Elementary Basic Operations Simulations
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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
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
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
Going to the Championship Football Game Project Based Learning
Championship Game Math & ELA Project | Real-World Budgeting, Problem Solving & Writing ActivityEngage your students in an exciting, real-world learning experience with this Championship Game Project! (Please note: “Super Bowl” is a trademarked term and not authorized for use in commercial products. This resource intentionally uses the term Championship Game.)✨ Updated for the 2026 Championship Game in Santa Clara, California ✨ In this cross-curricular math and language arts project, student
3rd - 6th
Applied Math, Basic Operations, Creative Writing
Also included in: Project Based Learning Bundle
Classroom Economy Unit | Real-World Budgeting, Money Management & Decimal Math
Engage your students with this comprehensive Classroom Economy Unit, designed to teach real-world money skills, budgeting, and adding/subtracting decimals! This hands-on simulation allows students to experience adult responsibilities in the classroom by writing checks, paying rent and bills, using “credit cards,” and managing a budget. Students will develop financial literacy, math skills, and responsibility while having fun earning money, completing jobs, and participating in a classroom eco
4th - 6th
Basic Operations, Numbers
Smartboard: The Doorbell Rang
This is a Smartboard file to be used while reading The Doorbell Rang by Pat Hutchins. The file consists of 5 screens, each with an increasing number of plates (labeled with character names) that need to be filled with the 12 available cookies. The cookies can be moved onto the plates to help students see the concepts of division and multiplication.
1st - 3rd
Basic Operations
Dinosaur Themed Differentiated Multiplication Project
Turn your students into paleontologists with this differentiated multiplication project. Your students will totally "dig" getting to create their paleontologist ID badge, buying their paleontology tools, setting up their dig site, and using their magnifying glasses on different dino bones. This product includes pages that help students practice basic, single digit multiplication and multi-digit multiplication (2 digit x 1 digit and 2 digit x 2 digit). This product also helps students practi
3rd - 4th
Applied Math, Basic Operations, Math
CCSS
3.MD.C.5
, 3.MD.C.5a
, 3.MD.C.5b
+7
Also included in: 3rd Grade Math Project Bundle
Real-to-Life Classroom Economy System | Math Class Structure
PURPOSE: This real-to-life, year-long simulation allows students to see what earning a paycheck feels like as well as many other life events we all run into concerning money: reoccurring bills, loans, second jobs, banking paperwork, and of course debt. Don’t just print out classroom dollars for your students to shuffle around – using my guide they will set up a checking account, fill out bank deposit slips, complete job applications, balance a checkbook and so much more. Every single piece of “g
3rd - 8th
Basic Operations, Numbers
Project Based Learning Bundle
PBL Lessons will engage your students as they create simulations of real live event learning tasks. Students will engage and think critically as they go through these projects. Students love learning when it is real, relevant, and engaging! How to Start a School Newscast is a guide to help teachers or administrator start a school newscast. STEM Starting a School Post Office will introduce students to many important economics concepts as they start and run a School Post Office Simulation. Stud
3rd - 6th
Basic Operations
Market Day Escape Room & Entrepreneurship PBL | Financial Literacy STEM Project
Market Day Escape Room & Entrepreneurship PBL | Financial Literacy STEM ProjectYou don’t need another “business project” that leaves students coloring logos while you try to figure out what they are actually supposed to learn. You need a classroom-ready Market Day project that teaches real financial literacy, gives students meaningful teamwork roles, and walks them from business idea to presentation without leaving you to build everything from scratch. That is what this resource does. Market Day
4th - 5th
Basic Operations, Reading, Writing
CCSS
4.MD.A.2
, 5.NBT.B.7
, 4.OA.A.3
+10
Thanksgiving Feast: Project Based Instruction
Thanksgiving Math Project: Plan a Thanksgiving Feast (Real-World Math Activities)Engage your students in a fun and meaningful Thanksgiving math project where they plan an entire Thanksgiving feast from start to finish! Students apply real-world math skills to solve practical problems — from calculating serving sizes and calories using real food labels, to budgeting, shopping, and planning a meal for a group. This hands-on math project helps students see how math connects to everyday life
3rd - 5th
Basic Operations, Other (Math)
Also included in: Project Based Learning Bundle
