{"title":"Other Occasions","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"the-winter-festival-math-project-real-life-math-project-distance-learning","title":"The Winter Festival Math Project: Real-Life Math Project | Distance Learning","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAbout\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAre you looking for a way to reinforce essential math skills and concepts in an engaging way that helps your students make connections? “The Annual Winter Festival” is a \u003cstrong\u003ereal-life math project\u003c\/strong\u003e where students will complete TEN different math-related tasks involving basic operations, time, money, graphing, measurement, and more. This project will help your students see how math is used in real life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eIdeas for Use \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMath 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. 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