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Elementary applied math simulations
Electoral College Activity - PPT/Notes/Super Fun Competition! - Paper & Digital
Looking for a great bell ringer activity to start class each day?Full Year of Writing/Discussion Prompts - 180 Bell RingersGet ready for the 2024 election with your students!! Used in over 2,500 classrooms, this is the most fun your students will have learning about the Electoral College! I have used this Electoral College activity over and over throughout my two decades in the classroom, and it has always been a hit; especially on an election year! [For the Google Drive version click here].
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Bundle: What is the Electoral College? Voting with Mystery Candidates
Running For President Project Based Instruction
Engage your students in this relevant project around running a campaign. With the upcoming presidential election, this is the perfect time for students to learn about the process.Included in this project are a variety of activities all leading to a final campaign budget. Students will design a commercial and budget for advertising. They will also make decisions on which campaign materials to purchase. Creativity is encouraged as students design campaign buttons and decorate the campaign bus.
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Project Based Learning Bundle
Going to the Championship Football Game Project Based Learning
Engage your students in a relevant project with this Championship Game Project. (Please note, Super Bowl is trademarked and not authorized for use in commercial products therefore I am using the words Championship Game instead.) ****Now updated for the 2024 Championship Game in Las Vegas****Students will spend several days going through the planning of a trip to this year's championship game in Las Vegas, Nevada. Students will use a variety of math skills for budgeting and problem solving, as
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Project Based Learning Bundle
Project Based Learning Bundle
Engage your students throughout the school year with relevant projects where they can apply a variety of skills from math and language arts. Project Based Learning Projects are actually my favorite products to make. This product includes 15 different projects; 4 of which are also in a digital format. Click on each of the individual products to see previews, and read below for more details of what's included.Design an Aquarium (A Digital version is also included for use with Google Classroom™
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3rd - 6th
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Dinosaur Themed Differentiated Multiplication Project
Turn your students into paleontologists with this differentiated multiplication project. Your students will totally "dig" getting to create their paleontologist ID badge, buying their paleontology tools, setting up their dig site, and using their magnifying glasses on different dino bones. This product includes pages that help students practice basic, single digit multiplication and multi-digit multiplication (2 digit x 1 digit and 2 digit x 2 digit). This product also helps students practice
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3rd - 4th
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Also included in: 3rd Grade Math Project Bundle
Hands On LCM GCF Build It! Least Common Multiple, Greatest Common Factor
Kids will master the concepts of least common multiple and greatest common factor by actually manipulating items into groups. With this fun, hands-on activity, the problems are already created for you!
An answer key is provided. All you need is to print the worksheet and distribute base-ten blocks, Cuisenaire rods, strips of paper, or anything you have handy.
Your students can work in pairs to model the situation and perform the correct operation to perform a hands-on GCF and a hands-on LC
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4th - 8th
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Project Based Learning Bundle for Dog Lovers
Who doesn't love dogs?! Each of these two projects engage students in relevant uses for math and language skills. In the first project, students work cooperatively or individually to design a dog park. They use a variety of math and language skills to design, create a budget, and culminate the project with a presentation. The second project involves designing a dog houses for shelter dogs. Students design, calculate materials needed, create a budget, and write letters to business owners to
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4th - 6th
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Common Core Aligned Math Projects: 5 Real Life Money Activities for Gr. 3-5
Clearly understanding place value is critical as students move into the upper grades, as Math moves towards a more algorithm based approach. Why not have fun, while learning this critical concept! This packet of five fun cooperative Common Core Aligned activities allows students the opportunity to:
* Work with others
* Explore Money and Place Value using real life simulations
* Be creative and integrate art, writing and mathematics
* Have fun while they learn important mathematical concepts!
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3rd - 5th
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Project Based Learning | Football Math and Reading - FUN for Super Bowl 2024
Get your students excited about the upcoming Super Bowl with this fun and engaging football-themed project! In this activity, students will imagine being a FOOTBALL MANAGER and will use close reading skills and creative thinking to design their own DREAM TEAM and practice real-world math skills. Go to new depths of learning with this Project-Based Learning activity. This differentiated resource uses elements of the Design Process as well as Depth and Complexity, so that students can further enha
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5th - 8th
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BASKETBALL Math & Reading BUNDLE | Escape Room | March Madness Activities
Get your students excited about reading and Madness in MARCH with this differentiated basketball-themed project bundle!Includes project-based learning, close reading, escape room, CSI activities, and more. Perfect for engaging students in math, science, and informational text practice.Please click on the PREVIEW above to view everything that is included!By purchasing this bundle, you are saving 20% off the price of the individual units.Go to new depths of learning with the Project-Based Learning
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5th - 8th
Math Munchies Cafe: Tips, Discounts, Tax, Percents
This real life application will help your students practice finding prices after taxes, tips, and discounts. Transform your classroom into a restaurant with these easy to follow guidelines, menu, and student worksheets. Invite younger students to visit and be your customers (they will have the opportunity to practice adding decimals and making change). My students LOVE becoming waiters/waitresses in the "Math Muchies Cafe" and will have a better understanding of the never ending question of:
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3rd - 8th
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Football Math Reading and Science BUNDLE | Escape Room | PBL | Super Bowl
Get your students excited about reading and the upcoming Super Bowl with this differentiated football-themed project bundle! Includes project-based learning, close reading, escape room, CSI activities, and more. Perfect for engaging students in math, science, and informational text practice.Please click on the PREVIEW above to view everything that is included!By purchasing this bundle, you are saving 20% off the price of the individual units.Close Reading CHALLENGES include:Informational Text- “
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5th - 8th
The Chocoloate Shop: Project Based Learning
Engage your students in a fun relevant project creating and managing a chocolate shop. A variety of skills are used in this project including basic math skills such as addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Fractions, percents, and measurement conversions are also used. Students engage in language arts skills as well such as reading direcitons, writing, and creative art. Use this project over the course of a week, individually, partners, or cooperative groups; the possibilities
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Project Based Learning Bundle
StockUp - A Stock Market project for the Maths classroom
StockUp - A Stock Market project for the Maths classroomIn this challenge students are given $1000 to invest in the stock exchange. They combine with other students to create an investment group. Individually and as a group they will then track this investment over the term or year.I do this every year with my Math class and it is often a highlight of the year for students. They learn lots about investments and money markets along the way.Great for understanding decimal numbers and percentages a
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4th - 8th
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Simulation Station-Payday Budgeting-Economics Activity
Simulation Station-Payday gives students real-world experiences as they receive their first paycheck! The students have the task of prioritizing the bills that are due, writing checks to the companies, balancing the checkbook, all while saving some money for other expenses. They will gasp as the reality sinks in that they will not be able to go on a shopping spree or buy the newest video game-yet.
