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Lunar New Year 2026
Lunar New Year 2026

The 2026 Lunar New Year falls on Tuesday, February 17. In this updated activity, students will explore the unique naming system of the Lunar New Year, which combines...

Number Sense Holidays and Annual Events Grades 3–6
Super Bowl Numerals
Super Bowl Numerals

Super Bowl numbers are appearing again! As students start getting into the current Super Bowl hype, help them to understand the notation that the sports writers and advertisements...

Number Sense Sports Grades 4–7
Holiday Candy Sales
Holiday Candy Sales

In this activity, students will analyze U.S. holiday candy sales percentage data (updated) to calculate the approximate amount spent on candy for each holiday. Students are encouraged to...

Number Sense Math and Food Grades 4–6
Macy's Thanksgiving Parade (2025)
Macy's Thanksgiving Parade (2025)

🎈Get excited for Thanksgiving with this updated Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade activity! Students explore this year's parade map to find the number of parade blocks, use the map’s...

Number Sense Holidays and Annual Events Grades 3–6
Giant Pumpkins (2025)
Giant Pumpkins (2025)

🎃October is the time of year when giant pumpkin contests take place all over the world, and the pumpkins just keep getting bigger and bigger! In this activity,...

Number Sense Math and Food Grades 5–6
Scary Halloween Numbers
Scary Halloween Numbers

🎃Each year, we seem to $pend more on Halloween! Are we surprised? In this updated activity, students will look at the rising Halloween participation and record-breaking spending to...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 5–6
Typhoon Rasaga
Typhoon Rasaga

What is a typhoon, and how are they measured? In this activity, students learn about the recent typhoon (Typhoon Rasaga), storm rankings, and severity while practicing unit conversions...

Number Sense Math and Science
College Costs Keep Going Up
College Costs Keep Going Up

College costs keep rising, and it can be hard for students to grasp just how much four years of school might add up to. This updated activity gives...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 6–7
A&W's Third Pound Burger
A&W's Third Pound Burger

In 1980, A&W offered a bigger and tastier burger to compete with another famous burger brand, but the sales were not successful at all. What could have gone...

Number Sense Math and Food Grades 2–5
Drill Bit Fractions
Drill Bit Fractions

In this updated activity, students explore how drill bits are measured using fractions of an inch. They will use equivalent fractions to compare drill bit sizes, fill in...

Number Sense Math and Food Grades 3–5
S'mores
S'mores

August 10 is National S’mores Day! Engage your students with a fun real-world math activity involving s’mores! In this activity (updated), students explore how many s'mores can be...

Number Sense Math and Food
Would you rather $10,000 a week vs $10 million at once?
Would you rather $10,000 a week vs $10 million at once?

In this updated activity, students explore the question: Would you rather get $10,000 every week or $10 million all at once? To begin, students compare the amounts to...

Number Sense Wow factor Grades 4–7