⭐Your students are going to love creating their own Leprechaun Tricks board game. And since this project based learning activity is extremely low-prep, your going to love how easy it is to get your students engaged in practicing 3rd grade math skills. Students practice one and two-step word problems while they create their own St. Patrick’s Day themed board game. The printable PDF has everything you need for your students to enjoy this PBL activity. Just print and go!

Standards Addressed:

• 3.OA.A.3 Use multiplication and division within 100 to solve word problems in situations involving equal groups, arrays, and measurement quantities, e.g., by using drawings and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem.
• 3.OA.D.8 Solve two-step word problems using the four operations. Represent these problems using equations with a letter standing for the unknown quantity. Assess the reasonableness of answers using mental computation and estimation strategies including rounding.

Key Features:

✏️ Printable Format – Printable PDF format makes this resource perfect for hands-on classroom fun.

✏️ Educational & Engaging – This resource will capture the imagination of your students while they practice key math skills.

✏️ Differentiation – Different 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. Background Information (one-step and two-step word problem anchor charts, keywords anchor charts)
4. Practice Solving Word Problems
5. Create a Board Game! (using a given board and game rules)
6. Design Your Own Board Game (using a blank template for the entire game)
7. Self-Reflection & Evaluation
8. Answer Key

*Please Note: This PBL is print only!

Looking for more differentiation? Check out the 2nd, 4th, and 5th Grade versions!