Plan a Birthday Party PBL Task

Digital & Printable PBL Math Activities 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!   *You can differentiate this even further by setting different budgets for your students to work with.