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FREE Gifted & Talented Challenge Puzzles Math ELA Early Finishers Activities
Great first day of school activities! 12 daily challenge puzzles that are perfect extension activities for gifted and talented students. Gifted and talented students thrive on daily challenge, and are often deep thinkers. With Google Slides, powerpoint and task cards in both colour and ink saving black and white they are sure to save teacher lots of time preparing enrichment activities for their gifted and talented students. Great for early finishers activities! If you and your students enjoyed
2nd - 6th
Algebra, Basic Operations, Writing
Order of Operations Card Game
Challenge math students to create their own multi-step equations using the order of operations.
4th - 7th
Basic Operations, Order of Operations
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PBL Online Enrichment Multiplication Pittsburgh Cookie Table
Students love this high interest online math activity! Students will learn about the Pittsburgh Cookie table wedding tradition. Then they will step into the shoes of local bakers to fulfill orders for cookies. Students will use knowledge of multiplication (double digits) to solve problems by browsing online Pittsburgh bakeries.
4th - 7th
Applied Math, Basic Operations, Other (Math)
Introducing Variables
This product is also listed as "Introduction to Algebra."
This short PPT explains (in a slightly silly way) that the "mystery box" problems that students learn to solve during their early years in school are really algebra problems. The PPT explains what algebra is and why mathematicians use letters for variables. The PPT is visually appealing in order to keep students engaged long enough to deliver the necessary information in the lesson.
I hope you'll like the lesson. It's short, sweet, an
4th - 8th
Algebra, Basic Operations, Math
Customary Unit Conversion
Move up the stairs (Sm to Lg) and divide. Move down the stairs (Lg to Sm) and multiply. I love using these to help students understand Customary Unit Conversions.
3rd - 6th
Basic Operations, Measurement, Other (Math)
Decimals "Spend $100" Enrichment PBL Online Activity
High interest activity using real world problems!
Students use their knowledge of adding decimals to spend as close to $100 without going over. Students will "shop" using Amazon and buy products from 4 different categories. They can create drawings in Google (optional) and write a report at the end (optional).
Change this lesson to fit the needs of your class.
4th - 7th
Basic Operations, Decimals
Addition/Subtraction Decimal Challenge Quiz
This is a short quiz to assess your students on adding and subtracting decimals. They will need to pay attention to decimal placement. There is also some problems written in word form.
4th - 6th
Basic Operations, Decimals
Pizza Shop Analysis
Students get on the internet and perform a cost-analysis to determine if it is cheaper to ‘Build Your Own’ pizza or buy a Specialty Pizza at three different pizza shops. This document walks a student through step-by-step from writing a hypothesis to information gathering to calculations to forming their conclusion. Very basic math skills involved. Feel free to edit for your own classroom.
5th - 8th
Basic Operations, Math, Other (Math)
Project Based Learning- Wedding Cookie Table Planning (Multiplication)
Students will pretend they are wedding planners and help the bride and groom plan for their wedding cookie table. Read about the Pittsburgh-based tradition within the project and use websites of local bakeries to develop price quotes for the client. Students must use multiplication and online tools to complete this activity.
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3rd - 7th
Basic Operations, Other (Math)
Dog Food Cost Analysis
Students perform a cost analysis on dog food brands to find the best quality food for the cost per cup. Students need to: Figure out the price of each bag of dog food. Figure up how many cups are in each bag of dog food for each bag.Figure out the cost of each cup of dog food for each bag.Figure out how many cups the dog needs per day.Figure out how much it will cost to feed the dog per day per bag.
5th - 8th
Applied Math, Basic Operations, Other (Math)
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