Elementary Math Simulations
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Game of Life- budget simulation
In just one class period, your students will not only understand the importance of creating and sticking to a budget, but also practice creating one! - Students are randomly given a "career card" with correlating annual salary and average student loan debt, if applicable. - They will then use a chart to determine how much of their salary will be taken out in the form of federal tax withholding, state tax withholding, social security, and medicare. - They'll then be given a set of choice card
4th - 10th
Economics , Math
Minecraft Area and Perimeter Project Based Learning 4.MD.3 3.MD.8
4.MD.3 - Apply the area and perimeter formulas for rectangles in real world and mathematical problems. For example, find the width of a rectangular room given the area of the flooring and the length, by viewing the area formula as a multiplication equation with an unknown factor.
Students will plan and design the blueprint for a Minecraft village. They are also given the area or perimeter for some buildings, and will be required to figure out length and width. Use the project with basic grid
3rd - 6th
Geometry, Math, Measurement
Equivalent Fractions in the Real World - Fun Enrichment Activity for Students
Fractions (and especially fraction equivalence) are always so abstract, until you connect them to the real world -like cooking! This is such a fun way to explore equivalent fractions. This resource will help students think critically about equivalent fractions. Recipe Disasters will strengthen your student's skills with benchmark and equivalent fractions with real world problem solving! Students are given a problem page with lots of reading that includes a recipe, and then a problem to solve. T
3rd - 4th
Fractions, Math, Other (Math)
CCSS
3.NF.A.1
, 3.NF.A.2a
, 3.NF.A.3
+6
Measure-Thon - Measurement Project Based Learning
This math simulation is the perfect culminating activity and alternative assessment to measure your students’ understanding of second grade length measurement concepts. During the Measure-Thon math simulation, your students (AKA Mathletes) will compete in four measuring events. They will test their physical strength as they blow, kick, flick and toss a small puff ball through the air, and their mental power as they measure the distance their puff ball travels using centimeters, inches and feet.
2nd
Math, Measurement
CCSS
2.MD.A.1
, 2.MD.A.2
, 2.MD.A.3
+4
Also included in: Measurement Math Enrichment Bundle for Second Grade
Credit Card Simulation
Included in this product you will find a credit card simulation activity that requires students to choose between three different furniture store credit cards (all with different interest rates and special deals). After they choose a credit card and fill out an application, they will practice calculating monthly interest, minimum payments, and remaining balance on a well organized chart that is provided for them. Next, they will use an Excel Spreadsheet (included) to do those same calculations a
5th - 12th
Other (Math)
Stock Market Simulation Game Activity | Stocks Project
This stock market project is a stock market game for upper elementary or middle school students. The activity gives students a basic understanding of how the stock market works. Students invest money in a stock and track their earnings or losses over time. My Stock Market Bingo Game is a perfect supplement to this Stock Market Simulation Activity. You can get both the Stock Market Bingo and the Stock Market Simulation Activity at a discount by purchasing the Stock Market Bingo and Simulation B
4th - 8th
Decimals, Math, Other (Math)
Also included in: Stock Market Simulation Project and Bingo Game Bundle
Fraction Hospital Skill Building Activity & Classroom Transformation
This is a fun, engaging way for your students to apply and practice their learning about fractions! Skills used: Identifying fractions (<1)Fractions (<1 and >1) on a number lineMatching different fraction forms (numbers, number line, part of a set)Word problemsTurn this into a HIGHLY engaging classroom transformation with hospital gowns, gloves, masks, and hair nets! The product includes… Student work packets12 surgery cardsStudents locate fractions on the number line by performing “sti
3rd
Basic Operations, Fractions, Other (Math)
CCSS
3.NF.A.1
, 3.NF.A.2
, 3.NF.A.2a
+1
Election Activity - Electoral College PPT/Notes/Activity - Paper & Digital
Looking for a great bell ringer activity to start class each day?Full Year of Writing/Discussion Prompts - 180 Bell RingersGet ready for the 2024 election with your students!! Used in over 2,500 classrooms, this is the most fun your students will have learning about the Electoral College! I have used this Electoral College activity over and over throughout my two decades in the classroom, and it has always been a hit; especially on an election year! [For the Google Drive version click here].
