Take a look at what you’ll find inside this math project:
TASK #1: PARTY TIME!
You’re planning a St. Patrick’s Party! Let’s get started with the invitations.
Skills: addition, subtraction, skip-counting
TASK #2: PLANNING THE SNACKS
Any party needs great snacks! Let’s go to the store to decide what to buy!
Skills: addition, money
TASK #3: MAKING THE DECORATIONS
You want your house to be decorated perfectly for the party! You and a friend will be making all of the decorations yourselves!
Skills: graphing and data interpretation
TASK #4: THE CANDY TABLE
You’ll be setting up a table just for all of the St. Patrick’s candy that you’ve bought. But we will have to figure out how to divide it into bowls.
Skills: decomposing, base 10 blocks
TASK#5: THE GUESTS ARRIVE
It’s time for the party to start! Your guests arrive one by one. Let’s see what time they arrive!
Skills: time to 5 minutes, elapsed time using a number line, addition
TASK #6: GAME TIME!
Any great party has to have games! Today we’ll be playing “Find the Shamrocks” and “Marshmallow Race.”
Skills: addition, subtraction, comparing and ordering
TASK#7: SIDEWALK DRAWING
Four of your friends draw a St. Patrick’s picture using sidewalk chalk. Let’s see what they drew!
Skills: place value to 100