Math projects are an ideal way to consolidate learning. I recommend using them as an engaging activity AFTER skills have been learned rather than during learning. You will likely find that engagement is very high and that your students ask to do more of these!

• Use the individual tasks as part of your December math centers. Place one task at each center and have students rotate through them.

• Make a booklet for each student that includes all the tasks from this math project. Allow your students to choose the order that they complete the tasks, and use it as early finisher activities or morning work.

• Keep students engaged during those final days before Christmas holidays by allowing them to work through this package with a partner.

Here's exactly what you'll find inside this Christmas Math Project:

TASK #1: OUTDOOR DECORATING

Plan everything that you need to decorate the outside of your house - lights, a wreath, front lawn ornaments, and more! But you’ll have to stay within your budget!

Skills: area, perimeter, converting measurements, money

TASK #2: CHRISTMAS BAKING

Decide which recipes you’ll use and plan your shopping list!

Skills: fractions, doubling fractions, adding fractions

TASK #3: THE PERFECT CHRISTMAS TREE

It’s all about the Christmas tree! First, locate some different options for Christmas trees. Then take an inventory of your decorations.

Skills: coordinate planes, directions, graphing and data interpretation

TASK #4: FESTIVE CHRISTMAS SWEATERS

Who doesn’t love a good Christmas sweater?! Decide which sweater is best for each of your friends!

Skills: graphing, money

TASK #5: CHRISTMAS DINNER

Christmas dinner is coming, and you’re the host! First, plan a table arrangement. Then plan the shopping list!

Skills: area, perimeter, multiplication, measurement, converting measurements, money

TASK #6: CHRISTMAS GIFTS

You’re in charge of buying gifts for your 5 cousins! Use the Holiday Gift Guide to choose the perfect combination of gifts for each person.

Skills: money, addition, subtraction, multiplication

TASK #7: SLEIGH RIDE

You’re planning a Family and Friends Sleigh Ride! But first, you’ll have to map out your route!

Skills: coordinate planes, mapping

TASK #8: CHRISTMAS MOVIE MARATHON

It’s Christmas movie season, and you’re planning on spending an ENTIRE day watching Christmas movies! Plan your schedule so that you can be sure that you have time to watch them all!

Skills: converting minutes to hours, elapsed time

TASK #9: BUILD A GINGERBREAD HOUSE

Use the supplies in the Deluxe Gingerbread House Kit to plan the PERFECT gingerbread house!

Skills: subtraction, division

MODIFICATIONS

This package also includes modified pages for any of the activities that work with money. This means that your younger or struggling students can be successful using even dollar amounts rather than working with decimals.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "This product was just what I was looking for! I used these projects to practice skills learned in class and later for students who finished their work early. The students loved the tasks!" Mrs. K.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "This was awesome! My class loved it, and I loved the variety in the activities and how it assessed a range of math concepts in a variety of ways. Thank you for this excellent resource!" Karen M.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "My students always love a challenge and this resource was it! They had so much fun trying to work through the engaging tasks. This was also great for group and partner work!" Brigid P.