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3rd - 6th
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March Madness Activities | Project Based Learning | BASKETBALL Math and Reading
Get your students excited about the upcoming MARCH MADNESS BASKETBALL SEASON with this fun and engaging basketball-themed project!In this activity, students will imagine being a BASKETBALL COACH and will use close reading skills and creative thinking to design their own DREAM TEAM and practice real-world math skills.Go to new depths of learning with this Project-Based Learning activity. This differentiated resource uses elements of the Design Process as well as Depth and Complexity so that stude
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5th - 8th
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Customary Measurement Conversion Word Problems 5th Grade Math Mystery Activity
Are you searching for an engaging math activity for your 5th Grade students to practice multi-step customary measurement conversion word problems converting inches, feet, and yards? This Customary Measurement Conversion Mini Math Mystery Whodunnit Activity is just what you need! Start with Evidence and analyze the clues to match while solving the Case of Ellie The Missing Beagle Detective!Multi-Step word problems feature conversions from feet to inches, inches to feet, feet to yards, yards to fe
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5th
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Black Friday
Thanksgiving: Black Friday: Students will read a passage and answer questions about the history of Black Friday. They will also use ads to budget and choose the best deals. They will be given three Christmas lists with a budget of $400. Students must find the best deals among three department stores. The goal is to not exceed the budget of $400. Finally, students will answer word problems based off of their Black Friday deals. Students will be required to use the four math operations for th
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3rd - 6th
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5th Grade Adding and Subtracting Decimal Word Problems Mystery Math Activity
Are you searching for an engaging math madness activity for your 5th grade students to practice multi-step word problems adding and subtracting decimals? In this Mini Math Madness Mystery Whodunnit Activity your students will practice a mix of operations and comparing with decimals by solving word problem clues in The Case of The Missing Basketballs! This would make a great Fun Friday activity! Perfect unit to do during the big basketball tournament in March or year round! No mention of a speci
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5th
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Financial Literacy Activity - Money Mall Simulation - Full Week of Math Fun
Want a way to introduce decimals, multiples, and basic percents? Want an activity to keep your math students engaged for a full week? Just want to have some fun? Then check out this mall simulation.This 49 page simulation helps your students to add decimals, figure out 10%, work as a team, give proper change, keep a balance, atm/bank operations, and customer service. Great for teaching life skills!Along with these complete instructions you will need: Fake money and coins – optional money tray fo
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4th - 6th
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Market Day Starter Pack for Classroom Communities
Are you looking for a great activity that combines math skills, social studies concepts, and a fun learning experience? Well, look no further! My Market Day Starter Pack for Classroom Communities provides everything you need to begin this awesome activity in your classroom. I have been doing classroom community and Market Day in my classroom for over a decade now and my students have always loved it. Market Day is a chance for students to take the reins of their learning by becoming small-busine
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2nd - 6th
Classroom City All - Inclusive Economics Unit
Classroom City Economics Unit:Teach your students about business, finance and economics with this extensive hands-on, real-life business development and management unit that culminates with the opening of their student-ran Classroom City !Unit includes: Classroom City introduction newspaper, economics rules, printable checks and registry, credit-debit log sheet, business ideas, economics lessons unit beginning at “want vs needs” and covering topics through to “stock market”, how to write a chec
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4th - 8th
Earth Day Festival Project Based Learning
Engage your students in this fun and relevant project where students plan an Earth Day Festival. The project begins with a mini Web Quest designed to give student some background on Earth Day. After that, students work to determine a budget for the different activities at the festival and then present their plan and budget to the "city council". ( A grading rubric is included for the presentation.) Some Earth Day activities are already proposed, while other activities can be developed by the
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Project Based Learning Bundle
Hot Dogs and Buns: LCM Math Task
Math tasks are terrific lessons which involve real world math, partner collaboration and engaging lesson hooks.Least Common Multiple is a topic taught in grade 6 but very helpful for grades 4 and 5 as they find their least common denominator! This lesson includes a suggested video hook from Father of the Bride.
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5th - 7th
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