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Differentiated Real World Math Projects | Open-Ended Problem Solving Tasks
This bundle brings together 7 differentiated open-ended math projects for 4th grade and 5th grade students — each one a low floor high ceiling real-world problem solving task available at two levels of challenge. This isn't a worksheet collection. It's a thinking collection. Save up to 30% compared to purchasing individually.Each project puts students in a real situation — managing a budget, planning a meal, making strategic decisions — and asks them to figure out what to do, show their work, an
3rd - 5th
Arithmetic, Math, Other (Math)
CCSS
4.MD.A.2
, 3.NBT.A.2
, 4.NBT.B.4
+7
Logic Puzzles 3rd Grade Math Enrichment Puzzles Games Problem Solving Activities
Brain Teaser Higher Level Thinking Enrichment Logic Puzzles 3rd Grade Math Engaging, hands-on, DIGITAL and PRINTABLE critical thinking and problem-solving math logic puzzle center activities. Quick and easy setup plus clear student directions make these activities perfect for centers or substitute days, too! Give your students fun activities to discover how to problem solve by exploring it on their own using these pig theme math brain teaser tasks. Students will love problem solving as they us
2nd - 4th
Applied Math, Math, Mental Math
CCSS
MP1
, MP2
, MP3
+5
Sleepover Differentiated Math Project | Open-Ended Problem Solving | 4th 5th
This differentiated open-ended math project challenges 4th grade and 5th grade students with real-world problem solving centered around planning the perfect sleepover. Students apply money skills, elapsed time, basic multiplication, and multi-step problem solving through a low floor high ceiling task — at two levels so every learner is challenged. This isn't a worksheet. It's a thinking task.Your students are going to plan an entire sleepover — choosing movies, ordering food, managing a budget,
3rd - 5th
Arithmetic, Math, Money Math
CCSS
3.MD.A.1
, 4.MD.A.2
, 3.NBT.A.2
+5
Vacation Math: Middle School Trip Budget Project Problem Solving 5th 6th 7th 8th
This vacation math project will get students in 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grade excited about using math, budgeting skills, and financial literacy in everyday life: when planning a trip to another city! How to Use:Students will plan a personal vacation including a flight, hotel, transportation, food, attractions, shopping and insurance. I have included two simple budget spreadsheets for students to use a working budget that they can erase and play around with as they plan a final budget for when
5th - 8th
Applied Math, Family Consumer Sciences, Financial Literacy
CCSS
5.NBT.B.7
, 6.NS.C.5
, 6.NS.C.6c
+4
Printable Math Enrichment Game | Critical Thinking Activity | Fast Finisher Work
This Gomoku Enrichment Game is a perfect math enrichment activity. This partner game challenges students to think critically about how to ensure they win the game. This can be used as a math center, or as an option for fast finishers. This is a great printable, no-prep enrichment game! An engaging option for gifted and talented students, as well as everyone else! This game is easy to differentiate to meet your needs. Great for 3rd, 4th, 5th, or 6th grade students. This Product Includes:Student
3rd - 6th
Math
MEGA Math Mazes Bundle: 1st-6th Grade Morning Work, Test Prep, Spiral Review
Our multi-grade level Math Mazes bundle is perfect for morning work, test prep, and spiral review. Review 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, & 6th grade math skills with this multi-grade level bundle of 240 Math Mazes. We include 2 options: no-prep worksheets & google slides Teacher Feedback: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐“My kiddos LOVED this! It was a fun twist on doing the same math, and they didn't even know they were reinforcing their learning! Thanks so much :) Math time is a happier time in my room now!” - Jenny R
1st - 6th
Math, Math Test Prep
Morning Work aligned with Illustrative Math Gr 5 Unit 2
This Morning Work Extra Practice set includes 17 days of printable worksheets aligned with Illustrative Math Grade 5, Unit 2. Use as morning work, extra practice or even home- connection practice! Each day has activities based on work students experience within Unit 2! Students explore and build their understanding of various concepts and skills related to major work of the grade. During this unit, students will build their understandings of fraction as division of the numerator by the denomi
4th - 6th
Math
Morning Work aligned with Illustrative Math Gr 2 Unit 2
This Morning Work Extra Practice set includes 16 days of printable worksheets aligned with Illustrative Math Grade 2, Unit 2. Use as morning work, extra practice or even home- connection practice! Each day has activities based on work students experience within Unit 2. Students add and subtract within 100 using strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and the relationship between addition and subtraction. They then use what they know to solve story problems. These worksheets
1st - 3rd
Math
Also included in: Morning Work BUNDLE aligned with Illustrative Math Gr 2 Units 1 - 5
Matchstick Logic Puzzles for Problem Solving and Critical Thinking
