school, local, state, and national level competitions. Students can enter as a group or on their own.
Math Olympiad
Math competition for elementary and middle school in over 35 countries. Create a team to enter as a homeschooling group, or join a group at your school.
AMC 8/10/12
There are school competitions. If your school is not registered to provide the AMC, you can go to their website and see about signing up to take the exam at another school.
- AMC 8 -Math competition for middle school students that covers topics up through Algebra and Geometry.
- AMC 10 for 10th grade and below.
- AMC 12 – for 12th grade and below. Advanced Trigonometry, Advanced Geometry, and Advanced Algebra.
Want to give your elementary student extra practice for the Math Kangaroo competition? We offer classes to prepare for Math Kangaroo and AMC 8. Check it out!
