VALENTINE'S DAY MATH ACTIVITIES February Project Based Learning PBL 3rd Grade
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Description
These project-based learning Valentine's Day activities will engage your 2nd, 3rd, or 4th grade students as they practice their math and writing skills in a fun and creative way. As part of this PBL task, students take on the role of bakery owners selling Valentine's Day Cookies.
Throughout the project they will:
- double, triple, and halve recipes (working with fractions)
- get their groceries (working with money)
- create a schedule for baking the cookies (working with telling time and elapsed time)
- multiply to fill orders (working with multiplication)
- put cookies on the baking sheets in columns and rows (working with arrays)
- compose process writing explaining how to decorate cookies (working with process writing)
- write descriptive paragraphs (working with descriptive writing)
- create a bar graph and analyze data (working with graphing and data analysis)
THIS RESOURCE IS GREAT FOR
◼️ writing lessons
◼️ math lessons
◼️ enrichment
◼️ extensions
◼️ Valentine's Day activities
◼️ writing centers
◼️ math centers
◼️ project-based learning activities
◼️ fast finisher tasks
◼️ independent work
◼️ sub plans
◼️ homework
WHAT IS INCLUDED:
✔ project checklist to help students to use to stay organized and on-task
✔ logo design template for students to use their creativity and get excited about the project
✔ bakery design template for students to use their creativity to design their dream bakery
✔ recipe for delicious Valentine’s Day sugar cookies
✔ supply list template to guide students in brainstorming what they need
✔ making more or less cookies activity so students can practice fractions
✔ baking schedule activity for students to practice their addition skills and converting minutes to hours
✔ baking schedule activity so students can practice telling time and elapsed time
✔ grocery shopping activity for students to practice adding money and coin combinations
✔ how many cookies activity for students to practice multiplication or repeated addition
✔ arranging cookies, which gives students practice with arrays
✔ how to decorate a cookie writing activity so students can practice their process writing skills
✔ the valentine cookie writing activity, to give students practice with descriptive writing
✔ valentine cookie sale activity, which invites students to practice their data and graphing skills
✔ answer key to make grading quick and easy for you
✔ differentiated pages options so you can differentiate to meet the needs of your students
5 REASONS TEACHERS LOVE THIS RESOURCE
► This resource includes tons of resources so it makes a great ongoing project or you can pick and choose a few of the activities to do based on what you think works best for your class.
► Students love real-world experiences and are fully engaged in their learning!
► Students are motivated by seasonal activities so they will be happy and excited to participate.
► Several of the pages include a blank version that you can write on to create differentiated versions to modify for your students' individual needs.
► It’s a great way to celebrate Valentine’s Day, as it includes academic learning experiences for students.
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