3rd Grade Thanksgiving Project Based Learning | November Math Activities

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"My students loved this! However, it was a little too difficult for them so I had to do it in a small group format. But we all still enjoyed the project."

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Description

Have your 3rd graders plan Thanksgiving Dinner in this fun Math Project-based learning activity! Standards covered include adding multiplication, division, patterns,

2-step problems, addition, subtraction, and measurement. Great for Common Core Math and other standards. Help your students practice real-life and math skills with this quality math project. It includes a teacher guide walking you through each step. Differentiation and student choice is built into all of my PBLs!

Your students will be SO excited to do math during this ENGAGING project. Students will use ALL mathematical practices and learn real-world math skills.

This is the 3rd grade version of the Thanksgiving project. For other grade levels of this project (and other projects) click here.

Apply The following math skills:

-multiplication

-division

-patterns,

-2-step problems

-addition

-subtraction

-measurement

Looking this project with 5th grade standards? Click here!

Looking this project with 4th grade standards? Click here!

All of my project-based learning activities come with free e-mail support! Read my feedback to see what it's all about!

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3rd Grade Thanksgiving Project Based Learning | November Math Activities

Name: 3rd Grade Thanksgiving Project Based Learning | November Math Activities
Brand: Performing in Education
SKU: 2884317
Price: 5.00 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.87 (254 reviews)

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Highlights

Digital downloads

PDF

Grades

3rd

Subjects

Basic Operations, Math, Measurement

Standards

CCSS3.MD.C.5

CCSS3.MD.C.6

CCSS3.MD.D.8

What others say

"My students loved this! However, it was a little too difficult for them so I had to do it in a small group format. But we all still enjoyed the project."

Maggie A.

"The kids and I loved this project. It provided a real-world opportunity for students to make decisions and do calculations while having a blast! I loved the product because of its ease of use. "

Michelle D.

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Description

Have your 3rd graders plan Thanksgiving Dinner in this fun Math Project-based learning activity! Standards covered include adding multiplication, division, patterns,

Your students will be SO excited to do math during this ENGAGING project. Students will use ALL mathematical practices and learn real-world math skills.

This is the 3rd grade version of the Thanksgiving project. For other grade levels of this project (and other projects) click here.

Apply The following math skills:

-multiplication

-division

-patterns,

-2-step problems

-addition

-subtraction

-measurement

Looking this project with 5th grade standards? Click here!

Looking this project with 4th grade standards? Click here!

All of my project-based learning activities come with free e-mail support! Read my feedback to see what it's all about!

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⇒ Bundles Available ⇐

★ ALL 3rd Grade Project-Based Learning Activities (Discounted Bundle)

★ Grab an entire year’s worth of Math PBL & Interactive Math Notebooks (Discounted Bundle)

★ Get unlimited access to all 3rd Grade PBL + the comprehensive Implementing Project-Based Learning From Start to Finish online course + private Facebook support group (over 50% off!)

★ For homeschoolers and multi-grade teachers: Get unlimited access to EVERY GRADE LEVEL PBL and more features! (over 50% off!)

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Rated 4.87 out of 5, based on 254 reviews

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Rated 5 out of 5

March 30, 2026

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My students loved this! However, it was a little too difficult for them so I had to do it in a small group format. But we all still enjoyed the project.

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15 reviews • Missouri

Grades taught: 3rd

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Rated 5 out of 5

March 25, 2026

Met expectations

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The kids and I loved this project. It provided a real-world opportunity for students to make decisions and do calculations while having a blast! I loved the product because of its ease of use.

Michelle D.

54 reviews • Georgia

Grades taught: 3rd

Awesome rescource

Rated 5 out of 5

March 2, 2026

Used as a high achievement activity for students who finished early or parents who wanted "more"

Crystal McElvaney

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121 reviews • California

Grades taught: 3rd, 4th, 5th

Great Real World Activity

Rated 5 out of 5

February 2, 2026

This was a great resource to apply real world to school while incorporating the holiday!

Kayla Hudson

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282 reviews • West Virginia

Grades taught: 5th

Great resource!

Rated 5 out of 5

January 14, 2026

Met expectations

Great value

Standards-aligned

This was a great supplemental activity for my early finishers.

Jeri Rivera

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483 reviews • Pennsylvania

Grades taught: 3rd

Student populations: Autism, Emerging bilinguals, Learning difficulties

Rated 5 out of 5

July 14, 2025

My students and I loved using this resource. Thanks for making a great product! Keep up the good work.

Sarina R.

197 reviews

Grades taught: 3rd

Rated 5 out of 5

June 7, 2025

Great resource! I used this with my students for a weeklong project leading up to Thanksgiving. They had fun with this!

Kayla H.

346 reviews

Grades taught: 7th, 8th

Student populations: Learning difficulties, Mild to severe disabilities

Rated 5 out of 5

November 8, 2024

I use this for my students who are fast finishers. They absolutely love the use of real adverts from our local grocery stores and everything involved with this project. They love the challenge!

scholarlyskylar

(TPT Seller)

132 reviews

Grades taught: 3rd

Questions & Answers

Standards

to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).

CCSS3.MD.C.5

Recognize area as an attribute of plane figures and understand concepts of area measurement.

CCSS3.MD.C.6

Measure areas by counting unit squares (square cm, square m, square in, square ft, and improvised units).

CCSS3.MD.D.8

Solve real world and mathematical problems involving perimeters of polygons, including finding the perimeter given the side lengths, finding an unknown side length, and exhibiting rectangles with the same perimeter and different areas or with the same area and different perimeters.