4th Grade St. Patrick's Day Math Activity Digital Escape Room Boom Cards™

Fourth grade math skills will save the day in this engaging St. Patrick's Day math activity. Operation Save The Leprechaun is a digital escape room that will be the hit of your St. Paddy's Day party! Students race to open four locks by using their knowledge of equivalent fractions, multiplicative comparisons, multi-step word problems, finding missing side lengths and perimeters when given an area, and more. The whole breakout process is automated by Boom Cards™ There are no clues to hide and the form only allows students to progress when correct answers are entered, making this activity super simple for teachers to implement! If you are not a Boom Learning℠ user, please see the Google Forms™ version of this activity.

This St. Patrick's Day escape room reviews several 4th grade math standards. Clues written in limericks give an extra touch! Escape rooms are a great way to provide review, enrichment and encourage collaboration among students. This math worksheet alternative will be the hit of any St. Patrick's Day class party!

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In order to complete the four puzzles, students must be able to:

• Find a missing numerator or denominator to form a pair of equivalent fractions. CCSS.4.NF.A.1
• Express a fraction with denominator 10 as an equivalent fraction with denominator 100 4.NF.C.5
• Read and write multi-digit whole numbers using base-ten numerals, number names, and expanded form. 4.NBT.A.2
• Use place value understanding to round multi-digit whole numbers 4.NBT.A.3
• Add and subtract multi-digit whole numbers 4.NBT.B.4
• Multiply or divide to solve word problems involving multiplicative comparison 4.OA.A.2
• Solve multistep word problems posed with whole numbers and having whole-number answers using the four operations, including problems in which remainders must be interpreted 4.OA.A.3
• Apply the area and perimeter formulas for rectangles in real world and mathematical problems. 4.MD.A.3

FAQ

• How long will this take? That is the hardest question as the answer varies depending on each classroom, student, or group. Some students with a firm grasp on the concepts covered in this escape room will be able to complete the challenge quickly (30 minutes), but most will take longer. The majority of students will take between 35-55 minutes.
• Will students have to search the web to figure out the puzzles? NO! All of the information needed will be provided in the Boom Deck™. The math in this activity is all standards-based.
• Can this be used for distance learning? Absolutely!

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