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Holiday Candy Sales (2025)

Number Sense Math and Food Holidays and Annual Events Data and probability
 In this activity, students will analyze U.S. holiday candy sales percentage data (updated) to calculate the approximate amount spent on candy for each holiday. Students are encouraged to work wi...

Macy's Thanksgiving Parade (2025)

Number Sense Holidays and Annual Events Current events
 🎈Get 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...

A&W's Third Pound Burger

Number Sense Math and Food Funny Wow factor
 In 1980, A&W offered a bigger and tastier burger to compete with another famous burger brand, but the sales were not successful at all. What could have gone wrong?? This activity is based on...

Drill Bit Fractions

Number Sense Math and Food Ratio and Proportion 3-act tasks
 In this updated activity, students explore how drill bits are measured using fractions of an inch. They will use equivalent fractions to compare drill bit sizes, fill in missing numerators, and ...

Would you rather $10,000 a week vs $10 million at once?

Number Sense Wow factor
In this updated activity, students explore the question: Would you rather get $10,000 every week or $10 million all at once? To begin, stude...

Someone ate my cake!

Number Sense Math and Food Any time math
🍰In this updated activity, students analyze a photo of a partially eaten cake to figure out how much was taken, what fraction is left, and how much the culprit might owe based on the cake’s ...

Vampire Bats

Number Sense Math and Science Holidays and Annual Events
🦇In this updated activity, students explore how vampire bats drink half their body weight in blood in just 20 minutes. Using proportional reasoning and unit ...

Lunar New Year

Number Sense Math and Social Studies Holidays and Annual Events Current events Any time math
 In this updated activity, students will explore the unique naming system of the Lunar New Year, which combines the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches. Without explicitly introducing the term "L...

How much snow is that?

Algebra Number Sense Ratio and Proportion
❄️In this updated activity, students will estimate, calculate, and analyze the weight of a snow pile sitting on top of a car. Using real-world data, they’ll apply math to determine if...

Holiday Movies

Number Sense Holidays and Annual Events Movies and Entertainment
In this updated activity, students will explore box office data for top-grossing Christmas movies to analyze and compare earnings. They'll practice skills like rounding, estimating, calculating di...
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