Strawberry Ice Cream Day Math Activities for Grades 3-8
Are you ready to celebrate Strawberry Ice Cream Day in your classroom?
Did you know that National Strawberry Ice Cream Day is celebrated on January 15th every year!
And if you and your students love strawberry ice cream, then you can celebrate this sweet food holiday with some brand new strawberry ice cream-themed multiplication activities for grades 3-8!
The following free lesson plan activities and resources are samples from the best-selling workbook 101 Daily Math Challenges for Engaging Students in Grades 3-8, which is currently available in PDF format or in paperback.
Strawberry Ice Cream Multiplication Table Puzzles
When I first started sharing multiplication table math puzzles with my students, the boost in student engagement and understanding was remarkable, especially when it came to improving their ability to multiply and divide (without relying on memorization).
Stanford professor and Math Education expert, Jo Boaler also recommends using visual math activities (like multiplication table puzzles) to improve student performance because these kinds of activities help students to develop deep understanding.
The following multiplication table puzzles work like a bingo board where the icon in each box represents the product of the corresponding column and row—they are perfect for warm-up or cool-down activities to spark discussion and creative problem-solving!
Puzzle 01: Single-Digit Multiplication (Grades 1-3)
(keep reading to access the answer key)
Puzzle 02: Double-Digit Multiplication (Grades 4-6)
(keep reading to access the answer key)
Are YOU looking for some super fun daily math puzzles for your students in grades 3-8? Our best-selling 101 Daily Math Challenges workbook is now available as a PDF download!
Puzzle 03: Multi-Digit Multiplication (Grades 7-8+)
(keep reading to access the answer key)
Click Here to Download All 3 Puzzles on a PDF Worksheet!
And here are the answers to today’s multiplication puzzles:
PUZZLE 01
PUZZLE 02
PUZZLE 03
Today’s puzzles are samples from my best-selling workbook 101 Math Challenges for Engaging Your Students in Grades 3-8.
The book is available as a PDF download and you can also get a hard copy on Amazon (Free Amazon Prime Shipping Included; pages are in black-and-white).
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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.