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SAVE NEW YEARS is an engaging digital math escape game with a New Years theme. Students will open a Google Form and be introduced to a penguin named Confetti. Confetti has planned a New Years Eve celebration but needs help getting everything together! They must complete the challenges to save Confetti's New Year celebration!
You (the teacher) have given the class a set amount of time to help. The class must complete the challenges before the countdown runs out of time in order to win! The amount of time can be set by the teacher (30-45 minutes recommended, the teacher can add or subtract time as they see fit.) Students will move through four tasks to complete the challenge. All questions are written as story problems to engage students. This product contains specific versions to fit 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade math skills.
*Please note, 1st graders may struggle with the level/amount of reading in the story problems. The teacher may want to pair students or read the problems together for this age.
Do students need a Google account or Google Classroom to play?
No! Neither of these things are required to use this resource. My own students played without a Google account and without Google Classroom. You just need a way to share the link with your students so they can play! I used a link sharing platform my school used called Clever.
THREE versions of the product are included (one for 1st, one for 2nd, and one for 3rd!) The challenges will cover the following skills:
1st Grade
Task 1: Adding 3 small numbers
Task 2: Solve for a missing number
Task 3: Basic subtraction
Task 4: Addition and Subtraction with a Password to decode!
2nd Grade
Task 1: Adding on three numbers (Ex: 5 + 7 + 9)
Task 2: Solving for a missing number (Ex: ___ + 7 = 14)
Task 3: Fact Families (2+3=5, 3+2=5, 5-2=3, 5-3=2)
Task 4: Addition and Subtraction with a Password to decode!
3rd Grade
Task 1:Add three two digit numbers
Task 2: Multiplication Review
Task 3: Mixed Review: Adding, Subtracting, Fact Families
Task 4: Addition and Subtraction with a Password to decode!
This activity is great for both in-person and digital learners. Each learner will need a device (unless sharing with a partner) and may also want paper and pencil for the last challenge (decoding the password.) Teachers will need a basic knowledge of Google products and know how to operate Google Drive in order to share this Google Form.
This design of the form ONLY allows students to move to the next task once they have all the answers correct in their current task. This means no grading or checking for the teacher! Once the student has completed the entire challenge, the teacher knows they answered all questions correctly! Due to this design, students MUST enter answers with exact CASE and SPACING or the form will think their answer is incorrect (more info on this below.)
Here are additional things to note:
- The questions/images in this product are not editable, as they were not made in Google.
- This form will need to shared with students through some kind of learning platform (such as Google Classroom, Clever, or Canvas) or via student/parent emails.
- This form is currently set to only allow EXACT right answers. It is CASE and SPACE sensitive, meaning It will NOT allow students to move to the next section if their answer is not exactly the same (unfortunately, there is not a way to program multiple right answers in a Google Form unless the form is designed as a quiz. This would allow students to move on regardless of if their answers were correct or not.)
- PLEASE tell your students about the CASE and SPACE design of this form to eliminate frustration. Example: Many students will get stuck on problems 7-9 (fact families.) Their answers will need to be written without extra spaces and with plus/minus signs (unless you change it) like this: 20-11=9 instead of this: 20 - 11 = 9.
- If you think the Case and Space design of the product might be troublesome, you CAN take it out! Simply go into editor mode and click the little x by each answer (photo shown in product.) Note that this will allow students to complete the form with incorrect answers.
- You CAN add or remove questions in editor mode as you see fit.
- You CANNOT re-sell or share this product with other teachers unless they have purchased the product or a license to share.
- The last task (task 4) in the game requires students to transfer their number answers into letters using a key. My in-person 2nd graders liked the assistance of paper and pencil during this task to help make it easier. You may want to suggest this to your students.
- The starting/ending screen mentions that a prize has been sent to the teacher for the class to share. This could be anything as simple as a virtual dance party, candy sent by mail or passed out in person, bookmark, coloring page, or homework pass. Please delete the images if you want to skip the prize.
WHAT BUYERS SAY:
"Perfect math activity for the first day back from winter break! The kids were able to review/practice skills we had already learned in a fun and engaging way! I loved that I didn't need to prep or make copies as the 1st day back is crazy enough without needing to run a bunch of copies! "
-TINA C
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Description
SAVE NEW YEARS is an engaging digital math escape game with a New Years theme. Students will open a Google Form and be introduced to a penguin named Confetti. Confetti has planned a New Years Eve celebration but needs help getting everything together! They must complete the challenges to save Confetti's New Year celebration!
