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Boorito
Boorito

Every Halloween, Chipotle runs a promotion called Boorito. In 2025, Chipotle Rewards members who showed up in costume on October 31 could get a burrito, bowl, or other...

Number Sense Food Grades 5–7
Halloween Candy Buy Back
Halloween Candy Buy Back

Shortly after Halloween, individuals and businesses (especially dentists) collect donations of extra unopened candy to create care packages to send to soldiers and first responders. Some businesses will...

Number Sense Food Grades 5–7
That massive chunk of ice
That massive chunk of ice

A family in Illinois found a 6.6-inch chunk of ice in their backyard after severe storms in March 2026. Students order different hail sizes by comparing fractions with...

Number Sense Science Grades 4–5
Autumnal Equinox
Autumnal Equinox

The Autumnal Equinox will occur on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, at 8:06 pm EDT. It is the time of year when an imaginary plane would pass through both...

Algebra Science Grades 6–8
NFL Home Field Advantage
NFL Home Field Advantage

With a new season starting soon, a sk them whether they think a game played at home gives their team an advantage. If so, how much of an...

Sports Grades 6–7
Free Burger King for Life
Free Burger King for Life

Locked in a smelly bathroom for one hour and then promised a lifetime of Whopper meals in 2018, an Oregon man sued Burger King when the manager withdrew...

Number Sense Food Grades 6–8
Back-to-school Calculator Sales
Back-to-school Calculator Sales

Which back-to-school calculator deal saves you the most? Students work out the savings and the percent off on three real sales, then compare to find that a bigger...

Number Sense Ratio and Proportion Grades 5–7
Fast Growing Plant
Fast Growing Plant

Students look into a plant that doubles in height every month and work out a rule for its height at any point, then run that rule backwards to...

Algebra Number Sense Grade 8
Video Game Consoles
Video Game Consoles

The video game world is constantly changing and improving. With the fairly new products like the PlayStation 5 and the Xbox Series X, we wondered what are the...

Movies and Entertainment Probability and Statistics Grades 5–7
Summer Activities
Summer Activities

Here are five summery real-world math activities: pools, beach days, hydration, and more. Good for a relaxed end-of-year lesson or a summer math session! Giant beach towel Miami...

Number Sense
All you can eat for 10 cents
All you can eat for 10 cents

The history of the Dairy Queen franchise began with this ad in Illinois in 1938: All the ice cream that you can eat for only 10 cents! We...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 5–8
National Donut Day (2 activities)
National Donut Day (2 activities)

Friday, June 5th, is National Donut Day . We have 2 activities to support this silly holiday. How much have doughnuts changed? Students become familiar with the word...

Algebra Geometry Grades 5–HS