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Dia de los Muertos
Dia de los Muertos

The Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos) is celebrated on November 1st and 2nd, right after Halloween. Hot chocolate is a traditional, comforting drink for the...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 5–7
Scary Halloween Numbers
Scary Halloween Numbers

Each year, we seem to spend 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 6–7
Boorito
Boorito

Every Halloween, Chipotle runs a promotion called Boorito. In 2025, Chipotle Rewards members who showed up in costume on October 31 could get a burrito, bowl, or other...

Number Sense Food Grades 5–7
Halloween Candy Buy Back
Halloween Candy Buy Back

Shortly after Halloween, individuals and businesses (especially dentists) collect donations of extra unopened candy to create care packages to send to soldiers and first responders. Some businesses will...

Number Sense Food Grades 5–7
Back to School Costs
Back to School Costs

Back-to-school spending is huge, and students might not appreciate what it costs to send them back to, essentially, their job of learning. In this activity, students decide what...

Number Sense Social Studies Grades 6–HS
Video Game Consoles
Video Game Consoles

The video game world is constantly changing and improving. With the fairly new products like the PlayStation 5 and the Xbox Series X, we wondered what are the...

Movies and Entertainment Probability and Statistics Grades 5–7
National Donut Day (2 activities)
National Donut Day (2 activities)

Friday, June 5th, is National Donut Day . We have 2 activities to support this silly holiday. How much have doughnuts changed? Students become familiar with the word...

Algebra Geometry Grades 5–HS
Memorial Day 2026
Memorial Day 2026

Memorial Day is a US holiday observed on the last Monday in May. Who are we honoring? How did the holiday come about? Isn't Memorial Day usually on...

Number Sense Holidays and Annual Events Grades 5–8
Mother’s Day by the numbers
Mother’s Day by the numbers

Mother’s Day is right around the corner, and that means big business for the greeting card, flower, and restaurant industries. In this activity, students calculate the average Mother's...

Number Sense Holidays Grades 5–6
Thank you for all of those diapers
Thank you for all of those diapers

Which is a better deal, cloth or disposable diapers? How much did you cost your parents in diapers? In the future, how much could your kid's diapers cost?...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 6–8
Cost of light bulbs
Cost of light bulbs

With incandescent and halogen bulbs banned since 2023, students compare CFL, LED, and Smart LED bulbs, calculate energy use in kilowatt-hours, and determine which bulb is the better...

Social Studies Ratio and Proportion Grades 6–8
The Game of GO
The Game of GO

In March 2016, Lee Se-dol, one of the world's best Go players, and Google's artificial intelligence program "AlphaGo" had their first match. (Watch the incredible Documentary ) Exactly...

Number Sense Social Studies Grade 8