You (the teacher) have given the class a set amount of time to help. The class must complete the challenges before the countdown runs out of time in order to win! The amount of time can be set by the teacher (30-45 minutes recommended, the teacher can add or subtract time as they see fit.) Students will move through four tasks to complete the challenge. All questions are written as story problems to engage students. This product contains specific versions to fit 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade math skills.
*Please note, 1st graders may struggle with the level/amount of reading in the story problems. The teacher may want to pair students or read the problems together for this age.
Do students need a Google account or Google Classroom to play?
No! Neither of these things are required to use this resource. My own students played without a Google account and without Google Classroom. You just need a way to share the link with your students so they can play! I used a link sharing platform my school used called Clever.
THREE versions of the product are included (one for 1st, one for 2nd, and one for 3rd!) The challenges will cover the following skills:
1st Grade
Task 1: Adding 3 small numbers
Task 2: Solve for a missing number
Task 3: Basic subtraction
Task 4: Addition and Subtraction with a Password to decode!
2nd Grade
Task 1: Adding on three numbers (Ex: 5 + 7 + 9)
Task 2: Solving for a missing number (Ex: ___ + 7 = 14)
Task 3: Fact Families (2+3=5, 3+2=5, 5-2=3, 5-3=2)
Task 4: Addition and Subtraction with a Password to decode!
3rd Grade
Task 1:Add three two digit numbers
Task 2: Multiplication Review
Task 3: Mixed Review: Adding, Subtracting, Fact Families
Task 4: Addition and Subtraction with a Password to decode!
This activity is great for both in-person and digital learners. Each learner will need a device (unless sharing with a partner) and may also want paper and pencil for the last challenge (decoding the password.) Teachers will need a basic knowledge of Google products and know how to operate Google Drive in order to share this Google Form.
This design of the form ONLY allows students to move to the next task once they have all the answers correct in their current task. This means no grading or checking for the teacher! Once the student has completed the entire challenge, the teacher knows they answered all questions correctly! Due to this design, students MUST enter answers with exact CASE and SPACING or the form will think their answer is incorrect (more info on this below.)
Here are additional things to note:
- The questions/images in this product are not editable, as they were not made in Google.
- This form will need to shared with students through some kind of learning platform (such as Google Classroom, Clever, or Canvas) or via student/parent emails.
- This form is currently set to only allow EXACT right answers. It is CASE and SPACE sensitive, meaning It will NOT allow students to move to the next section if their answer is not exactly the same (unfortunately, there is not a way to program multiple right answers in a Google Form unless the form is designed as a quiz. This would allow students to move on regardless of if their answers were correct or not.)
- PLEASE tell your students about the CASE and SPACE design of this form to eliminate frustration. Example: Many students will get stuck on problems 7-9 (fact families.) Their answers will need to be written without extra spaces and with plus/minus signs (unless you change it) like this: 20-11=9 instead of this: 20 - 11 = 9.
- If you think the Case and Space design of the product might be troublesome, you CAN take it out! Simply go into editor mode and click the little x by each answer (photo shown in product.) Note that this will allow students to complete the form with incorrect answers.
- You CAN add or remove questions in editor mode as you see fit.
- You CANNOT re-sell or share this product with other teachers unless they have purchased the product or a license to share.
- The last task (task 4) in the game requires students to transfer their number answers into letters using a key. My in-person 2nd graders liked the assistance of paper and pencil during this task to help make it easier. You may want to suggest this to your students.
- The starting/ending screen mentions that a prize has been sent to the teacher for the class to share. This could be anything as simple as a virtual dance party, candy sent by mail or passed out in person, bookmark, coloring page, or homework pass. Please delete the images if you want to skip the prize.
WHAT BUYERS SAY:
"Perfect math activity for the first day back from winter break! The kids were able to review/practice skills we had already learned in a fun and engaging way! I loved that I didn't need to prep or make copies as the 1st day back is crazy enough without needing to run a bunch of copies! "
-TINA C
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