Santa's Elf Assistant PBL | Christmas / Winter Math Project Based Learning

Christmas activities can be both enjoyable and educational, especially when engaging in a creative and high-interest project like becoming Santa's Elf Assistant PBL. This project provides an opportunity for students to apply real-life math skills, making it a perfect Christmas/ Winter Math Project Based Learning unit.

Students will have the opportunity to help Santa plan and manage his toy workshop and toy production for Christmas. They also engage in various math-themed budget planning, distant calculation, toy distribution and at the same time practicing various math skills in a fun and engaging way.

Students will have TONS OF FUN! They will receive

• A personal letter from Santa Claus inviting them to come to North Pole and work as his assistant
• Activity: Choose Your Silly Elf Name
• Craft: Elf Design
• Best Elf Assistant Certificate for those who finish this math project based learning activity

Math Skills included in this bundle:

• Operations (Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division)
• Perimeter and Area
• Decimal Place Value
• Decimals and Fractions (Denominators of 100)
• Measurement
• Money (Decimals)
• Fractions
• Problem Solving
• Multi-Step Problems
• Elapsed Time
• Data and Graphing

Grade Levels: This project is primarily designed for grades 5 and above, but there are also differentiated pages available for 4rd-grade students or those requiring additional support. The inclusion of differentiated options and a wide range of skills covered makes this project suitable for multiple grade levels. Please note that as you implement this project during the holiday season, you may encounter some skills that haven't been taught yet. However, you can easily omit those pages as there are numerous other activities to choose from. Rest assured, there is an abundance of engaging options available!

How to use this Math Project Based Learning unit?

Tailor it to your needs, discard what isn't necessary! This resource provides everything you require, so there's no need for additional supplies (except writing utensils, naturally). You have the flexibility to employ this Christmas Math Project in various ways, such as individual work, partner collaboration, as a warm-up activity leading up to winter break, during center rotations, or even as an engaging at-home project.

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Have fun teaching!