Looking for an engaging, differentiated, and challenging project based learning task to enrich your students? This is a perfect math challenge for students who need a challenge or enrichment, and they'll love getting to plan their own birthday party.

Students will love getting to work within a budget to plan out the ultimate birthday party for themselves - the activities, decorations, food and treats. You'll love the enriched math practice they get along the way! Students will practice addition and subtraction while learning to work within a budget. They'll finish the project by writing a letter to you, their teacher, outlining the details of the party they planned, OR by creating a party invitation to persuade their friends to come! 

This includes both Printable & Digital versions for Google Slides and Seesaw.

⭐ HERE'S WHAT'S INCLUDED:

•Teacher Tips and Instructions

•Engaging Letter: Get students excited about this project by putting the letter in an envelope and ripping it open along with students!

•Brainstorming Page: A brainstorming sheet for students to think about what made a previous party so great

•Birthday Party Supplies Menus: There are 2 sheets included that display the options students have to pick from for activities, decorations, food and treats. These display the prices for each thing - there are differentiated options included, and an editable version as well.

•Planning Sheets: Differentiated planning sheets are included. Students will calculate the total they've spent and adjust their purchases to fit within a budget.

•Reflection Questions: Reflection pages are included. Students will answer questions about what it was like working with a budget and what they might do differently next time.

•Party Invitation: Students will create a party invitation to invite their classmates and friends to the party and persuade them to come.

•Write a Letter: Students will write a letter to you, their teacher, outlining the party they planned.

•Writing Toppers: 4 different print-and-color toppers for students writing, makes a great display!