5th - 8th
Applied Math, Government, U.S. History
Also included in: Bundle: What is the Electoral College? Voting with Mystery Candidates
Ocean Floor Mapping Battleship Game
Teacher Review: "My students are obsessed with this activity! They even ask to play during indoor recess!" - Turner's Teaching Troop (January 22, 2020)Ocean Floor Mapping Battleship includes 36 unique maps of the ocean floor, a recording sheet, a detailed lesson plan with suggested pre-game activities, a blank map students can use to draw their own ocean floor, a diagram showing the layers of the ocean, and easy to follow game instructions. Field tested with sixth-graders, this game challenges
5th - 9th
Earth Sciences, Environment, Graphing
CCSS
5.G.A.1
Also included in: Earth Science Games Bundle
1st Quadrant Coordinate Plane Grid Quadrant 1 Coordinate Graph Mystery Pictures
Make coordinate graphing unforgettable with this holiday Pirate Quest Coordinate Graphing Treasure Hunt—a fun, hands-on math project worksheets for 4th, 5th, and 6th grade students! In this engaging review game, students practice plotting ordered pairs in the first (one) quadrant of the coordinate plane (positive whole numbers) while working to uncover hidden treasure. Perfect for test prep, back-to-school review, end-of-year fun, or even a full pirate-themed classroom transformation! Students
4th - 6th
Graphing, Math, Math Test Prep
CCSS
5.G.A.1
, 5.G.A.2
Force and Motion Science Lab Activities: NASCAR Class Transformation
Are you looking for a fun way to teach about force and motion? Do your students struggle expressing the relationship between force, mass, and motion? This set of science activities will have your students understating the relationship through fun racing science activities. These fun simulation brings real life experience into the classroom making students immediately vested and ready to learn about force and motion. I have designed the lab activities in this classroom transformation to engage st
4th - 6th
Fractions, Measurement, Physical Science
Also included in: Math and Science Lab Classroom Transformations
Valentine's Day Math Project | Conversation Hearts Graphing Lesson & Activity
This Valentine's Day-themed math project introduces your students to four methods for displaying data: Frequency TablesBar GraphsPictographsLine Plots Your students will record observations about each method for displaying data and compare/contrast methods for collecting data. Students will then use this knowledge to solve a problem for Val’s Heart Factory. Love this project idea, but planning to teach graphing at a different time of year? Sal's Sweet Factory will be a perfect fit for your cl
2nd - 3rd
Graphing, Other (Math)
CCSS
2.MD.D.10
, 3.MD.B.3
Coding with Robots - Halloween Trick or Treat for Bee-Bot, Code & Go Mouse, etc
Trick or Treat around Halloween Town is a fun way to introduce coding with the Bee-Bot, Code and Go Mouse Robots, Dash and Dot and others and reinforce learning about algorithms! It is easily adaptable and differentiated so Kindergarten through the upper elementary grades can learn coding and simple algorithms by selecting a picture task card and finding it on their mat! Younger students will learn to code the robot to go forward, backward, turn right and left, while older students can use the
K - 5th
Computer Science - Technology, Math, Robotics
Also included in: Coding & Robotics Big Bundle - Bee-Bot, Code & Go Mouse
Grocery Shopping Healthy Meal Planning Budget Worksheets: Grocery Price List
Help your students learn how to plan healthy meals when they are grocery shopping on a budget! Students will practice meal planning and making a list to shop for healthy grocery items while sticking to a budget. This package includes lists of all the grocery items with current realistic prices, so there is NO PREP! This math lesson helps develop important life skills and financial literacy for students in the middle grades (5th, 6th, 7th, or 8th grade). How to Use:Print 5 worksheets for each
5th - 8th
Decimals, Family Consumer Sciences, Financial Literacy
CCSS
5.NBT.B.7
, 6.NS.B.3
, MP4
2nd & 3rd Grade Data and Graphing Math Project | Bar Graphs, Line Plots & More
This graphing math project introduces your students to four methods for displaying data: ★ Frequency Tables ★ Bar Graphs ★ Pictographs ★ Line Plots ★ Your students will have the opportunity to record observations about each method for displaying data and compare/contrast methods for collecting data. They will then use this knowledge to solve a problem for Sal’s Sweet Factory. *************************************************************************** THE BIG PROBLEM YOUR STUDENTS WILL SOLVE:S
2nd - 3rd
Graphing, Other (Math)
CCSS
2.MD.D.10
, 3.MD.B.3
Disney World Virtual Field Trip for Grades 1-4 || Google Classroom Ready
PERFECT for early finishers, supply teacher days, or use during distance learning. This is a great activity for students to work on "little bits at a time" and come back to when they're finished with their other work. The file lives in their Google Drive, so can be accessed at any time! Take your kids to the happiest place on Earth! This Disney World Virtual Field Trip is designed for use in Google Classroom. Students need to have their own Google logins in order to be able to work with the proj
1st - 4th
English Language Arts, Math
Also included in: Virtual Field Trips for Primary Students: Bundle
Fin Lit - The Financial Literacy Game for Middle and High School
Financial Literacy was new to my curriculum this year and I really struggled to find engaging financial literacy activities for middle schoolers. Enter Fin Lit, the financial literacy game I created to teach students about the realities of earning money, a budget, and real life situations that come up out of the blue! The game was created to be used in a 7th grade classroom however, I think the financial literacy game could be modified and played as young as 5th grade, in middle school, and in
5th - 12th, Higher Education
Math, Social Studies
Colonial Money - Using Pounds, Shillings, and Pence in Colonial America
Colonial America is fascinating! Add a new layer of interest and excitement to your teaching of the 13 Colonies with this Colonial Money Mini-Unit!
