Elementary Basic Operations Project-based Learning Resources
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Food Truck Challenge Math Project Based Learning Activity with Decimals & Money
This project based learning activity incorporates engineering, art, geometry, decimals, addition, and subtraction. Students design and construct a paper food truck and then run it using "Guest Checks" to take customer orders and calculate change by adding and subtracting money with decimals to hundredths. This resource includes:teacher directionsstudent directions (with photos of each step)all templates to construct the food truck, counter, oven, refrigerator, and trash can 4 guest checks to ta
3rd - 6th
Basic Operations, Decimals, Geometry
CCSS
4.NBT.B.4
, 5.NBT.B.7
, 4.OA.A.3
The Million Dollar Challenge | Financial Literacy Project 4th–7th Grade
What would YOU do with a million dollars? Your students are about to find out — and learn critical money management skills in the process! The Million Dollar Challenge is an engaging financial literacy project designed for 4th–7th graders. Students step into the role of a beneficiary inheriting a million-dollar fortune — but with a twist! They must follow a set of spending restrictions that make every financial decision a challenge. Through this hands-on simulation, students will practice
4th - 7th
Basic Operations, Math, Other (Math)
Math Curriculum Bundle- Lessons Worksheets Games Interactive Notebooks 3RD GRADE
This bundle is an amazing value. Priced individually, these units cost $1.25 per day (which in itself is a heck of a deal). But with the bundle, you get all 10 units, a full year of math curriculum, at a significant discount. This low-prep bundle is quite the deal! A better way to teach math. Our full-year third grade math curriculum includes 10 standards-based units. Easy to prep and use. Fun, engaging & effective. Not all math curriculum is awful. Just sum. Ba-da-bum! But when it is ba
3rd
Basic Operations, Fractions, Math
CCSS
2.MD.C.7
, 3.MD.B.3
, 3.MD.B.4
+33
Math Curriculum Bundle- Lessons Worksheets Games Interactive Notebooks 4TH GRADE
A better way to teach math. Our full-year fourth grade math curriculum includes 10 standards-based units. Easy to prep and use. Fun, engaging & effective. Not all math curriculum is awful. Just sum. Ba-da-bum! But when it is bad, it is very, very bad. And unfortunately, a lot of traditional math curriculum is very, very bad. It’s overly complex, too long, impossible to differentiate, difficult to manage, and, frankly, not much fun. It can be hard to wade through all the extras and find the
4th
Basic Operations, Fractions, Math
CCSS
4.MD.A.1
, 4.MD.A.2
, 4.MD.A.3
+29
Campground Design Real World Math Project Based Learning | Multiplication Arrays
In the Camp Array Architect math project, students step into the role of campground designer, applying their knowledge of equal groups, arrays, multiplication and division fact families, and the properties of multiplication to create something they’re proud to share. It’s more than a multiplication project — it’s a creative, real-world math experience your students will remember. HOW IT WORKS:Students take on the challenge of becoming an Array Architect: Design a campground map featuring arr
3rd
Basic Operations, Math
CCSS
3.OA.A.1
, 3.OA.A.2
, 3.OA.A.3
+11
FRACTIONS Zoo End of Year Math Activity PBL Project Based Learning Summer Craft
Back to School, End of Year PBL. Printable & Digital Enrichment Project (EDITABLE) - Design your own Zoo. This is a perfect end of the year, back to school, math centers, summer camp, or summer school math activity to practice fraction and mixed numbers operations - multiplication, division, addition, subtraction, and more."Create your own Zoo" is a math project designed for students to complete independently or with a group. This download includes both a printable (PDF) and digital Google Sli
5th - 8th
Basic Operations, Fractions, Math
Winter Festival Design Math Project Based Learning | Multiplication & Arrays
Those long winter weeks can feel endless — but your multiplication unit doesn’t have to. This winter-themed math project transforms multiplication review into an engaging design challenge your students will look forward to. In the Winter Wonderland Array Architects simulation, 3rd graders become festival designers for Snowflake Valley, applying their knowledge of equal groups, arrays, multiplication and division fact families, and the properties of multiplication to bring a snowy celebration
3rd
Basic Operations, Math, Other (Math)
CCSS
3.OA.A.1
, 3.OA.A.2
, 3.OA.A.3
+12
4th 5th Grade Project End of School Year Math Last Week After Testing Activity
