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Looking for an engaging, non-curricular math task to kick off your school year? Backpack Bonanza is a Building Thinking Classrooms-aligned activity that gets your 3rd graders thinking, collaborating, and problem-solving on day one—without needing any curriculum materials! This low-floor, high-ceiling task is designed to build community, introduce math routines, and develop reasoning in a fun, back-to-school theme using backpacks, lunchboxes, and classroom supplies. You will get a Google Slide

Excite your students with an Interactive Math Mystery. There is a map with 6 suspects included. There are 5 clues that will narrow down the suspects to the culprit! Each clue is one page, and includes math skills. This product focused on comparing numbers: --Rounding to the Nearest 10 --Rounding to the Nearest 100 --Estimating Sums and Differences --Rounding Story Problems --Rounding Puzzles No prep needed, just print and copy! Use in whole group, small groups, partners or even as individuals.

Excite your students with an Interactive Math Mystery. There is a map with 6 suspects included. There are 5 clues that will narrow down the suspects to the culprit! Each clue is one page, and includes math skills. This product focused on comparing numbers: --Equal Groups --Repeated Addition --Arrays --Jumps on a Numberline --Skip Counting No prep needed, just print and copy! Use in whole group, small groups, partners or even as individuals.

Excite your students with an Interactive Math Mystery. There is a map with 6 suspects included. There are 5 clues that will narrow down the suspects to the culprit! Each clue is one page, and includes math skills. This product focused on place value: --Base ten blocks --Expanded form --Number patterns --Value of digits --Place value riddles No prep needed, just print and copy! Use in whole group, small groups, partners or even as individuals.

Excite your students with an Interactive Math Mystery. There is a map with 6 suspects included. There are 5 clues that will narrow down the suspects to the culprit! Each clue is one page, and includes math skills. This product focused on comparing numbers: --Ordering Numbers --Greater than, Less than, Equal to --10; 100; 1,000 More and Less --Placing Numbers on a Number Line --Hundreds Chart Pieces No prep needed, just print and copy! Use in whole group, small groups, partners or even as individ