Winter is the perfect season to infuse some frosty fun into your fifth-grade math lessons! As the temperature drops, why not heat up your classroom with engaging winter-themed math activities? These practical, low-to-no-prep, and enjoyable ideas will reinforce math concepts and add a touch of seasonal magic to your lesson plans.
Looking to turn decimal operations into an exciting adventure for your fifth-grade students? This Adding and Subtracting Decimals with Money Real World Math Activity is the perfect blend of engagement and standards-aligned math practice! In this no-prep decimals math activity, students take charge of planning an entire trip to Snow Land Cabin. From transportation to rooms, food, activities, drinks, snacks, and more – each student creates the vacation of their dreams and calculates the total cost.
Winter Budgeting Activity
Using real-world connecting in math can be super helpful this time of year. Students are looking for excitement and engagement after coming back to school following winter break. While we can’t compete with the New Year celebrations, we can make things a bit more interesting in our math classes. Budgeting is a great way to practice decimal skills. Students often love thinking about money and spending, so why not make it a standards-aligned, winter-themed activity that will make an impact? In this activity, students create their own shopping list at the hot chocolate stand and calculate their total cost. Then, they study three budgets, adding decimals to find the total amount spent, subtracting decimals to find out how much money each person has left, and using that information to answer word problems while analyzing the information. This real-world connection math activity allows students to see why they are learning decimal skills and makes learning this standard much more exciting!
Boom Cards in the Classroom
It’s always nice to be able to incorporate some form of technology throughout the week. Boom Cards are amazing! They are interactive, self-paced, and students love them! These digital, winter-themed task cards cover a range of math topics, from multiplication and division to fractions and decimals. The self-checking feature of Boom Cards allows students to receive immediate feedback, promoting independent learning. Incorporate winter visuals and scenarios to make the cards even more engaging and seasonally relevant. Read more about Boom Cards in this blog post!
Winter-Themed Color by Code
Combine the joy of coloring with the rigor of math by incorporating color-by-code activities into your math lessons and centers. This time of year can be stressful with test-prep. Coloring for the win! Standards-aligned, no-prep, and SUPER easy to correct. It’s a win-win. Whether it’s solving equations, practicing multiplication tables, or deciphering word problems, students will be motivated to solve problems correctly to unveil the final masterpiece.
Embrace the winter season by infusing your fifth-grade math lessons with these exciting and educational activities. Watch as your students engage with math in a whole new way, making the winter months a time of both academic growth and seasonal enjoyment. Get ready to create unforgettable math memories that will leave your students looking forward to every winter lesson!
xo, Kristin @ The Pixie Dust Classroom