The fall can be such a fun time in the classroom. Instead of trying to fight the excitement around Halloween, lean into it with a fun math craft! There are so many different ways to represent the same exact value! Challenge students to see the flexibility in ways we can name a value with a *creepy* Halloween craftivity.
Halloween Place Value Math Craftivity
Ask your students to think of a 2 or 3 digit number.
Step 2:
Either assign a variety of representations to your students or brainstorm as a class about the different ways that you could represent a number. Allow your students to use hands-on manipulatives as they create their representations. Include ideas such as:
- Standard Form
- Unit Form
- Word Form
- Expanded Form
- Place Value Drawings
- Addition Equations (Could you write an equation that results in your number?)
- Subtraction Equations (Could you write a subtraction equation that results in your number?)
- Represent as money
- Etc!
Step 3:
Choose a fun Halloween shape to display your numbers. Think about ideas like:
- A haunted house with the number in the roof and a different representation in each window.
- A spider with representations on the legs.
- A ghost with the number and representations on gravestones in a graveyard.
- A skeleton with representations written on the bones.
Voila! A math lesson and a fun Halloween craft all in one!
If you are looking for a pre-made template to use for these crafts I have both a skeleton and spider option available in my TPT store!
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