12 Thanksgiving Math Activities for Grades 1-8
Thanksgiving Math Activities for Grades 1-8
Thanksgiving is here and it’s time to share some fun Thanksgiving-themed math activities and puzzles with your students in grades 1-8 (elementary and middle school). This collection of Thanksgiving Math Activities includes order of operations puzzles, area models and multiplication tables, and ‘which one doesn’t belong?’ Enjoy!
The days leading up to Thanksgiving vacation are an exciting (and extremely distracting) time for you and your students.
But you can keep your students on track by sharing some fun Thanksgiving-themed math activities, puzzles, and challenges that channels their holiday excitement and enthusiasm into math learning experiences.
The following easy-to-print Thanksgiving Math Worksheets will add some holiday fun to your lesson plans this month. The activities can be shared with students in grades one through eight.
The activities are samples from our best-selling workbooks 101 Daily Math Challenges for Engaging Students in Grades 3-8 and 101 Daily ‘Which One Doesn’t Belong?’ Math Activities for Grades 1-8 .
The following Thanksgiving Math Activities can be used for anticipatory sets and warm-ups, exit tickets, transitions, and homework or extra credit assignments.
1.) Thanksgiving Math Activity 1 of 12
Leaves = 18
Turkey = 9
Pumpkin = 12
? = 3
2.) Thanksgiving Math Activity 2 of 12
Fire = 13
Apple Cider = 7
Acorn = 14
Honey = 15
? = 49
3.) Thanksgiving Math Activity 3 of 12
Turkey = 8
Calendar = 8
Candle = 5
Cake = 9
? = 67
4.) Thanksgiving Math Activity 4 of 12
Chipmunk = 13
Hot Cider = 8
Pumpkin Pie = 24
Football = 20
? = 65
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5.) Thanksgiving Math Activity 5 of 12
Pumpkin = 12
Berries = 5
Turkey = 6
Pie = 30
? = 192
6.) Thanksgiving Math Activity 6 of 12
Pie = 10
Turkey = 14
Corn = 9
Pilgrim = 12
? = 92
7.) Thanksgiving Math Activity 7 of 12
Cooking Pot = 6
Cupcakes = 18
Cranberry Sauce = 9
Cauliflower = 10
? = 126
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8.) Thanksgiving Math Activity 8 of 12
Apple = 6
Cider = 6
Cinnamon = 5
Kettle = 1
? = 180
9.) Thanksgiving Math Activity 9 of 12
Multiplication Table
Pilgrim Hat = 8
Food Basket = 4
Mashed Potatoes = 1
Corn = 5
Pumpkin = 15
Turkey = 6
Pie = 3
10.) Thanksgiving Math Activity 10 of 12
Area Model
1,3,6,10,...
Sunflower = 20
Turkey = 10
Acorn = 6
Turkey Leg = 40
Leaves = 120
11.) Thanksgiving Math Activity 11 of 12
Solution:
12.) Thanksgiving Math Activity 12 of 12
Which One Doesn’t Belong?
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By Anthony Persico
Anthony is the content crafter and head educator for YouTube's MashUp Math and an advisor to Amazon Education's 'With Math I Can' Campaign. You can often find me happily developing animated math lessons to share on my YouTube channel . Or spending way too much time at the gym or playing on my phone.