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Tooth Fairy
Tooth Fairy

Ask students to think back to when they were losing their baby teeth. Did the Tooth Fairy visit? Were you paid well, or were you disappointed? The average...

Number Sense Social Studies Grades 4–6
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
Spider-Man Profitability
Spider-Man Profitability

The latest Spider-Man movie , Brand New Day, opened on July 31, 2026, with the biggest opening weekend of all time! How much did it cost to make?...

Number Sense Ratio and Proportion Grades 7–HS
Population Clock
Population Clock

How in the world does this clock conclude that there is a net gain in the United States of one person every 29 seconds? Students use fraction operations...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 5–8
NFL Home Field Advantage
NFL Home Field Advantage

With a new season starting soon, a sk them whether they think a game played at home gives their team an advantage. If so, how much of an...

Sports Grades 6–7
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
NBA Finals 2026
NBA Finals 2026

Teams are competing in the playoffs, and the NBA Finals are right around the corner. Let's do a little sports history and data analysis through the context of...

Sports Ratio and Proportion Grades 6–8
Rapunzel
Rapunzel

A live-action remake of Disney's Tangled is now in the works! In this updated activity, students use ratios and proportional reasoning to estimate the weight of Rapunzel's magical...

Movies and Entertainment Ratio and Proportion Grades 5–7
Big Bucks
Big Bucks

In 2025, Cristiano Ronaldo signed a jaw-dropping 2-year deal worth over $710 million, making him the highest-paid athlete per year in sports history. In this updated activity, students...

Sports Ratio and Proportion Grades 6–7
Pixar vs DreamWorks
Pixar vs DreamWorks

Animated films are a billion-dollar industry. The two biggest producers of animated films are DreamWorks and Pixar. The two have been going head-to-head for more than ten years...

Movies and Entertainment Data and probability Grades 6–8