Lei Day Math Word Problems | 40 Worksheets with Answer Key

Make math practice engaging with this Lei Day Math Word Problems resource! This printable activity pack includes 40 Hawaiian Lei Day-themed math problems designed to help students strengthen computation, mathematical reasoning, and problem-solving skills through flower-making activities, festival preparations, and cultural celebrations.

Students will calculate how many flowers are needed to make leis, share decorations equally among tables, work out festival ticket costs, calculate dance practice times, and solve problems involving flower deliveries, garland strings, festival visitors, and lei competitions.

These worksheets connect everyday mathematics with Hawaiian Lei Day traditions, making them a useful addition to cultural celebration lessons, spring math centers, and elementary classroom activities.

WHAT’S INCLUDED

• 40 Lei Day-themed math word problems
• 20 printable student worksheet pages
• Two math problems per worksheet page
• Spaces for students to write their answers
• A six-page answer key covering all 40 questions
• Flower picking and flower color counting
• Lei making and shell lei calculations
• Festival booths and lei sales
• Dance groups, rounds, and practice sessions
• Decorations and ribbon requirements
• Garland strings and flower patterns
• Flower sorting and bunches
• Festival visitors and chair arrangements
• Music performances and elapsed time
• Lei prices and festival ticket costs
• Flower delivery and inventory calculations
• Craft tables and student groups
• Flower costs and budgeting
• Lei length and cloth measurement
• Lei sharing and equal grouping
• Festival banners and competition scores
• Flower waste and usable quantities
• Multiplication, division, and multi-step calculations

MATH SKILLS PRACTICED

• Addition and subtraction
• Multiplication and division
• Equal sharing and grouping
• Repeated addition
• Money calculations using U.S. dollars
• Elapsed time
• Measurement and length
• Counting totals and finding remaining quantities
• Reading and interpreting word problems
• Mathematical reasoning and problem-solving

PERFECT FOR

• Grades 2–5 math practice, depending on student readiness
• Lei Day classroom activities
• Hawaiian culture and traditions lessons
• Spring-themed math practice
• Multiplication and division review
• Math centers and independent practice
• Morning work and math warm-ups
• Homework assignments
• Small-group instruction
• Early finisher activities
• Substitute teacher plans
• Homeschool math practice
• Cultural heritage classroom activities
• Cross-curricular mathematics and social studies lessons

RESOURCE DETAILS

• Resource Type: Printable Math Word Problems
• Total Pages: 26
• Student Worksheet Pages: 20
• Number of Problems: 40
• Answer Key: 6 pages
• Subject: Mathematics
• Suggested Grades: 2–5, depending on student readiness
• Format: PDF
• Preparation: Print and use
• Answer Key: Included