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Create Your Own Sweet Shop!!This math project will allow students to practice multiple skills in a real-world context. It works great as independent practice or even as an extension or enrichment activity for your fast-finishers. Students will get to plan their own Sweet Shop and practice several key math skills. I used this around Halloween time because the sweets theme still felt festive without stepping on the toes of those who may not celebrate, however, I think it would be great at any

This escape-room like challenge is perfect for use around Valentine's Day! This can be an easy print-and-go activity to review/pratice fraction standards. Play is simple, with students checking the name they reveal through the questions with you to move on to the next challenge. Once all 5 names have been revealed, they have saved the day! If you don't have time for all 5 challenges included or haven't gotten to those particular standards for a challenge, no problem! Simply take it out (use

This is a great multi-use resource for some festive math practice at Winter Break/Christmas time! With a total of 104 question cards covering all 12 multiplication facts, you have plenty of options of how to use them aside from the included printable board game. The board game is played just like Battleship, except each person sets up their “team" for their partner to try and “hit" in the snowball fight.  Students must answer a question card to guess a spot on the game board. If it is a "hit" th

This is a great multi-use resource for some festive math practice at Thanksgiving time! With a total of 60 question cards covering rounding, area, all 4 operations, and 1 and 2 step word problems you have plenty of options of how to use them aside from the included printable board game. The board game is played just like Battleship, except each person sets up a "Thanksgiving Feast" for their partner to try and "eat." Students must answer a question card to guess a spot on the game board. I

This heart themed resource is perfect for use around Valentine's Day, if you're working on a kindness unit/focus in class, or just because it's cute! Easy print and go task cards for addition and subtraction within 1,000. The included puzzle game takes some prep with the cutting, but is well worth it for the engagement factor it will add to your students' learning experience! Play is simple, with students earning a piece of the puzzle for each correctly answered task card. Once they have ear

This Shape Attributes Scavenger Hunt lesson is a great introduction activity to your geometry unit! It incorporates reading comprehension and engages students with a fun Christmas themed mission. Students must help the elves save the magical Christmas tree that protects their village by finding the various codes words and unscrambling the secret final code. Only then will the elves (and your students) be able to open the door and retrieve the tree... Students can start at any card an

This is a great multi-use resource for some festive math practice at Winter Break/Christmas time! With a total of 104 question cards covering all 12 multiplication facts, you have plenty of options of how to use them.  A few ways I’ve implemented them are as station work, pull a few key cards and have them move around the room to solve them all, or set them up in a tic-tac-toe board and solve to mark the spot! The options are only limited to your imagination! I’ve also included a card number ref

This is a great print-and-go resource for some festive math practice at Halloween time! Time goes fast on holiday school days so this is a shorter activity to give students two-step word problem practice using all 4 operations. It has 4 total two-step word problems and is a great follow up activity to a short mini-lesson during your math block. Students must escape the Evil Pumpkin King by getting past his guard with the correct code. Freedom (and hopefully and little prize if you can swing

This FREEBIE will help you provide some festive math practice at Winter Break/Christmas time! This is a sample from my Winter Wonderland Multiplication Task Cards product and includes a total of 8 question cards covering all the x2 multiplication facts.   A few ways I’ve implemented them are as station work, pull a few key cards and have them move around the room to solve them all, or set them up in a tic-tac-toe board and solve to mark the spot! The options are only limited to your imagination