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Real World Math Project - Budgeting & Problem Solving Activity for Middle School
Real World Math Project - Budgeting & Problem Solving Activity for Middle School
Real World Math Project - Budgeting & Problem Solving Activity for Middle School
Real World Math Project - Budgeting & Problem Solving Activity for Middle School
Real World Math Project - Budgeting & Problem Solving Activity for Middle School
Real World Math Project - Budgeting & Problem Solving Activity for Middle School
Real World Math Project - Budgeting & Problem Solving Activity for Middle School
Real World Math Project - Budgeting & Problem Solving Activity for Middle School
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Real World Math Project: Plan a Pool Party

⭐️ Looking for a real-world math activity that gets students thinking and applying multiple skills at once?

In this project-based activity, students take on the role of party planners and must organize a pool party while staying within a $500 budget.

Students apply key middle school math skills to make decisions about invitations, supplies, and party planning costs.

This activity encourages problem solving, reasoning, and real-world math application.

Skills Covered:

  • Decimal operations
  • Unit rate
  • Percent of a number
  • Probability
  • Multi-step problem solving

What's Included:

  • Real-world math project activity
  • Printable student worksheets
  • Digital Version in Google Slides and Forms
  • Answer key

❤️ Available as part of the following bundles:


Licensing Terms :

By purchasing this product, you own a license for one teacher only for personal use in their own classroom. Licenses are non-transferable and therefore can not be passed from one teacher to another. If the teacher who purchased this license leaves the classroom or changes schools, the license and materials leave with that teacher. No part of this resource is to be shared with colleagues or used by an entire team, grade level, school or district without purchasing the correct number of licenses. If you are a coach, principal or district interested in transferable licenses that would accommodate yearly staff changes, please contact me for a transferable license quote at lindsay@beyondtheworksheet.com.

Copyright Information :

© Beyond the Worksheet. Please note - all material included in this resource belongs to Beyond the Worksheet Inc. By purchasing, you have a license to use the material but you do not own the material. You may not upload any portion of this resource to the internet in any format, including school/personal websites or network drives unless the site is password protected and can only be accessed by students, not other teachers or anyone else on the internet.

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Real World Math Project - Budgeting & Problem Solving Activity for Middle School

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Description

Real World Math Project: Plan a Pool Party

⭐️ Looking for a real-world math activity that gets students thinking and applying multiple skills at once?

In this project-based activity, students take on the role of party planners and must organize a pool party while staying within a $500 budget.

Students apply key middle school math skills to make decisions about invitations, supplies, and party planning costs.

This activity encourages problem solving, reasoning, and real-world math application.

Skills Covered:

  • Decimal operations
  • Unit rate
  • Percent of a number
  • Probability
  • Multi-step problem solving

What's Included:

  • Real-world math project activity
  • Printable student worksheets
  • Digital Version in Google Slides and Forms
  • Answer key

❤️ Available as part of the following bundles:


Licensing Terms :

By purchasing this product, you own a license for one teacher only for personal use in their own classroom. Licenses are non-transferable and therefore can not be passed from one teacher to another. If the teacher who purchased this license leaves the classroom or changes schools, the license and materials leave with that teacher. No part of this resource is to be shared with colleagues or used by an entire team, grade level, school or district without purchasing the correct number of licenses. If you are a coach, principal or district interested in transferable licenses that would accommodate yearly staff changes, please contact me for a transferable license quote at lindsay@beyondtheworksheet.com.

Copyright Information :

© Beyond the Worksheet. Please note - all material included in this resource belongs to Beyond the Worksheet Inc. By purchasing, you have a license to use the material but you do not own the material. You may not upload any portion of this resource to the internet in any format, including school/personal websites or network drives unless the site is password protected and can only be accessed by students, not other teachers or anyone else on the internet.

✮✮ Could you use a simple checklist to help you identify why students are struggling and and prioritize intervention without more testing? CLICK HERE to grab it for free.

Report this resource to TPT
Reported resources will be reviewed by our team. Report this resource to let us know if this resource violates TPT's content guidelines.

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Rated 4.91 out of 5, based on 52 reviews
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Great fun day activity
Rated 5 out of 5
September 16, 2025
Met expectations
Great value
This resource is a great review type activity to leave for a sub day.
Casondra H.
473 reviews • Texas
Grades taught: 5th
Student populations: Emerging bilinguals, Learning difficulties, Mild to severe disabilities
great real world ... engaging activity
Rated 5 out of 5
August 7, 2025
This is a perfect mix of problems for middle school. Thank you for sharing.
Melissa Hernandez
(TPT Seller)
2,007 reviews • Texas
Grades taught: 6th, 7th, 8th
Student populations: Autism, Learning difficulties, Mild to severe disabilities
Rated 5 out of 5
July 24, 2025
Fun end of the year activity
Emily M.
238 reviews
Grades taught: 8th
Rated 5 out of 5
July 1, 2025
Students were very engaged in this activity, used this as a year end wrap up.
Micheale Koch
(TPT Seller)
80 reviews
Grades taught: 6th
Rated 5 out of 5
June 19, 2025
Real world activities are so important when teaching math in the higher grade levels!
Kelli C.
27 reviews
Grades taught: 8th
Rated 5 out of 5
May 15, 2025
My students really enjoyed this activity. I will definitely use it again!
Jennifer D'Arrigo
(TPT Seller)
257 reviews
Grades taught: 8th
Student populations: Emerging bilinguals, Learning difficulties
Rated 5 out of 5
August 22, 2023
This was great as an enrichment activity! Thank you!
Blair H.
506 reviews
Grades taught: 7th
Student populations: Emerging bilinguals, Learning difficulties
Rated 5 out of 5
May 31, 2023
It was great for students to see real-life applications to math.
Janet J.
790 reviews
Grades taught: 7th

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to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
Summarize numerical data sets in relation to their context, such as by:
Fluently add, subtract, multiply, and divide multi-digit decimals using the standard algorithm for each operation.
Write, read, and evaluate expressions in which letters stand for numbers.
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