A new math challenge that encourages young students to think, reason, and reach for something new — while helping teachers see how every learner is doing.
30 questions20 minutes5 math categories
On paper or tablet. Language-free questions. Designed for young minds.
Optimized for iPad. No registration or login required. Ungraded practice with test 12631.
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GIVE IT A TRY THIS NOVEMBER
A month of discovery. A free trial.
Try the Early Childhood Challenge free for the month of November 2026. Leave your details and we will email you the next steps to register your students.
A CLEARER PICTURE FOR TEACHERS
See the whole class. Support each learner.
Teachers will be able to access analytics showing how their class as a whole and individual students are doing in each of five math categories.
Identify class-wide strengths and areas to revisit.
See which students may need extra help in a particular category.
Follow progress and improvement over time.
Five categories. Useful insights.Class view + student view
Math categoryClassStudent
Easy arithmetic
Hard arithmetic
Geometry
Algebra
Patterns
Illustrative analytics with sample data, not a screenshot of the teacher dashboard.
CHALLENGE THE TEST. CELEBRATE THE CHILD.
Every point earned is a victory.
Our goal is to encourage mathematical thinking and reasoning, prepare students for more advanced classes and challenges, and recognize their achievements. Students work toward their own best performance instead of competing for individual rankings.
The questions are designed to be challenging. Some will introduce ideas students have not learned yet — giving them goals to reach for and opportunities to discover something new. A missed point is an opportunity to learn.
Grounded in the classroom
Questions draw on Common Core and NCTM standards through grade 2, while also introducing concepts from higher grade levels and outside the usual elementary curriculum.
Recognition for achievement
Students can work toward bronze, silver, and gold achievement tiers. Individual scores and rankings will not be published. Schools may opt in to a separate team competition.
MADE FOR YOUR CLASSROOM
Simple to take. Plenty to discover.
01
Explain the conventions
Review the symbols and question conventions with students in a language they understand.
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Take the challenge
A single 20-minute test with 30 multiple-choice questions, on paper or on a tablet.
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Explore the results
Use category-level insights to celebrate strengths, guide support, and follow progress.
A FEW THINGS TO KNOW
Questions before you begin
Does a student need to read or know English?
No. The questions are designed to be language-free, so students do not need to read English or any other language to access the mathematical content. Teachers or parents first explain a few symbols and conventions in language the student understands.
Which five categories are included?
Easy arithmetic, hard arithmetic, geometry, algebra, and patterns. Each test includes six questions from each category, for 30 questions in all.
Can we use paper instead of tablets?
Yes. Schools can choose paper or tablets. On paper, students circle one of four answer choices; on a tablet, they tap a large answer button. Teachers will receive the materials needed for the format they choose.
What if some questions are too hard?
That is part of the design. Students are encouraged to reach beyond what they already know. Treat each earned point as a victory and unfamiliar questions as opportunities to learn, rather than expecting every child to finish with a perfect score.
How does this connect to the elementary school program?
Students who reach the silver or gold tier will likely be ready for our elementary school tests, provided they are also reading at a third-grade level in one of the languages in which those tests are offered.
What conventions should we explain to students?
Before a challenge, explain the following conventions in language your students understand:
A means area; P means perimeter; B means base; H means height; N means number.
A box with a question mark marks the place where the answer belongs to make the prompt true or valid.
Polygons are regular polygons, rectangles, or right triangles. The diagram indicates which kind of triangle or quadrilateral is shown.
Number patterns follow first- or second-order linear recurrence rules. For teachers: each term can be expressed as a(n) = x × a(n-1) + y × a(n-2) + z for fixed values of x, y, and z.
Is this form full registration?
No. It lets us know you are interested in the November 2026 free trial. We will use the details you provide to email you instructions on how to register your students and access your teacher dashboard.
Make November a month of discovery.
Join the free-trial interest list and we will send you the next steps.