I try to give my students a “deep dive” into the 18th Century and this colonial money resource is the perfect way to give students an inside view of life in Colonial America.
Students will learn so much more than just pounds, shillings, and pence. They will learn about wages, item values, primary source inventories, and more.
The use of a littl
5th - 6th
Other (Math), Social Studies, U.S. History
Coding with Robots - Pirate Treasure Hunt for Bee-Bot, Code & Go Mouse, Dash
This activity is a fun way to introduce coding with the Bee-Bot, Code and Go Mouse Robots, Dash and Dot and others and reinforce learning about algorithms! It is easily adaptable and differentiated so Kindergarten through the upper elementary grades can learn coding and simple algorithms by selecting a picture task card and finding it on their mat! Younger students will learn to code the robot to go forward, backward, turn right and left, while older students can use their skills to explore ne
K - 5th
Computer Science - Technology, Math, Robotics
Also included in: Coding & Robotics Big Bundle - Bee-Bot, Code & Go Mouse
Dog Sled Race Project Based Learning
This engaging project allows students to use a variety of math and language skills in a relevant simulation. They will plan, prepare, and race in a Dog Sled Race. Here's a list of the different activities included in this project: Activity 1: Your Team: Students create their dog team. They draw pictures of each of their 6 dogs and name them. They also develop a team logo. Activity 2: Sled Dog Care: Students read a passage describing the needs of their sled dogs. They follow up by answerin
4th - 6th
Basic Operations, Creative Writing, Measurement
Also included in: Project Based Learning Bundle
Force and Motion Science Review Football Classroom Transformation
Are you looking for a low-prep way to review force and motion standards before the big test? This easy to set-up test review game will have students, immediately vested on the of force and motion benchmarks within a real-world experience. Students compete in a game of football where every question they answer lets them gain yards towards the final touchdown! The EDITABLE file makes it appropriate for any grade level! You can create your own problems or use the ones your textbook for a fun twis
4th - 6th
English Language Arts, Math, Science
Also included in: Math and Science Lab Classroom Transformations
Stock Market Crash Activity │Great Depression Interactive PowerPoint Team Game
This interactive PowerPoint activity will review the climate of the 1920's and introduce the basics of trading on the stock market to your 5th graders. Students will work together in "investment teams" and trade on the stock market with their starting $1,000. The game winds its way through the 1920s, eventually crashing on Black Tuesday. ⭐ TEACHING TIPI highly recommend using this as an activity to introduce the stock market crash. The first time I tried this activity, I had already taug
5th - 8th
Basic Operations, Social Studies, U.S. History
Data Detectives Bar Graph & Pictograph Mystery Activity
Engage your students with this data mystery! You left data in the classroom overnight and someone snuck in and completely scattered it. Oh no! In this activity, your students are data analysts who will use clues to reassemble the scattered pieces of bar graphs and pictographs. This product includes... 4 graph starters for your students to complete (2 bar graphs, 2 pictographs)18 pieces (including some decoys) of graphs for your students to analyze and match to a graph starter8 cluesAND everythi
3rd - 4th
Basic Operations, Graphing, Other (Math)
CCSS
3.MD.B.3
Ecosystems- Roadrunners and Coyotes NGSS Middle School LS2-1
Turn your students into an active ecosystem. This activity is similar to the classic Oh Deer simulation with a roadrunner and coyote twist. This sequence of NGSS aligned activities/assessments includes two simulation activities in which students are in the roles of a population of roadrunners, a predator (coyote), and resources (food, water, shelter). Students collect, graph, and analyze data to look for cause and effect relationships in an ecosystem. Reading and writing pages are included alon
5th - 7th
Environment, Graphing, Science
NGSS
MS-LS2-1
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About elementary math simulations resources
On TPT (Teachers Pay Teachers), this page features elementary math simulation resources that engage students with interactive activities, digital models, and hands-on experiments. These materials support inquiry-based learning by allowing young learners to explore mathematics concepts through dynamic, visual experiences. Educators can integrate tools that make abstract ideas concrete, helping students develop a deeper understanding of topics like fractions, shapes, measurement, and algebra. Using TPT resources, teachers can access ready-to-use simulations that enhance classroom instruction and make math lessons more engaging.
Browse a variety of digital simulations on TPT created by teachers for elementary students. These include interactive games, virtual manipulatives, and step-by-step explorations that promote critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Math simulations provide a fun, hands-on way for students to learn and practice concepts, reinforce lessons, and build confidence. Each resource offers structured lessons or activities that suit classroom, homework, or remote learning environments.
Save time preparing engaging instruction while supporting student exploration with ready-made simulations on TPT. Educators access resources designed by experienced teachers to enhance understanding, encourage curiosity, and make learning math fun. These simulations align with math curriculum standards and provide effective tools for applied, exploratory, and interactive education.
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