This low-prep back to school math activity gives students the opportunity to explore their math strengths, challenges, and goals in a fun and familiar format. Shaped like a video game controller, the foldable includes eight interactive sections that guide students through self-reflection while giving you helpful insight into how they view themselves as math learners.

What’s Included:

• Printable video game-themed foldable

• 8 interactive sections:

  • Name & Level

  • Power-Ups (Math Strengths)

  • Math Battles (Challenges)

  • Secret Numbers

  • Math Goal for the Year

  • Level Up Letter to the Teacher

  • Game Tips for the Teacher

  • Ready to Press Start

• Clear teacher directions

• Black-and-white, print-and-go format

This back to school math activity is ideal for morning work, math centers, early finishers, or as part of your first-week classroom routines. It also makes a fun and meaningful bulletin board or student display.

Why You’ll Love It:

• Perfect for grades 3–6

• Encourages math reflection and goal setting

• Supports student voice, SEL, and math identity

• Easy to prep and use

• A fun twist on traditional All About Me activities

Start your school year with a back to school math activity that blends fun, creativity, and connection—all while helping your students see themselves as capable, confident mathematicians.

Want to purchase on TPT?:

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Each game is designed to reinforce important math skills through interactive play. With themes like the beach, ice cream, and camping, students stay focused and excited—even on those wiggly, pre-vacation days! These games are perfect for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th graders who need extra practice with fractions, multiplication, word problems, and rounding.

🎲 What’s Included:

1. Flip-Flop Fractions – Students roll, move, and match fractions to their equivalents on seashells.

2. Ice Cream Multiplication – Solve multiplication facts as you work your way to a sweet treat!

3. Race to the Beach – Solve word problems using all four operations while you race to the ocean.

4. Race to Camp “Round-A-Lot” – Practice rounding to the nearest 10 and 100 in this fun camping-themed game.

✅ Why You’ll Love These Summer Math Games:

• All games are one page – quick to print and easy to use

• Perfect for centers, small groups, partner play, or summer school

• Designed for grades 2–4

• Targets key skills like fractions, multiplication, word problems, and rounding

• No prep required – just print and play!

Whether you’re teaching summer school, assigning summer packets, or just looking to keep math fresh at the end of the year, these summer math games for elementary students are a fun and effective way to keep kids learning.

📥 Download, print, and play—math has never felt so fun!

Want to purchase it on TPT?

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Looking for a fun and meaningful end of year craft for your elementary classroom? This Movie Reel Memory Craft is the perfect way to help your students reflect on their school year while creating a keepsake they’ll be proud of!

Designed for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students, this printable activity includes 11 engaging writing prompts that guide kids to recall their favorite moments, funny experiences, and proud achievements. The filmstrip-style layout makes it a creative and visual way to showcase their memories!

💡 What’s Included:

• Printable movie reel craft template

• 11 unique writing prompts (like “A Proud Moment,” “Behind the Scenes with My Friends,” and “Coming Soon: ___ Grade”)

• Fun coloring pages: movie ticket, popcorn, soda, and 3D glasses

• Easy-to-follow instructions for students and teachers

This end of year craft is low-prep, high-engagement, and perfect for the final weeks of school. Whether you display the reels in your classroom or send them home as a keepsake, this activity brings smiles and reflection to the close of the school year.

📌 Great For:

• End of year celebrations

• Classroom memory books

• Bulletin board displays

• Writing centers or morning work

Make your end of year memorable with this creative, print-and-go end of year craft your students will love!

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Spring 3D Umbrella Math Craft – Fractions with Denominators of 10 and 100

Looking for a creative way to teach fractions with denominators of 10 and 100? This spring-themed 3D umbrella math craft combines rigorous math practice with hands-on fun! Perfect for upper elementary students, this printable activity helps students visualize and understand key concepts related to tenths and hundredths.

Your students will love building colorful 3D umbrellas while practicing essential math skills like writing fractions as decimals, shading grids, comparing tenths and hundredths, and adding fractions with denominators of 10 and 100. This resource is ideal for math centers, early finishers, test prep, or spring bulletin board displays.

What’s Included:

• 🌂 45 umbrella craft pieces (9 for each skill)

• ✏️ Writing tenths and hundredths as fractions, decimals, and in word form

• 🎨 Shading tenths and hundredths on visual grids

• 🧩 Comparing decimals using models (tenths vs. hundredths)

• ➕ Adding fractions with denominators of 10 and 100

• 🔍 Comparing decimals like 0.6 and 0.62

• 📝 Student directions + teacher tips

• 🎨 Color and black & white printing options

Math Skills Covered:

• Converting fractions with denominators of 10 and 100 to decimals

• Using tenths and hundredths grids to represent decimals visually

• Comparing and ordering decimals

• Adding tenths and hundredths using visual models

• Understanding decimal place value

Why Teachers Love It:

• ✅ Low-prep and easy to use

• ✅ Engaging, hands-on learning

• ✅ Aligned with math standards

• ✅ Creates a beautiful spring classroom display

• ✅ Supports deeper understanding of decimals and fractions

File Format:

PDF | Digital Download | No physical product will be shipped

Add color and creativity to your math block while helping students master fractions with denominators of 10 and 100in a way they’ll remember.
Download now and let your class Spring Into Decimals!

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What’s Included?

This resource features:

• 10 pages of 3-digit by 1-digit long division problems.
• 10 pages of 4-digit by 1-digit long division problems.
• 10 pages of 5-digit by 2-digit long division problems.
• 5 challenging problems featuring 5-digit by 2-digit or 1-digit division for advanced learners.

