Elevator Classroom

2nd-3rd Grade Version: Students work on understanding table data and place value addition and subtraction up to the hundreds place. 4th-5th Grade Version: Students work on understanding decimals. 6th-7th Grade Version: Students work on applying percentages with sales and taxes. To edit any of the documents, open the .docx files in Google Docs and adjust the page margins to 0.5". Otherwise, simply print the PDF files. As an extension activity, you could make smoothies as a class, create business

This math center activity builds a student's understanding of area and perimeter through creating a blueprint of a student's dream house. The 4-room provided example offers a built-in model for students to follow. If you'd like to change the dimensions of any of the rooms, open the .pptx file and adjust the numbers and content yourself. Once you have the exact dimensions and room names that you want, you can take a screenshot of the house and add it to your .docx instructions file. In the downlo

This math center activity builds a student's understanding of perimeter through creating a blueprint of a haunted house. The 4-room provided example offers a built-in model for students to follow. In the downloadable Zip file are .pdf files and matching .docx files. If you want to edit any of the content to better fit your students’ needs, open the .docx version of the file in Google Docs and adjust each of the page margins to 0.5 inches. There are visual instructions for how to edit your page m

Students do careful math budgeting and writing about their theme park in this activity that can last as little as 1 class period, or as long as a week. Once they've decided what rides go into their theme park, they write an online review of their park, then calculate if their park makes a profit in the first three days, or goes out of business. The numbers and writing portions are more centralized around fourth/fifth grade standards, but the activities can be easily adjusted to higher levels. A

Students start with $20. They decide what accessories they want to purchase for their person and buy them. They keep track of how much money they've spend and then paste or draw the accessories they purchased onto their person. After they go through this activity, they can then create their own accessories for another student to work with and budget. This activity is flexible for students between 1st and 4th grade. As seen on TV! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fr3iris88BQ

Check out this engaging and multidisciplinary 1-week activity. This has math, literacy, and hands-on components. Students can work independently or in partnerships to create their own circus by working with a budget when they hire different performing acts, interviewing the ringmaster for the local newspaper, and constructing their circus tents. The content of the activity is currently designed for students between 3rd and 6th grade, but it could be adjusted to go lower or higher. If you want to

In this activity, students get a budget to build their zoo. Level 1 is $100, Level 2 is $1,000, and Level 3 is $100,000. These are all in Google Slideshow form (.pptx). When you virtually share these with your students (if you're remote teaching), you may want to consider using the technique shown here by the YouTube channel Teacher's Tech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ROGr_57DhI I would also recommend having them make fun Flipgrid videos to advertise their zoos - why people should go there

Perfect for math centers or homework assignment. In this download are 16 logic problems, 4 for each grade level (2nd-5th). All 16 logic problems include the answer key, and allow you to meet your students where they are in their math journey. Corresponding logic problem video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uj3aAH3ag94Also included in the download are two blank templates for students to create their own logic problems.

Check out this engaging and multidisciplinary 1-week activity. This has math, literacy, and hands-on components. Students can work independently or in partnerships to create their own NFL team by working with a budget when they hire players, interviewing their players for the local newspaper, and building their stadiums. The content of the activity is currently designed for students between 3rd and 6th grade, but it could be adjusted to go lower or higher. If you want to edit the numbers and li

This is a 2-4 person game where students choose a horse and take turns rolling a 6-sided die, adding onto the number they've already made it to. By laminating the sheets and using dry-erase markers, students can reuse and continue to write their addition sentences for each race on the same sheet. If you want to edit any of the sheets, open the .pptx file in Google Docs.

This read-aloud or independent reading reading story helps students gain some understanding of fractions being part of a whole, and how fractions change depending on what we consider the whole. This is a 5th grade math standard, but could still provide good visual learning for students as low as 3rd grade. To see and hear my reading of it, go here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2U5e1sIGUfcThe download includes the PDF file, as well as the .pptx file that you can edit by opening it in Google D

For this math center activity, students create a number pattern puzzle for each other - a possible example would be a pattern that rotates between two operations (x2, -7). The patterns will range in complexity depending on the student's abilities and grade level standards. Once students create their number pattern, they will cut out their anagram number pattern for other students to solve. In the downloadable Zip file are .pdf files and matching .docx files. If you want to edit any of the con

This is a game that focuses on addition or multiplication using whole numbers or fractions. All you need are two dice of any kind. You can use 6-sided, 8-sided, 10-sided, 20-sided: https://www.amazon.com/Wiz-Dice-Pack-Random-Polyhedral/dp/B01KN7REWQ/ref=sr_1_20_sspa?keywords=dice&qid=1574608397&sr=8-20-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEzM0VOVVJUM1c0TTNQJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwMjAwNDA5MVFPUFBGN1NMRVlGOCZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwMzYwMzEyMzhUOEpKUERINktPSSZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX210ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2

There are 3 levels of difficulty you can choose from for your students. Once your students understand the base 60 time system, they can start this activity as early as 3rd grade. Students will choose their favorite birthday activities and fill the entire 24 hours of their birthday with the activities. As they track the activities' duration, they also track what time it is. Make sure they're aware of when to change from AM to PM. If you want to edit any of the documents, use the .docx files by

This story, Daisy The Dog Walker, is a supplementary somewhat interactive text that helps students grasp the base 10 number system. This is particularly helpful for students who struggle using place value charts and/or counting blocks. This is geared toward 1st-4th graders who need additional help with number decomposition. The text includes several addition questions that students need to answer based on the story. If you want to edit any of the story, open the .pptx file. A PDF file is also

This is a very easy 2-player game that helps students count by 5, understand multiplication in a different way, and enjoy themselves with the format of football. It requires one 6-sided die. Ideal for 2nd and 3rd grade. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fr3iris88BQ

Using cut out tokens, or simply writing in the possible answers, students break apart big visual representations of numbers. The activity is focused on 5's and 10's, but doesn't have to be. For reuse, laminate and use dry erase marker. Try having struggling students cross out the number of each item they use for each decomposition. To edit the the numbers in order to better accommodate your students, use the .pptx file. Otherwise, the PDF file is ready to print.

Students use data from last year's census in Washington, DC and Montgomery County, Maryland to solve a puzzle. Using a series of big number addition and subtraction problems and an understanding of place value, students go to a link to determine if the 9-character password they solved for was accurate or not. This could be done as a group race or a challenge problem for individuals/partners to work through. The website I link to is a blogspot page I started solely for this puzzle - it's just a

This story includes multiple questions to solve and built-in place value charts for students to work on their ones, tens, and hundreds movement. The download also includes a large PDF version of a ones, tens, and hundreds place value chart, which you could laminate and have students work on independently throughout the story in order to answer the questions. Bundling in the story is expressed with a large arrow. To edit the story should you want to fit your students' needs better, open the .ppt

This is a subtraction game using multiples of 10. Students shade in belly layers of 10 pounds until the characters they're playing each lose all 100 pounds. As they go and shade away each layer of belly, they also write down the subtraction sentence. You can get percentage dice here for just percentage dice: https://www.amazon.com/Random-Polyhedral-Dice-Multiple-Wiz/dp/B00U1OPMP8/ref=sr_1_21