Thanksgiving Dinner Shopping Math Project Based Learning Activity

Description

**Get your students excited about math with a real-world Thanksgiving project!**

In this activity, students use grocery ads to compare prices of items for their Thanksgiving dinner.

This mini-project helps students apply knowledge of money, coins, decimals, subtraction, and comparisons, and can be used as a whole group activity, in a station, or even as a homework assignment.

ENJOY!

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Thanksgiving Dinner Shopping Math Project Based Learning Activity

Name: Thanksgiving Dinner Shopping Math Project Based Learning Activity
Brand: Explore It All
SKU: 4197133
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.62 (8 reviews)

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Grades

2nd - 5th

Subjects

Decimals, Math

Standards

CCSS2.MD.C.8

Description

**Get your students excited about math with a real-world Thanksgiving project!**

In this activity, students use grocery ads to compare prices of items for their Thanksgiving dinner.

This mini-project helps students apply knowledge of money, coins, decimals, subtraction, and comparisons, and can be used as a whole group activity, in a station, or even as a homework assignment.

ENJOY!

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4.6

Rated 4.62 out of 5, based on 8 reviews

8
ratings

Mostly used with 4th and 5th grades

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Great resource! Love it. I enjoyed using it in my classroom.

Rated 4 out of 5

August 29, 2025

Great resource! Love it. I enjoyed using it in my classroom.

Hannah W.

498 reviews • Indiana

Grades taught: 3rd, 4th, 5th

Rated 5 out of 5

November 2, 2024

This resource is a great way to celebrate this time of year while providing students with practice on addition/subtraction.

Anna R.

46 reviews

Rated 5 out of 5

January 6, 2024

This was an engaging activity for our decimal's unit.

whitney christensen

(TPT Seller)

232 reviews

Grades taught: 5th

Rated 5 out of 5

October 24, 2023

My students loved this resource, it was so engaging and helpful in my classroom.

Joanie L.

562 reviews

Grades taught: 3rd

Rated 5 out of 5

October 9, 2023

My students loved using this resource in class. I have seen a definite impact from using this resource.

Peanuts for Learning

(TPT Seller)

249 reviews

Grades taught: 5th

Rated 4 out of 5

March 22, 2023

Students loved this activity. It provided an opportunity to explore concepts in Math and real world application. Students enjoyed it so much that they asked if we could apply it to all the holidays.

Maria F.

283 reviews

Grades taught: 4th, 5th

Student populations: Learning difficulties

Rated 4 out of 5

November 17, 2022

I used this to teach economics and balancing a checkbook. The students had fun planning their meals and such.

Jean Yurek

(TPT Seller)

8 reviews

Grades taught: 4th

Rated 5 out of 5

December 6, 2021

Very good resource

Kellye A.

102 reviews

Grades taught: 4th

Questions & Answers

Standards

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

CCSS2.MD.C.8

Solve word problems involving dollar bills, quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies, using $ and ¢ symbols appropriately. Example: If you have 2 dimes and 3 pennies, how many cents do you have?