Engage your 4th and 5th graders with this hands-on Thanksgiving Math Project that combines real-world budgeting, area and perimeter, menu planning, and critical thinking! Students plan their own Thanksgiving feast while practicing key math skills—making this a perfect Thanksgiving week activity for upper elementary classrooms.

What’s Included

• Guest list and table planning pages
• Budget and grocery shopping challenges
• Menu planning and recipe math
• Realistic grocery price lists (main dishes, sides, desserts, drinks)
• Multi-step word problems
• Art extension page for creativity (menu, invitations, or decorations)
• Reflection and comprehension questions
• Canva link for easy editing

Skills Covered

• Budgeting and money management
• Multiplication, division, and fractions
• Decimals
• Area and perimeter
• Problem-solving and reasoning
• Real-world math applications
• Data organization and recording