Beginning of the Year: Back to School Math Activity Quest (Differentiated Set)

Back to School Math Quest Activity (Differentiated Bundle Pack).

Send your students on an epic Math Quest with this fun story “School Jungle Jam”. This is a fun activity to get your students back into gear at the beginning of the year. With SIX exciting chapters to work through, students can end up with one of four possible endings as they sort through this bizarre jungle jam . This differentiated bundle pack has three versions of this math quest in, EASY, MEDIUM & HARD mode.

Easy prep! Just Print & Solve! Or go paperless with the new Google Docs option provided within your download.

NEW - Distance Learning Update: I've added a Word Document within the folder that contains a Google Doc link to share this resource with your students via Google Classroom or Drive. Parts of the pages are editable so that your students can complete without having to print the pages. Please note, you will need to make a copy of the Google Slides to your drive before you can edit.

BONUS (Optional) Video of the introduction part of the story also included in this packet. A written story is also included in the PDF product download for you to use instead if you wish.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW VIDEO HOOK

CLICK HERE TO VIEW VIDEO HOOK on YouTube

(PLEASE NOTE: There are some variations between the video story and the written story. Choose your preference OR you could even do a compare/contrast literacy activity between the two versions.)

What is a Math Quest?

It begins with a story, as in the video hook. Then continues in 'chapters.' Each chapter reveals the next part of the story, posing a math task to complete. Once the math task is complete, students may progress to the next chapter. The final chapter will present some choices for actions to take in the story. Students make their choice and then complete the math in that section, carrying out instructions to receive a 'special number.' If they do the math correctly, the special number will match up to their ending of the story on the final page. Four alternate endings to receive!

Great to use for enrichment, early finishers, or a way to get lots of math practice in with a fun twist. Set as independent work or pairs to go on this story adventure.

Preparation & Set-Up

You will need to print, photocopy and have the video ready for viewing to complete this activity. The video hook is for (optional) viewing before starting the paper part of this task. The math component of this activity is on paper, with each chapter presenting a part of the story to read and a math task/challenge or puzzle to 'progress' through the story. At the end of the story, students will be given choices, which leads to one of four alternative endings for them.

MIXED LEVEL PACKET

THREE levels of difficulty (EASY, MEDIUM, HARD) provided within this product so that you can differentiate this activity within your classroom. As long as the chapter number is the same, you can swap chapters across difficulty levels to tailor this math quest to best suit your class and/or individual student needs.

You can purchase the levels separately if you prefer. Click on the individual links below to find them:

Math Quest: School Jungle Jam (DIFFERENTIATED BUNDLE)

Math Quest: School Jungle Jam (EASY LEVEL)

Math Quest: School Jungle Jam (MEDIUM LEVEL)

Math Quest: School Jungle Jam (HARD LEVEL)

SKILLS OVERVIEW

A variety of skills are covered throughout the chapters of this math quest. An overview of the skills required are outlined below:

EASY

Addition (Single and Double Digit Numbers)

Subtraction (Single and Double Digit Numbers)

Comparing Numbers

Odd & Even Numbers

Missing Addends

Diagram Puzzle

Matching numbers written in words into numeral form

Ordering Numbers

MEDIUM

Multiplication Facts 1-12

Adding multiple numbers together

Adding double and triple digit numbers

Subtracting double and triple digit numbers

Division Facts 1-12

Odd and Even Numbers

Missing Addends

Diagram Number Puzzle

Comparing Numbers

Expanded Form to Standard Form

Ordering numbers

HARD

Multiplication Facts 1 – 12

Adding multiple numbers together

Multiplying double digit numbers by single digit numbers

Dividing double/triple digit numbers by single digit numbers (no remainders)

Multiplying double digit numbers by double digit numbers

Equivalent Fractions to ½

Missing numbers from equations

Diagram Number puzzles

Place Value: Convert from expanded form, ordering numbers

Multiplying and Dividing by multiples of 10

ANSWER SHEETS INCLUDED

Certificates Included!

Printable certificates provided to give to students who complete the Math Quest.

FOUR BONUS early finisher literacy activities added at the end to extend the activity if you wish.

Thank you and best of luck for the beginning of the year!

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