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[quote=Anonymous]Hoagies website is great source of enrichment links on all subjects for all ages. Here’s their math page and their Brain Teaser’s page:
https://www.hoagiesgifted...g/math.htm 
https://www.hoagiesgifted.org/brain_teasers.htm

Problem of the Week: 
Saint Ann's School 
https://sites.google.com/...-the-week/

https://globalmathproject.org/nmf-weekly/?_gl=1*1cy27ia*_gcl_au*NzIyNjQ4NDMuMTcwMTAzMjcyNw..

Princeton Friend’s School (does not have answers)
https://www.princetonfriendsschool.org/academics/problem-of-the-week.cfm

Sideways Arithmetic by Louis Sachar - while the math in these books is not terribly complicated, the reasoning required is twisted. While they can be fun, I would advise against them for anyone with a low level of patience/tolerance for frustration. 
https://www.amazon.com/Si...ext&sr=1-1

24 is a card based game where you use basic operations to equal the number 24. My daughter used to play online, but I think that link was broken years ago. Here are the basic rules. I suspect there are many other online versions and aps available now. 
https://en.wikipedia.org/...ki/24_Game

Theoni Pappas’s Penrose books introduced kids to some of the more interesting topics in math.  My daughter enjoyed Fractal’s Googols, and Other Mathematical Tales.

Miscellaneous Math Problems and Other Resources:
https://www.nationalmathfestival.org/watch-play/more-math-resources

He might also be interested in:

Programming - Scratch is a programming language specifically designed by MIT to teach kids how to code.
https://scratch.mit.edu/parents

Secret Codes:
There is a mystery series designed for younger kids that introduces secret codes.  While the plots would probably be thin for a 6th grader, he might enjoy the codes.

The Mathemagician - Arthur Benjamin 
https://m.youtube.com/wat...axOXLN23GI 
He has several videos on youtube about mental math.  This is one of the longer ones. Your child might prefer one of the shorter ones depending on their interest level and patience.

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