There are so many fun ways to practice math skills this winter! Which will you do?
Hot Chocolate Marshmallow Math: Give students a cup illustration and “marshmallows” (paper circles). Practice addition, multiplication arrays, or fractions using marshmallow groups.
Winter Word Problems: Create story problems involving: Snowball piles, Hot cocoa recipes, Ice skating laps, Gift wrapping and ribbon lengths
Ice Melt Data Collection: Compare how long ice melts in different conditions (salt, sun, shade). Track data, graph results, and discuss patterns.
Younger students:
Winter Patterns & Sequences: Create pattern strings using winter objects (mittens, snowflakes, lights). Extend into number sequences.
Calendar Math – Winter Events: Use December–February calendars to explore elapsed time, patterns, and schedules.
Winter Data Graphing: Give students a simple winter survey, for example: Favorite winter activity (sledding, ice skating, building snowmen, drinking hot chocolate), Number of days it snowed this month, How many hats or mittens they own. Students collect data from classmates or family. Have them create a graph: bar graph, pictograph, or line plot. Optional extensions: Compare data (Who has the most? Least?),Calculate the average or range. Write a few sentences interpreting their graph.
Math Competitions