Cookie Coal Mining Activity Pack
*Science*Math*Reading* With this pack, your students will learn about coal and its significance as a natural resource. Resources include a reading and response activity, interpreting data about US state's coal production, and finally a hands-on mining experience in which students will create a financial plan for their own mining excursion (in a cookie)! Pages Included: -Informational passage: About Coal Mining -Comprehension response: pros and cons; determine the meaning of words -Interpreting d
2nd - 4th
Basic Operations, Engineering, Informational Text
CCSS, NGSS
2.MD.D.10
, 3.MD.B.3
, 2.NBT.B.7
+4
Also included in: Boho Themed Literacy BUNDLE
FREE Restaurant Simulation - Add and Subtract Money Math Center with 3 Levels
Looking to incorporate real-world examples of adding and subtracting money into your classroom? Your students will LOVE this restaurant menu simulation! This activity can be used with any menu and across multiple grade levels. Your students will be extremely engaged as they practice these elementary math skills. Included in this document:✅ Level 1- Customer orders a drink and entrée ✅ Level 2- Customer orders a drink, entrée, and dessert ✅ Level 3- Customer orders a drink, appetizer, entrée, and
3rd - 5th
Basic Operations, Decimals, Math
CCSS
2.NBT.B.5
, 3.NBT.A.2
, 4.NBT.B.4
+1
1st Grade Math Progress Monitoring Prep, FL BEST Standards, 5 PowerPoints w/ Aud
Practice and prepare for the 1st grade math Progress Monitoring (PM2 and PM3). I created these 5 PowerPoints to help students practice for the 1st grade Florida math standards in a manner similar to the actual Renaissance STAR Math assessment. Each PowerPoint has 10 questions. When the student clicks on their answers, they are told whether they are correct or incorrect. The questions are read to the student, just like in the actual Progress Monitoring assessment. I designed this to be used
1st
Basic Operations, Math, Math Test Prep
Micro:bit Coding Journal & PRIME Project (SDG 4: Education for All)
SDG 4: Education for All – micro:bit Coding Journal & PRIME ProjectMakeCode | micro:bit | Block Coding | Sustainable Development Goals | STEM | Digital Learning(PDF - Printable or online workbooks)Help students explore coding with purpose through this engaging SDG 4: Quality Education micro:bit project. Students become technology designers as they create and improve a maths learning tool using MakeCode block coding and the micro:bit while investigating how technology can support education for
5th - 12th
Basic Operations, Computer Science - Technology, Social Emotional Learning
Multiplication & Division Error Analysis Bundle | National Park Missions Grade 4
National Park Rescue Missions Series Multiplication & Division Error Analysis Bundle | Grades 4–5 Turn math practice into an unforgettable adventure with the National Park Rescue Missions Series, a story-driven bundle of multiplication and division error analysis activities set in some of America’s most exciting national parks and natural landmarks! Students become part of high-stakes rescue teams as they solve multiplication and division challenges to survive dangerous missions, protect wildl
4th - 5th
Applied Math, Arithmetic, Basic Operations
Fractions Error Analysis Bundle | Story-Based Math Mission | Grades 3-5
Fractions Error Analysis Bundle | Math Centers & Story-Based Survival Missions | Grades 3–5Turn fraction practice into an exciting series of survival adventures where students solve problems, analyze mistakes, and think critically through every mission. This engaging bundle combines fractions practice, error analysis, and story-based learning across 5 unique survival-themed math missions designed for Grades 3–5. Students don’t just solve problems, they compare two student solutions, determine wh
3rd - 5th
Applied Math, Basic Operations, Fractions
Balancing a Checkbook Activity | Financial Literacy Math Practice | Economy
Help your students build real-world financial literacy skills with this engaging Balancing a Checkbook Activity! Designed to give students hands-on practice with money management, this activity teaches learners how to track deposits, withdrawals, and balances—an essential life skill they’ll use for years to come. Perfect for upper elementary or middle school, this resource fits seamlessly into a classroom economy simulation, personal finance unit, or math enrichment lesson. Students will app
4th - 7th
Basic Operations, Numbers
Dramatic Play 8-Set Bundle | Kindergarten & Grade 1 Centers
🍕 Dramatic Play Mega Bundle | 8 Real-World Role Play Sets for Kindergarten & Grade 1 Save time and money with this Dramatic Play Mega Bundle, featuring 8 engaging dramatic play sets designed for Kindergarten and Grade 1! This bundle gives you a full year of play-based, hands-on learning centers that build social skills, language, and early math through meaningful real-world role play. Perfect for teachers who love low-prep centers that keep students engaged while learning through play.