Matchstick Logic PuzzlesProblem Solving and Critical Thinking This hands on, manipulative activity was designed for students to develop their problem solving and critical thinking skills by considering the instructions given to move, remove or add matchsticks to create a new structure. Coming in both a printable task card or digital format, you can decide what works best for your students. It is a great addition to the math classroom and can be used in a variety of ways. These task cards work we
3rd - 6th
Math
Problem Solving Strategies: Guess and check method (Grades 3–8)
🎯 Develop strong problem-solving skills through structured word problem practice. 📌 **Topics Included:** • Acting out the problem • Analyzing tables in word problems • Breaking problems into parts • Drawing a diagram • Guess and check method • Multi step problem planning • Solving two step equations from word problems • Understanding decimal word problems • Understanding fraction word problems • Understanding percent word problems • Using bar models • Using benchmark numbers • Using estimation
3rd - 8th
Applied Math, Arithmetic, Math Test Prep
Morning Work aligned with Illustrative Math Gr 2 Unit 1
This Morning Work Extra Practice set includes 18 days of printable worksheets aligned with Illustrative Math Grade 2, Unit 1. Use as morning work, extra practice or even home- connection practice! Each day has activities based on work students experience within Unit 1. Students make sense and use strategies to solve story problems. Students will also make sense of picture and bar graphs that represent data. Students build toward fluency with addition and subtraction within 99. Perfect for st
K - 2nd
Math
Also included in: Morning Work BUNDLE aligned with Illustrative Math Gr 2 Units 1 - 5
Morning Work aligned with Illustrative Math Gr 1 Unit 6
This set includes 17 days of morning work activities aligned with Illustrative Math Grade 1, Unit 6. Each day has activities based on work students experience within Unit 6. Students measure length and count up to 120 length units. They solve addition and subtraction story problems with unknowns in all positions. This set focuses on continuing addition and subtraction within 100 from the previous unit before focusing on length and measurement. Perfect for students to do for morning work or as
K - 2nd
Math
Also included in: Morning Work BUNDLE aligned with Illustrative Math Gr 1 Units 5 - 8
Morning Work aligned with Illustrative Math Gr 2 Unit 5
This Morning Work Extra Practice set includes 14 days of printable worksheets aligned with Illustrative Math Grade 2, Unit 5. Use as morning work, extra practice or even home- connection practice! Each day has activities based on work students experience within Unit 5 as well as build on their understanding of adding and subtracting within 100 using strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and the relationship between addition and subtraction. Students will build their under
1st - 3rd
Math
Also included in: Morning Work BUNDLE aligned with Illustrative Math Gr 2 Units 1 - 5
Automation vs Manual Systems STEM | Compare Human Work and Automated Systems k-3
⚙️🤖 Automation vs Manual Systems STEM | Compare Human Work and Automated Systems (K–3) Help students explore how technology changes the way people work with this engaging Automation vs Manual Systems STEM activity! Learners compare human-powered tasks and automated systems while investigating speed, accuracy, efficiency, and problem-solving through real-world examples and hands-on STEM activities. This interactive resource guides students to compare, analyze, evaluate, and design systems wh
K - 9th
Other (Math), Other (Science), Robotics
Comparison Problem Situations Task Cards: Differentiated Problem Solving & Key
Mastering comparison problem situations can be a hurdle for many students. This comprehensive set of Comparison Task Cards is designed to bridge the gap between conceptual understanding and numerical fluency. By offering tiered complexity, this resource allows you to meet every learner where they are—whether they are working with basic comparisons or complex multi-step numerical situations. The included mathematical word bank empowers students to articulate their reasoning using precise academi
4th - 6th
Basic Operations, Other (Math)
Morning Work aligned with Illustrative Math Gr 5 Unit 3
This Morning Work Extra Practice set includes 19 days of printable worksheets aligned with Illustrative Math Grade 5, Unit 3. Use as morning work, extra practice or even home- connection practice! Each day has activities based on work students experience within Unit 3! Students continue to build their understanding of multiplication and division of whole numbers to multiply fractions by fractions and divide a whole number and a unit fraction. During this unit, students will Represent and desc
4th - 6th
Math
STAAR Math Problem Solving Kit | Math Mats, Solve Mat, Cut & Paste Cards | 3–5
Make word problems finally CLICK for your students with this engaging, step-by-step STAAR-aligned math problem solving system!This resource gives students a clear structure to break down multi-step problems, choose the correct operation, and explain their thinking with confidence.Perfect for centers, small groups, intervention, and STAAR test prep!⭐ WHAT’S INCLUDED:• Problem Solving Math Mat (guide students through thinking)• Solve Mat (equation, work, model, explain)• Cut & Paste Strategy Cards
2nd - 5th
Basic Operations, Math Test Prep, Other (Math)
Thinkercises (FREE Sample Pages) Activities of Logic & Problem Solving
See 20 samples pages of this 84 page book FREE!
