Bring math to life with this engaging Budget Project that challenges students to apply their addition, subtraction, multiplication, and estimation skills in a real-world scenario! Perfect for upper elementary students, this activity guides learners through planning a school event—like a movie night—while staying within a set budget.

💡 What’s Included:

• A real-world budgeting scenario with a $700 limit
• Cost breakdowns for snacks, tickets, and decorations
• Guided discussion questions to spark critical thinking
• Strategy pages covering estimation, compatible numbers, and the commutative property
• Student planning pages to design their own event

📚 Skills Covered:

• Fluently add and subtract within 1,000
• Apply part-whole strategies
• Describe numeric patterns related to multiplication
• Use estimation and compatible numbers
• Analyze and compare totals to stay within budget

🎉 Perfect For:

• Math centers
• STEAM projects
• Financial literacy units
• Real-world math applications
• Gifted enrichment or project-based learning

✨ Bonus: Encourages collaboration, creativity, and problem-solving as students take ownership of planning a fun school event!