Special Occasion Gifts: Hands-on Math Problem Solving Supplemental Unit

Help students take the fear out of math problem solving, develop listening and speaking skills and build math vocabulary as well. Using this supplemental math resource, your students will gain confidence in their math problem-solving abilities, develop higher level critical thinking skills, and do so while developing growth mindset attitudes.
Students will use a non-holiday gift giving theme to solve problems of addition, subtraction, missing addend/subtrahend, multiplication, division, partitioning and even place value. Students are encouraged to work with partners as they use manipulatives and discuss math story problems presented by the teacher. Later, students work to develop their own problems for classmates to solve. Make learning stick with these center activities and projects!
Included in this resource are detailed lesson plans for 5 days (or pick and choose what you wish to use), colorful manipulatives, storyboards, problem cards, center activities, project descriptions, student blacklines, storyboard problem models and much more. Buy each unit as it become available!