Looking for fun math activities for after testing? Get 4 Best-Selling End of Year 4th - 5th Grade Math Projects for one great price! Use these upper elementary math projects as last week of school math activities and all year round! See why the projects have been classroom tested in over 12,000 classrooms! And best of all, NO PREP! Just print and go! FOUR Math Projects for ONE Great Price!Project 1: My Life in NumbersProject 2: My Name in FractionsProject 3: My Name in ShapesProject 4: My Lucky
4th - 5th
Basic Operations, Fractions, Geometry
2nd 3rd Grade Christmas Math Project Activity Fun Packet December Math Review
Give your 2nd and 3rd grade students meaningful real-world math practice this December with this engaging and fun Christmas activity packet! This multi-day Christmas math project turns holiday learning into fun, authentic problem-solving as students work through realistic Christmas tasks. Perfect for the busy December weeks leading up to Christmas break, this holiday math project keeps students excited and focused while still reviewing essential early-elementary math skills. As students work thr
2nd - 3rd
Basic Operations, Graphing, Telling Time
End of the Year Math ABC Book Project | Digital | Printable | Activity | Packet
end of the school year math packet, course project, culminating project, task This project can be used in almost any grade level, and is ready to use! With this project, students will demonstrate their knowledge of grade level math topics, in an ABC Book format. This would make a great end of the year math project! With your purchase, you will receive two versions of this project: a pdf file for paper-based used, as well as an editable power point for digital learning use. Purchase includes:Ver
1st - 12th
Basic Operations, Math Test Prep, Other (Math)
4th Grade End of Year Math Project Create Farm Activity Multi-Digit Operations
Back to School, End of Year, Enrichment Farm Project Based Learning PBL Activity. This is a perfect end of the year, back to school, math centers, summer camp, or summer school math activity - Printable & Digital Project (EDITABLE) - Build a Farm - multi-digit addition, subtraction, and multiplication (no decimals), money management, area and perimeter calculations. This is a great extension and enrichment for end of the year or summer school activity to practice real-world math. "Create your
3rd - 5th
Basic Operations, Geometry, Math
5th Grade Fractions Design a Room Project Based Learning Activity Project PBL
In this fifth grade level math project based learning (PBL) activity, students use fractions to design and draw a scale model of a room. In order to do this, students will explore multiplication as scaling. They will gain a better understanding of fractions as division and practice multiplying whole numbers by fractions, writing improper fractions as mixed numbers, and simplifying fractions. This activity includes 4 different design projects - a bathroom (x 1/10 scale drawn on a 1/2 inch grid),
4th - 6th
Basic Operations, Fractions, Measurement
CCSS
4.NF.A.1
, 4.NF.B.4
, 5.NF.B.3
+3
Also included in: 5th Grade Fractions Lessons Unit BUNDLE Slides Games Practice Worksheets
Grade 5 & 6 Ontario Math Complete Year | Worksheets, Slides & Projects!
Packed to the max with worksheets, projects, slides, activities, answer keys and more, this FULL YEAR of Grade 5 & 6 Ontario Math package is aligned with Ontario Curriculum expectations and saves you hours of planning time! This Bundle includes Worksheets, Slides, Answer Keys, Key Assessments and Cross-Curricular Projects with rubrics including projects for data management, patterning and coding! This bundle also includes the best-selling Year in Review and Math Facts booklet! Both of these r
5th - 6th
Basic Operations, Financial Literacy, Fractions
Financial Literacy - Pet Ownership - Real-World Math Activity - Budgeting
Teachers are always looking for meaningful financial literacy activities that connect math to real life. This Pet Ownership Financial Literacy Project helps students understand the true cost of owning a pet through budgeting, decision-making, and real-world math. In this activity, students will choose a pet, analyze its needs, calculate expenses, and determine the yearly cost of owning a pet — just like real life! This resource includes everything you need:✅ Teacher Instructions ✅ Discussion
3rd - 5th
Basic Operations, Financial Literacy, Money Math
CCSS
3.MD.C.7
, 4.NBT.B.5
, 5.NBT.B.7
+6
Ugly Christmas Sweater Holiday Party Project Based Learning PBL Activities
Celebrate the holiday season with creativity and excitement through this no-prep Ugly Christmas Sweater Project Based Learning experience! Your seasonal learning will become magical when your kids blend writing, math, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills into a fun, real-world challenge filled with holiday cheer. In this engaging PBL activity, students take charge as event planners tasked with organizing the ultimate Ugly Sweater Holiday Party! As they design their celebration, they’
3rd - 6th
Basic Operations, Writing
Grade 4 & 5 Ontario Math Complete Year | Worksheets, Slides & Projects!
