Build a Zoo Project Based Learning – 1st Grade Math PBL

⭐ Your students are sure to go wild for this Build a Zoo Project Based Learning math activity! With both printable PDF and Google Slides versions included, your students can take their math skills to the next level regardless of whether they have access to devices.

This math PBL resource utilizes 1st grade math standards to create a real-world learning experience that is both engaging and meaningful. In this build a zoo math PBL, students will have the opportunity to choose their own animals, create a blueprint for their zoo, use measurement skills to build exhibits, practice money and addition with animal habitats, and even solve word problems related to feeding time and zoo attendance. Even your high-performing students will be put to the test with activities including composite shapes, place value, word problems with addition and subtraction, and representing and interpreting data.

Not only is this 1st Grade Build a Zoo PBL educational and engaging, but it also promotes differentiation in the classroom, allowing you to challenge your students while still making the resource accessible to all. And with an answer key included, grading and evaluating student progress will be a breeze.

So what are you waiting for? Grab your Build a Zoo Project-Based Learning resource today and watch your students’ math skills soar to new heights! Get ready for some wild fun!

⭐ This Build a Zoo Project Based Learning Math Activity involves using the following CCSS math standards to solve problems related to building a zoo.

• 1.OA.A.1 Use addition and subtraction within 20 to solve word problems.
• 1.OA.A.2 Solve word problems that call for the addition of three whole numbers whose sum is less than or equal to 20.
• 1.OA.C.6 Add and subtract within 20, demonstrating fluency for addition and subtraction within 10.
• 1.NBT.B.3 Compare two two-digit numbers based on meanings of the tens and ones digits with the symbols >, =, and <.
• 1.NBT.C.4 Add within 100, including adding a two-digit number and a one-digit number and adding a two-digit number and a multiple of 10.
• 1.NBT.C.5 Given a two-digit number, mentally find 10 more or 10 less than the number.
• 1.MD.A.1 Order three objects by length.
• 1.MD.A.2 Express the length of an object as a whole number of length units by laying multiple copies of a shorter object (the length unit) end to end.

Key Features:

✏️ Printable & Digital Format – Printable PDF & Google Slides formats make this resource perfect for any classroom setup. Digital and printable versions are consistent, so they can be used for a seamless transition between print and digital.

✏️ Educational & Engaging – This resource will capture the imagination of your students while they practice key math skills. Students are tasked to build their own zoo to practice 1st grade math standards problems.

✏️ Differentiation – Three challenge activities mean that you can challenge your high-performing students while making the resource accessible to your on-level and below-level students.

What’s Included?

1. Teacher Directions & Standards Addressed
2. Student Directions
3. Choosing Your Animals
4. Building the Exhibits (Measurement)
5. Animal Habitats (Money, Addition)
6. Feeding Time (Word Problems with Addition and Subtraction)
7. Zoo Brochure
8. Zoo Attendance (Word Problems with Addition and Subtraction, Representing and Interpreting Data)
9. Challenge #1: Reptile House (Composite Shapes, Place Value)
10. Challenge #2: Snack Stand (Money, Word Problems with Addition and Subtraction)
11. Answer Key

Looking for more differentiation? Check out the 2nd Grade version!

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