5 Winter Math Activities for Middle School
Want to get festive in your classroom while also being inclusive? These winter math activities are for you! I understand that not all my students celebrate Christmas so my activities are mostly snow related (with the exception of the Christmas wrapping paper featured in the similar figures activity).
Winter Math Activities for Middle School
1. Build A Snowman The Skill: Two-Step Equations with Division
Students will practice solving eight two-step equations in one variable and match them with their answers while building a snowman! Your students will love getting creative with the printable or digital version of the activity.
2. Build A Snowman The Skill: Two-Step Equations with Multiplication
This one is very similar to the first activity, except the examples are multiplication instead of division.
3. Winter Math Activity The Skill: Find the Unknown Side Length of Similar Figures
Students will practice finding missing side lengths for twelve pairs of similar figures.
In addition to similar figures, they will also have some indirect measurement examples!
4. Winter Math Activity The Skill: Order of Operations
Students will practice simplifying nine expressions using the Order of Operations and determine the first step of another nine expressions. There are a total of 18 problems included.
5. Christmas Math Activity The Skill: Surface Area of Rectangular Prisms
Students will practice finding the surface area of twelve 3D figures including rectangular prisms and cylinders. The best part? The rectangular prisms are gift-wrapped in wrapping paper! One of my favorite hands-on ways to help students understand the concept of surface area.
Need another skill? Grab the Build A Snowman Template instead!
With the template, you can add any content for any grade level!
I hope you found some winter math activities to give a try!