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Macy's Thanksgiving Parade (2025)

Number Sense Holidays Current events
 ðŸŽˆGet excited for Thanksgiving with this updated Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade activity! Students explore this year's parade map to find the number of parade blocks, use the map’s scale to deter...

Shrinkflation - Updated

Algebra Number Sense Food Current events Ratio and Proportion
📈💵In this updated activity, students will explore shrinkflation and its impact on the products we love. Building on our starter slides discussi...

What is a quantum dot?

Algebra Number Sense Geometry Science Current events Ratio and Proportion Wow factor Any time math
 In this activity, students work through the nomenclature to understand the possibilities of nano science and quantum dots.  Questions that are answered; How many nanometers are in a millime...

Veterans Day, 2023

Algebra Social Studies Holidays Current events Ratio and Proportion Probability and Statistics
This activity will be updated before October, 2026. Stay tuned!On Veterans Day we honor the men and women that have served in the Armed Forces of the United States.  There are now 16.2 million li...

Little Amal walks across the United States

Algebra Number Sense Social Studies Art Current events Ratio and Proportion Wow factor Any time math
With our world in so much turmoil and refugees trying to survive hardships by traveling away from their homes, the story of Little Amal is powerful, timely, and touching. Of course there is a lot...

Lionel Messi, soccer star and influencer

Algebra Sports Current events Ratio and Proportion Wow factor
Lionel Messi is possibly the best soccer player in the world. How much influence does he have? Messi just shared an Apple TV link on his Instagram account.  The link takes you to Apple T...

Wildfires and particulate matter

Algebra Number Sense Science Current events Probability and Statistics
Wildfires in Canada have been spreading dangerous smoke pollution throughout much of North America. What is a dangerous size of particles per cubic meter (PM)? How tiny is th...

Can Joey and Miki do it again?

Algebra Number Sense Food Sports Current events Ratio and Proportion
 The MLE - Major League Eating is a World organization that oversees speed eating contests.Entrants to the various competitions must be members of the MLE in order to compete. One of the mos...

Father's Day and Juneteenth; 3 Activities

Algebra Number Sense Social Studies Food Holidays Current events Ratio and Proportion Probability and Statistics
 For Father's Day (Links to different activities)   Thank you, mother and father, for all of those diapers  - Students compare the cost of buying disposable versus cloth diape...

Guacamole for Cinco de Mayo

Food Holidays Current events Ratio and Proportion
Cinco de Mayo (May 5th) is an annual celebration of the 1862 Mexican victory over the French Empire at the Battle of Puebla. It has now evolved into a celebration of Mexican culture. Cinco de May...
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