5th Grade Order of Operations Ghost Craftivity

Description

5th Grade Order of Operations Ghost Craftivity

This ghost craftivity gives students a fun and engaging way to practice the order of operations while creating a spooky Halloween display for your classroom. Students work through 6 ghost problems, applying their knowledge of parentheses and brackets to simplify expressions and show all their work. A bonus “Math is Fab-Boo-Lous” bulletin board title is included on pages 8-11.

Standards covered:
– 5.OA.A.1: Use parentheses, brackets, or braces in numerical expressions, and evaluate expressions with these symbols

What is included:
– 6 order of operations ghost problems (student version)
– Answer key version
– “Math is Fab-Boo-Lous” bulletin board title pages

Directions:
– Students use the order of operations to simplify the expression on each ghost
– They show all their work on the ghost and write the final answer at the bottom
– Students cut out the ghosts when finished

Display options:
– Lay the ghosts flat on a bulletin board for a quick Halloween display
– Fold and glue 3 ghosts together for a 3D look that pops off the board
– Fold and glue all 6 ghosts together to create a fully 3D ghost you can hang from the ceiling or set on a table

This craftivity works great as a review activity, an assessment alternative, or a fun October math project that doubles as classroom decor.