Challenge learners with puzzles and activities that sharpen creative and critical thinking skills. Each 2-page activity sheet is a combination of different puzzles that apply and strengthen problem solving and logic thinking skills.
Each activity sheet is an excellent resource for enrichment or extension learning including practice with analogies, improvisation writing, word connections, and brain teasers. Each activity sheet also focuses on on
3rd - 5th
Math
Printable Math Enrichment Game | Critical Thinking Activity | Fast Finisher Work
This Cram Enrichment Game is a perfect math enrichment activity. This partner game challenges students to think critically about how to ensure they win the game. This can be used as a math center, or as an option for fast finishers. This is a great printable, no-prep enrichment game! An engaging option for gifted and talented students, as well as everyone else! This game is easy to differentiate to meet your needs. Great for 3rd, 4th, 5th, or 6th grade students. This Product Includes:Student Fr
3rd - 6th
Math
Morning Work aligned with Illustrative Math Gr 2 Unit 4
This Morning Work Extra Practice set includes 15 days of printable worksheets aligned with Illustrative Math Grade 2, Unit 4. Use as morning work, extra practice or even home- connection practice! Each day has activities based on work students experience within Unit 4 as well as build on their understanding of adding and subtracting within 100 using strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and the relationship between addition and subtraction. Students will explore the struc
1st - 3rd
Math
Also included in: Morning Work BUNDLE aligned with Illustrative Math Gr 2 Units 1 - 5
Morning Work aligned with Illustrative Math Gr 5 Unit 1
This Morning Work Extra Practice set includes 12 days of printable worksheets aligned with Illustrative Math Grade 5, Unit 1. Use as morning work, extra practice or even home- connection practice! Each day has activities based on work students experience within Unit 1! Students explore and build their understanding of various concepts and skills related to major work of the grade. During this unit, students will explore strategies for finding the volume of rectangular prisms and solid figures
4th - 6th
Math
1st Grade Addition Within 10 Word Problems
Help your students build real math understanding with these Addition Within 10 word problem worksheets — designed for Grade 1 and ready to use the moment you print them. No prep, no fuss. Each page presents relatable story problems that guide students to read a short scenario, write a number sentence, and solve. A worked example is included so students know exactly what's expected before they begin independently. This is the kind of practice that bridges concrete math concepts and abstract think
K - 2nd
Basic Operations, Math Test Prep, Order of Operations
Ancient Civilizations Math Project | Blueprint & Model Public Works Activity 3-5
Bring history and math to life with this hands-on, project-based learning assignment! Students take on the role of Chief Architect and Treasurer for an ancient civilization and design a massive public works project. Using multiplication, division, and problem-solving, they’ll calculate materials, labor costs, and timelines, create a blueprint, and then scale it down to build a physical model of their chosen structure. This engaging resource integrates math, social studies, and persuasive writing
3rd - 5th
Ancient History, Basic Operations, Engineering
Morning Work aligned with Illustrative Math Gr 5 Unit 4
This Morning Work Extra Practice set includes 21 days of printable worksheets aligned with Illustrative Math Grade 5, Unit 4. Use as morning work, extra practice or even home- connection practice! Each day has activities based on work students experience within Unit 4! Students use the standard algorithm to multiply multi-digit whole numbers. During this unit, they also divide whole numbers up to four-digits by two-digits divisors using strategies based on place value and properties of operat
4th - 6th
Math
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