Packed to the max with worksheets, projects, slides, activities, answer keys and more, this FULL YEAR of Grade 4 & 5 Ontario Math package is aligned with Ontario Curriculum expectations and saves you hours of planning time! This Bundle includes Worksheets, Slides, Answer Keys, Key Assessments and Cross-Curricular Projects with rubrics including projects for data management, patterning and coding! This bundle also includes the best-selling Year in Review and Math Facts booklet! Both of these r
4th - 5th
Basic Operations, Fractions, Geometry
Math 7 Full Course Bundle | Integers, Percent, Geometry, Probability, & More
Are you looking for a complete, ready-to-use Math 7 course that’s aligned with the BC curriculum and supports real learning? This bundle has everything you need - no prep required!This course was built to develop students’ conceptual understanding, build fluency, and support mathematical thinking in fun, meaningful, and engaging ways. Each resource is designed with BC’s curricular competencies and new reporting order in mind, using standards-based grading (but flexible enough to adapt to any sys
5th - 11th, Adult Education
Algebra, Basic Operations, Other (Math)
Multiplication & Division Christmas Winter Escape Room 3rd Grade Math Project
This Christmas/winter math escape room is perfect for engaging and challenging your students. Practice a variety of multiplication & division standards while promoting problem-solving, collaboration, and critical thinking. Great for test review, enrichment, or early finishers. This escape room was designed to align with third grade math standards, but it also could work for fourth graders who need review. Tasks/Skills Included:Order of Operations/PEMDASMultiplying by a multiple of 10 Solvi
3rd - 4th
Basic Operations, Math, Order of Operations
CCSS
3.MD.C.7a
, 3.NBT.A.1
, 3.NBT.A.2
+12
Pumpkin Festival PBL Math Project | Fall Halloween October Activity | 4th 5th
This no-prep, digital and printable math project is perfect for 4th and 5th grade students in October, fall, or Halloween season. Students step into the role of festival planners and work through a series of real-world math challenges by designing the layout, following a budget, and making choices to keep their festival fun and affordable. With two versions included (one with whole numbers and one with decimals), you can easily differentiate and give your students the right level of challenge
4th - 6th
Basic Operations, Decimals
CCSS
4.MD.A.1
, 4.MD.A.3
, 4.NBT.B.5
+2
Grade 3 & 4 Ontario Math | Worksheets, Slides & Projects Growing Bundle
Packed to the max with worksheets, projects, slides, activities, answer keys and more, this Grade 3 & 4 Ontario Math package is aligned with Ontario Curriculum expectations and saves you hours of planning time! This Bundle includes Worksheets, Slides, Answer Keys, Key Assessments and Cross-Curricular Projects with rubrics including projects for data management, patterning and coding! This bundle also includes the best-selling Year in Review and Math Facts booklet! Both of these resources are
3rd - 4th
Basic Operations, Money Math, Place Value
Math Review Project | Mixed Operations | Grades 4-6 | PBL | Pack the Pet Shop
Get ready for tails wagging, feathers flying, and calculators buzzing - because your students are about to Pack the Pet Shop! This engaging, real-world math project turns mixed-operations practice into hands-on adventure as students help stock a brand-new pet store. With two differentiated pathways, this project is designed to meet learners where they are while keeping the experience fun, meaningful, and totally immersive. Students will use addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division to
4th - 6th
Basic Operations, Math
Multiplication Chart Times Table True Scale Grid Multiplication Facts Project
Times Table - True Scale Grid Math & Art Project. A group or individual project that visually represents multiplication problems, using rectangles divided into small square units. If students don’t know a multiplication fact, they can count the square units (for example, 3×4 is a rectangle that is 3 by 4 and has 12 square units) or think about multiplication as repeated addition (for example, 3×4 is 3 rows of 4 squares, so 4+4+4). You can use this for World Multiplication Table Day or at a
2nd - 5th
Basic Operations, Numbers, Other (Arts)
CCSS
3.OA.A.1
, 3.OA.C.7
Theme Park Math Project | 3rd–5th Grade End of Year Project | Budgeting, Area
🎢 Looking for a FUN, engaging end-of-year math project your students will LOVE? This Theme Park Design Challenge turns math into a real-world experience with budgeting, area & perimeter, graphing, and more! Bring math to life with this Theme Park Design Challenge, a highly engaging, real-world project perfect for 3rd–5th grade students! Students will design their own theme park while practicing essential math skills like budgeting, area & perimeter, data & graphing, and multi-step problem
3rd - 5th
Basic Operations, Graphing, Money Math
CCSS
3.MD.B.3
, 3.MD.C.5a
, 3.MD.C.5b
+39
Also included in: End of Year Math Projects Bundle | Theme Park & Class Party (Grades 3–5)
5th Grade Math Design a Park by Multiplying Decimals Project Based Learning
In this fifth grade level math project based learning (PBL) activity, students combine their knowledge of elapsed time, multiplication, addition, subtraction, and geometry to construct a 3D park out of paper. Students record how long it takes them to construct each of the paper elements in the park and then calculate the cost by multiplying the price per minute. They must be careful not to overspend their budget. This activity is the perfect way to reinforce skills while incorporating STEAM and
5th - 6th
Basic Operations, Decimals, Geometry
CCSS
5.NBT.B.5
, 5.NBT.B.7
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On TPT (Teachers Pay Teachers), resources for elementary project-based learning math basic operations include lesson plans, classroom activities, and student worksheets that engage young learners in applying addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division strategies in real-world contexts. These materials are designed to help students develop a deeper understanding of fundamental arithmetic skills through hands-on, meaningful projects. Educators can access a wide variety of resources created by teachers that support interactive learning and enhance problem-solving abilities.
On TPT, materials for math basic operations include digital projects, teacher notes, and printable resources that enable students to explore math concepts through extended, authentic activities. These resources provide guidance on designing interdisciplinary projects that combine math with classroom themes, such as shopping, baking, or planning. Each resource is created by experienced teachers to ensure practical, classroom-ready lessons that make math learning engaging and relevant.
By using TPT Project Based Learning Math Basic Operations Resources, teachers save time by accessing ready-to-use materials that connect math skills to real-world applications. Students build critical thinking and problem-solving abilities while exploring math concepts in meaningful contexts. The resources support both structured classroom activities and independent learning, fostering a hands-on approach to mastering fundamental arithmetic.
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