Thanksgiving Math Activities for Middle School Grade 5, 6, 7, and 8
🦃 Thanksgiving Math Stations – Engaging Holiday Learning!
Bring festive fun into your math class this Thanksgiving season with this interactive station-based activity that gets students moving, solving, and reflecting on gratitude. Perfect for grades 5–8 (ages 10–14), this activity combines math skills with thankfulness, creating a meaningful and memorable learning experience.
Students rotate through 8 themed stations, solving a math problem at each one. On their Answer Recording Sheet, they show their work and then connect their solution to something they are thankful for.
Example: At the "T" station, the answer is 5 — students list 5 people they are thankful for.
📚 Three Versions Included:
1️⃣ Fractions & Decimals – Adding, subtracting, multiplying
2️⃣ Order of Operations – Practice PEMDAS in a holiday context
3️⃣ Two-Step Equations – Perfect for algebra readiness or review
🖨 Flexible Station Formats:
- Full-Page Posters – Hang around the room for a math gallery walk
- Small Task Cards – Pass to groups for a collaborative challenge
🛠 Editable for Your Class Needs:
- Problems are fully editable in PowerPoint so you can adjust difficulty or swap in your own
- Answer key included for easy grading
📌 Product Details:
- Grade Level: 5–8
- Ages: 10–14
- Skills Covered: Fractions, decimals, order of operations, two-step equations
- Page Count: Varies (8 stations × 3 versions + answer keys & recording sheets)
- Formats: PDF + Editable PowerPoint
Make Thanksgiving a time for math, movement, and mindfulness — all while keeping students engaged and on-task!
