Make back to school time fun and engaging with project based learning math activities! This jam-packed 3rd grade math resource filled with math PBL games and activities was created as a back to school primer that is centered around a back to school theme. Students assume the role of a classroom teacher and plan back to school for their students.

This resource is perfect for a fun and engaging back to school activity because it reviews 2nd grade standards while introducing 3rd grade standards. Students will engage in a variety of problem-solving activities that are Common Core math standards based. Additional challenge activities will engage students and help them develop further understanding of math concepts and skills. Print and digital versions are provided to help meet the needs of various classrooms! 

This is the perfect back to school math refresher activity for your new 3th grade mathematicians.

Key Features of 3rd Grade Project Based Learning Math Activities:

✏️ Printable & Digital Format - Printable PDF & Google Slides formats make this resource perfect for classroom instruction, distance learning, and everywhere in between. Digital and printable versions are consistent, so they can be used for combination classroom and virtual instruction situations.

✏️ Educational & Engaging - This resource will capture the imagination of your students while they practice key math skills.

✏️ Differentiation - Three challenge activities mean that you can challenge your high-performing students while making the resource accessible to your on-level and below-level students.

3rd Grade Back To School Math PBL Games Includes:

• Teacher Directions & Standards Addressed
• Student Directions
• Seating Chart (Geometry)
• Class Schedule (Time)
• School Supplies (Word Problems)
• Field Trip (Making and Interpreting Bar Graphs)
• Textbooks (Comparing Numbers, Place Value, Word Problems)
• Challenge #1: Pencil Lengths (Measurement)
• Challenge #2: Lunch Time (Geometric Shapes and Money)
• Self-Reflection & Evaluation
• Answer Key

Looking for more differentiation? Check out the 2nd Grade version!

Standards Covered In 3rd Grade Project Based Learning Math Activities:

• 3.OA.A.3 Use multiplication and division within 100 to solve word problems.
• 3.OA.D.8 Solve two-step word problems using the four operations.
• 3.OA.A.2 Interpret whole-number quotients of whole numbers.
• 3.NBT.A.2 Fluently add and subtract within 1000.
• 3.MD.A.1 Tell and write time to the nearest minute and measure time intervals in minutes. Solve word problems involving addition and subtraction of time intervals in minutes.
• 3.MD.B.3 Draw a scaled picture graph and a scaled bar graph to represent a data set with several categories. Solve one- and two-step "how many more" and "how many less" problems using information presented in scaled bar graphs.
• 3.MD.C.7.A Find the area of a rectangle with whole-number side lengths by tiling it and show that the area is the same as would be found by multiplying the side lengths.
• 3.GA.1 Understand that shapes in different categories (e.g., rhombuses, rectangles, and others) may share attributes (e.g., having four sides) and that the shared attributes can define a larger category.
• 3.GA.2 Partition shapes into parts with equal areas. Express the area of each part as a unit fraction of the whole.

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