Each snowflake is crafted by solving four division problems, with students assembling their work into a beautiful 3D decoration.

Why Teachers and Students Love This Craft

• Skill-Focused: Strengthen long division skills with a variety of problems, including differentiated levels to meet every learner’s needs.
• Hands-On and Engaging: Students solve math problems to create their unique long division math craft snowflake, keeping them motivated and involved.
• Low-Prep for Teachers: Just print, copy, and go!
• Versatile: Use as part of math centers, winter-themed lessons, or as a festive classroom display.

Perfect for:

• Classroom bulletin boards.
• Ceiling displays.
• Small group work or independent practice.
• Differentiation and extra practice for advanced students.

Let your students discover the beauty of math this winter with the Long Division 3D Snowflake Math Craft. It’s an excellent way to bring creativity and rigor into your classroom, leaving a lasting impression on both their math skills and your winter decor!

Ready to turn long division into a dazzling experience? Download now and let the crafting begin!

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Do you need a math craft to review the skills you’re currently teaching? Practice equivalent fractions, comparing fractions and ordering fractions with this fractions craft – the perfect blend of education and creativity, just in time for Valentine’s Day! Make learning fractions a heartfelt experience with this engaging and fun fractions craft that seamlessly integrates mathematical concepts into the spirit of love.

This fractions craft includes:

✬ Teacher Instructions

✬ Templates

✬ A blank heart to allow students to create their own problems.

Students create a 3 dimensional heart while practicing fraction skills.

The purpose of the activity is to solve each problem on the different heart and glue them together to create a beautiful 3D craft.

Prep is quick and easy. Simply print the fractions craft templates, hand your students some coloring pencils, scissors, and glue and get ready for a magical and relaxing math class!

Looks great hanging on a clothesline in your classroom or hanging from your ceiling.

Hope you enjoy!

To purchase on Teachers Pay Teachers:

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This creative craft comes with everything you need to create your own unique number using place value blocks or base ten blocks, all cleverly housed in adorable popcorn buckets.

What you’ll get:

Templates for the place value bucket and popcorn kernels

Base ten block templates to create the number of your choice

Poppin’ Place Value Recording Sheet t show the number created in standard, word, and expanded forms.

Teachers will delight in using this popcorn-themed craft for bulletin board displays. Showcase the colorful popcorn buckets adorned with the students’ creative numbers, and watch as curiosity and excitement fill the room. This display will undoubtedly be a highlight of the learning space, capturing the attention of students and visitors alike.

Prep is quick and easy… Just print the student pages, hand each student their popcorn templates and be ready to have an engaging math block with your students!

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Place Value Craft

This versatile set of Place Value Houses allows students to create their own place value neighborhood, making learning an engaging and immersive experience.

Key Features:

1. Comprehensive Set: This set includes templates for 2-digit, 3-digit, 4-digit, and 5-digit numbers, covering a wide range of place value concepts. It caters to various grade levels and provides progressive challenges for students to master place value skills.
2. Interactive Learning: Building a place value neighborhood with these houses encourages hands-on learning. Students can manipulate and arrange the houses, making the abstract concept of place value concrete and easily comprehensible.
3. Multiple Representations: With Place Value Houses, students can explore numbers in various representations, including standard, word, expanded, and base ten forms. This multi-faceted approach enhances their understanding and ensures a well-rounded grasp of the subject.
4. Engaging Bulletin Board Display: These colorful and visually appealing templates serve as a fantastic bulletin board display idea. Showcase students’ creative neighborhood designs along with their representation of numbers, creating an attractive and informative display for the entire class to admire.

So, why wait? Create a vibrant place value neighborhood and unlock the potential of your students with Place Value Houses. Transform the way you teach place value, making it an enjoyable and memorable learning adventure for everyone involved!

Prep is quick and easy… Just print the student pages, hand each student their place value house templates and be ready to have an engaging math block with your students!

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What you’ll get:

• 25 different apples for students to make. Each child in your class can have a different number.
• 2-digit, 3-digit, 4-digit, 5-digit , and 6-digit numbers.
• Step by step instructions with pictures.

Skills included:

• word form
• expanded form
• value of a digit
• rounding
• adding thousands and hundreds

You will LOVE the final product and your students will be so proud of their creations. These 3D Place Value Apples will decorate your classroom or bulletin board for the entire Fall Season.

Prep is quick and easy… Just print the student pages, hand each student 4 pages, have them solve and color, and show them the step by step instructions sheet on how to fold and glue the apples to make a 3D craft!

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Look no further than this Additive Volume Math Craft! With this volume activity, your students will not only learn about the concept of additive volume, but they’ll also get to create a beautiful classroom display while doing it.

Here’s what you can expect from these volume activities:

• 9 different building templates included, so your students can explore different shapes and sizes as they calculate  volume.

• Each building template comes with clear and easy-to-follow instructions, so your students can work independently or in small groups.

• A student recording sheet is included, which will help your students keep track of their calculations and make sure they’re on the right track

• This craft is perfect for a variety of grade levels, from elementary through middle school. It’s also a great way to differentiate instruction for students who may be struggling with the concept of additive volume.

• The finished volume craft is sure to impress! Your students will be proud to display their buildings in the classroom, and you’ll love how colorful and eye-catching they are.

Clear and simple directions make this volume activity perfect for math centers, fun Fridays, or substitute days!

So why wait? Download this  Volume Craft and give your students a fun and meaningful way to explore volume!

To purchase on TPT:

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