5th Grade Math Review | Thanksgiving Classroom Transformation

Are you ready for the Thanksgiving Parade? This activity will welcome your students into a fun-filled day with 10 balloon floats in this Thanksgiving classroom transformation while they practice fifth grade math concepts! It's a great 5th grade math review for those who need extra practice. When they complete all ten challenges, they get to celebrate with a certificate of completion (and a treat!)!

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When many people think of classroom transformations, they think:

“This would take me hours to set up.”

“This is going to cost so much money.”

“This looks so overwhelming.”

“I could never do this!”

What if I told you classroom transformations could be EASY to set up, FUN to implement, and STRESS-FREE?

Let's Start with the Basics...What is a Classroom Transformation?

A room transformation changes your room into a certain setting or theme to engage students in their own learning with rigorous content.

Classroom transformations are possible in EVERY classroom. You don’t have to spend hours of your time setting up a classroom transformation or spend lots of money to make it SO MUCH FUN!

Skills Included

✔ geometry

✔ one and multi-step word problems

✔ add and subtract decimals

✔ round decimals

✔ compare decimals using <,>, or =

✔ multiply 1 by 3, 1 by 4, and 2 by 2 digit numbers

✔ 5th grade place value

✔ multiply by tens with large numbers

✔ multiply decimals

A Quick Description

Help your students become math experts in your classroom! Students complete fifth grade math challenges that are engaging and fun. This math activity is perfect for fifth graders. It aligns with multiple Common Core Math Standards.

Your students are going to a Thanksgiving Parade! Students complete ten 5th grade math challenges that are balloon-themed and engaging!

How to Play

Step 1: Tell your class that they are going to a Thanksgiving parade today and will practice 5th grade math test prep. Students solve math challenges set up around the room. They can be completed in any order and you can choose how many challenges students complete or what time frame they have to meet YOUR needs.

Set-up is quick and easy. Simply print the 10 posters, the math worksheets, and a recording sheet for each student. Place them around your room and you’re ready to begin! Additional door décor, editable name tags, editable admission tickets, and themed banner are included if you want to use them!

Step 2: Let students move around the room and solve each challenge! Each time students solve a math challenge, they go to the teacher to get it checked. Students can work independently, in partners, or groups. Your choice!

Step 3: When students finish all ten challenges (or however many you assign), they win! You can give them the certificate of completion included. I also reward my students with an Oreo turkey and a balloon at the end.

Step 4: Most of the time, there are early or fast finishers! These kiddos get to go around the room and scan the QR codes provided! Each QR code leads to a fun fact about Thanksgiving that they can record on the sheet provided or a piece of notebook paper. This keeps everyone happy and on task!

What's Included?

✔ Aligns with 5th Grade Common Core

✔ 10 Black & White and Color Posters

✔ 10 Math Review Challenges

✔ Editable Challenge Paper

✔ Recording Sheet

✔ Answer Keys Included

✔ Instructions for Kids and the Teacher

✔ Certificate of Completion

✔ Pictures of Set-Up & Shopping Guide for “Extras”

✔ Editable Name Tags

✔ Tips to Make the Thanksgiving Day Even More Fun!

✔ Door Decorations and Banner

✔ Learning Targets

✔ Editable Admission Tickets

✔ Clickable Table of Contents for Easy Use

There is an editable challenge paper included. This means if one of the challenges doesn't work for your classroom, you can make your own! There are ten pre-made challenges included for you to use but we all know sometimes changes are necessary to best fit your classroom :) These challenges are aligned to Common Core and TEKS.

This is a perfect review activity before giving a spiral assessment or as an extra practice activity. I do this activity after I read Balloons Over Broadway each year! Step by step lesson plans are included so you know exactly what to do. It can be used as a spiral review and is easy to set up and implement. The QR codes add in technology as well. Classroom transformation ideas are a new trend in education and can set the stage to engage!

These classroom transformations can be used for elementary children as a worksheet alternative, printables, in math stations, center rotations, math centers, as enrichment or remediation, in small groups, as test prep, as worksheets,  escape room alternatives, homework practice (take what you don’t finish home for homework), printables, and so much more! These math activities are made to be flexible so you can use them however you’d like in your classroom.

You no longer need to spend hours prepping your classroom for your next classroom transformation! These hands on, low prep activities will keep your students engaged while practicing rigorous material at the same time.

I also call these my Monday Funday math games if you've seen them on Instagram! These are easy to implement classroom transformations!

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Looking for more Math Classroom Transformations that relate to real-world mathematics? Check out the whole series here!

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