K - 1st
Basic Operations, Other (ELA), Social Emotional Learning
The Chocolate Shop: Project Based Learning
Engage your students in a fun relevant project creating and managing a chocolate shop. A variety of skills are used in this project including basic math skills such as addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Fractions, percents, and measurement conversions are also used. Students engage in language arts skills as well such as reading direcitons, writing, and creative art. Use this project over the course of a week, individually, partners, or cooperative groups; the possibilities
3rd - 6th
Applied Math, Basic Operations, Measurement
Also included in: Project Based Learning Bundle
Bank Account Math Game: Elementary Financial Literacy Lesson 3rd 4th 5th 6th
This fun, elementary financial literacy lesson and math game teaches students in 3rd, 4th, 5th or 6th grade about spending and saving money and bank account balances. It is a great way to practice lots mental math using addition and subtraction of numbers up to 4 digits. Students will want to play again and again to see if they can get a higher bank balance the next time! How to Use: Go through the two worksheets to teach students about bank account vocabulary: deposit, withdraw, balance, deb
3rd - 6th
Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Financial Literacy
CCSS
3.NBT.A.2
, 4.NBT.B.4
, MP4
+1
One-Room Schoolhouse 1800s Bundle | Pioneer School Day Simulation & Lesson Plans
🔷 One-Room Schoolhouse 1800s Bundle | Pioneer School Day Simulation & Lesson Plans | No Prep 🔷 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION This One-Room Schoolhouse 1800s Bundle combines two engaging, no-prep resources to create an immersive and memorable historical learning experience for students. Perfect for social studies units, special history days, or cross-curricular projects, this bundle allows students to step back in time and experience what a typical school day was like during the 1800s. Teachers ca
2nd - 6th
Basic Operations, Reading, U.S. History
Project Based Learning: Relevant Math and Language Skills
Engage your students with this fun project! Students work in teams or individually to design a dog house. A variety of math skills are practiced including area,volume, measurement conversions, addition, subtraction, and multiplication. ELA skills are also integrated as students write persuasive letters and give oral presentations on their creations. Giving students relevant contexts to apply skills is a meaningful way for students to construct conceptual understanding and see a useful appli
4th - 6th
Basic Operations, Measurement, Writing
Also included in: Project Based Learning Bundle for Dog Lovers
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About elementary math basic operations simulations resources
On TPT (Teachers Pay Teachers), elementary math basic operations simulations resources provide hands-on, digital, or printable materials that help students practice addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. These resources include interactive simulations, worksheets, lesson plans, and practice games that make learning fundamental arithmetic engaging and accessible. Educators can access curated collections that support classroom instruction, homework assignments, or independent practice, ensuring students build fluency and confidence with math operations.
TPT sellers create a wide range of elementary math resources, including digital simulations, printables, and lesson materials that enable students to explore and master basic operations. These resources are designed to reinforce foundational skills through interactive activities such as virtual manipulatives, puzzles, and practice exercises. The digital and physical materials are suitable for classroom, hybrid, or remote learning, and are created by experienced educators and curriculum developers.
This page on TPT provides a variety of elementary math basic operations simulation materials that help teachers and homeschooling parents strengthen students’ arithmetic skills. Access ready-to-use resources that save time while providing engaging tools for developing fluency, accuracy, and problem-solving strategies in core math operations using both hands-on and digital formats.
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