No matter the age, students look forward to Valentine’s Day! Valentine math activities are great for celebrating and learning. For instance, some students love to buy small presents, such as candy and stuffed animals for their friends. Others love to make personalized cards. Regardless of how students like to celebrate, Valentine’s Day is still a big deal! Thus, it is essential to embed symbols and elements of the celebration into the classroom. One of my favorite ways to do this is Valentine’s Math because it incorporates content, the holiday, and technology. Ultimately, students feel more excited than ever to solve math problems when they have themed resources like Valentine’s Math.
Valentine Math: Decimals
Students will design art in this digital math activity by multiplying, dividing, adding, and subtracting decimals. There is one pixel art per operation for upper elementary students to practice these skills. For example, students will multiply, add, and subtract decimal by decimal. For division, students will practice whole number by decimal and decimal by decimal. As students complete each problem, they will watch part of the picture appear. Thus, this resource is also self-checking!
Multiply and Divide Decimals
Sometimes, students are stronger at adding and subtracting decimals. Therefore, teachers may not need the whole bundle. Thankfully, there is another option! In this resource, students focus only on multiplying and dividing decimals. As above, each pixel art is self-correcting and has no prep!
Adding and Subtracting Decimals
Every student has different needs. Hence, Valentine’s Math bundle is broken down into smaller products. In this resource, students focus on adding and subtracting decimals. Each pixel art problem contains 2-4 digits, so students will have a variety of problems to solve.
Thankfully, the resource self-checks, so students will have instant feedback on how they are doing.
Benefits of Valentine Pixel Art Math
Students will love pixel art! Honestly, it is so much fun to complete. As the teacher, it will be a joy to look out at a class of smiling faces. Additionally, it is easy to assign. Once students use Google sheets the first time, they will know exactly what to do. No matter which Learning Management System schools use, Google products are quickly shared with a simple link. Furthermore, each product above is no prep. There are multiple pixel art options in addition to numerous math problems. Moreover, each sheet includes instructions reminding students how to submit answers. Whether looking for a Valentine’s Day activity or lesson for a sub, Valentine math is perfect.
The pixel art math resources above are perfect ways for students to utilize Valentine-themed lessons for the whole month! Honestly, 5th-grade math students will love being able to take their material and create a really neat picture based on problems. Students will be so excited to see the image that they won’t even realize how many problems they solve. Also, check out several other resources for the month of February!
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