Halloween Math Candy Competition | Fall Project Based Learning | Early Finishers
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Description
Spooky season has arrived, and that means it’s time to bring a little Halloween math into your classroom! Celebrate fall’s favorite holiday and incorporate real-world math with The Halloween Candy Competition: A Fall Math Project Based Learning Activity. Designed for students to use their addition, subtraction, and multiplication skills, this PBL candy competition will push students to budget their money, stretch their strategy skills, and collect the most candy possible. Students will be so engaged as they choose a job at a haunted house, create a costume, and choose their transportation that they won’t even realize how hard they’re stretching their math skills!
And if you have a few quick workers in your class - this PBL includes a writing extension early finisher activity to keep all learners engaged!
You’ll Love:
- A ready-to-go Halloween-themed project for students to apply math to the real world.
- A FUN way to apply math and celebrate an exciting time of year.
- A writing extension option for early finishers so that all students stay engaged (or for your whole class to enjoy!).
What You Get in this Halloween Math PBL:
The Halloween Candy Competition PBL (Perfect for Grades 4-6)
- 5 unique activities that students must complete in order to compete in the Great Halloween Candy Competition
- Persuasive writing extension activity for early finishers or the whole class
- Explicit student directions delivered by a very spooky assistant
- Teacher instructions for delivering the project to students
Detailed Answer Keys + Teacher Rubric
- Detailed exemplar responses and a teacher rubric for the project
Digital Option for Use With Google
- Option to go 100% paperless with this resource
Ideas for Use:
- Early finisher activities
- Enrichment activities during free time, stations, or even those pesky indoor recesses!
- Math centers
- Stations
- Morning work
- Homework
- Holiday party
Why Teachers Like You LOVE This Resource:
“This resource was awesome when I used it around Halloween! It was a nice project-based task which lasted a few days for my students leading up to Halloween. They really enjoyed getting to design their own costume and plan out their routes. It kept them excited and engaged.”, - Amanda L.
“My students absolutely loved creating their own costume! They loved planning the route to trick or treat and learning how to budget for their costume and transportation based on their job choice. ” -April A.
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Want MORE Themed PBLs? ➜ Check Out My Other Project Based Learning Activities
●The Halloween Candy Competition PBL
●The Christmas Present Delivery Competition PBL
●The Winter Snow Rescue Competition PBL
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