Lisa O'Laughlin

Looking for an activity to use on Halloween? This is a great one! This activity provides 32 Halloween math story problems printed on pumpkins. Students will solve the problems and record their answers on the provided answer sheet. The fun part is passing the pumpkins around the room and solving the silly problems. Here are two sample problems: 1. Renee bought 5 Halloween pencils. Her friend gave her 3 more. Renee then lost 2 of them. How many does she have left? 2. Each broom can hold 6 witc

Looking for an activity to use before Thanksgiving? This is a great one! This activity provides 32 Thanksgiving math story problems printed on turkeys. Students will solve the problems and record their answers on the provided answer sheet. The fun part is "tossing" the turkeys around the room and solving the problems. Here are three sample problems: 1. The Native Americans and Pilgrims brought 12 turkeys. If the Native Americans brought 8, how many did the Pilgrims bring? 2. Ryan invited 4 f

Looking for an activity to use before OR after the winter break? This is a great hands-on activity that involves winter math word problems without any reference to religious holidays such as Christmas or Kwanzaa. Students will solve the problems and record their answers on the provided answer sheet. The fun part is "scooting around the room" to find and solve the problems. Here are three sample problems: 1. Bruce found a snow globe at the store. It was on sale for $3.35. If he bought 2 snow g

Looking for an activity to use on Valentine's Day? This is a great one! This activity provides 32 Valentine's Day math story problems printed on hearts. Students will solve the problems and record their answers on the provided answer sheet. The fun part is "handing over the hearts" and passing them around the room to solve the silly problems. Here are two sample problems: 1. Cupid chased Calvin for 4 miles on Monday, 3 miles on Tuesday, and 7 miles on Wednesday before he finally caught him. H

Looking for an activity to use before the holiday break? This is a great one! This activity provides 32 Christmas/Winter math story problems printed on Santas. Students will solve the problems and record their answers on the provided answer sheet. The fun part is "sliding" the Santas around the room and solving the problems. Here are three sample problems: 1. Gloria brought 10 candy canes to the holiday party, and Ken brought 12. After Morgan ate 4 of the candy canes, how many were left? 2.