Gingerbread House – Christmas Math – Add and Subtract Decimals Gingerbread PBL

Keep your students engaged during the holiday season with this perfect Build a Gingerbread House PBL math activity! Students will practice adding and subtracting decimals while selecting their favorite items to build and decorate a gingerbread house. Your students are sure to be engaged and their energy will be channeled towards something academic!

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How to Use:

• Students will select items from the “Gingerbread House Store” to purchase. They’ll pick their favorite gingerbread house, roof style, and candy decorations.
• Students will then add up the price of their house as they draw the gingerbread house on the recording sheet.

Creative Ways to Set Up:

• Print the store on cardstock and give to each group or partner set.
• Print the store on poster paper and display at the front of the room.
• Print the store on paper and display in multiple places around the room.
• Print the store on paper and display in picture frames or plastic sleeves.

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Build a Gingerbread House Adding Decimals activity for Christmas includes:

• Gingerbread House Store (2 pages) in Color
• Gingerbread House Store (2 pages) in Black/White
• Adding 3 Items From the Store Math Page
• Adding 3 Items From the Store Math Page
• Adding 4 Items From the Store Math Page
• How Much Change Should You Receive? Subtraction Math Page
• Select Your Own 3 Items to Add to Build Your Own Gingerbread House
• Select Your Own 4 Items to Add to Build Your Own Gingerbread House
• Select Your Own 5 Items to Add to Build Your Own Gingerbread House
• Draw Your Own Gingerbread House
• Create a Glorious Gingerbread House
• Gingerbread House Extension Questions (2 versions)

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Directions:

In this fun and interactive adding decimals activity, students are asked to build a gingerbread house on a budget.  Using the provided supply menus, students will practice adding with decimals as they determine which supplies to use to build the gingerbread house.  There are leveled activities with increasing complexity in numbers. This makes it easy for you to differentiate for the needs of your students.

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