Numbers are CREEPILY Flexible

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* craftivity. 

Step 1: 
Ask your students to come up with a 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. 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 grave yard. 
• A skeleton with representations along 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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