End of Year can be a struggle for both students and teachers. Kids are tired from testing and teachers are ready to be done teaching. So what’s the best way to end the school year? With a Math Project that reviews key grade level skills. Let’s avoid the May-hem and plan for a highly engaged end of the year.
Math Projects 101
First there are 3 Pillars for Math Projects that we need to discuss. Your End of Year Math projects should include the following 3 elements.
- Focus on review of math skills. You are not teaching new material in May. Have fun and focus on reviewing grade level skills, nothing new. Period.
- The math project must have high engagement of kids. Meaning that the math project is student centered. Again you are not teaching. The kids are doing the math. The kids are doing the project. The kids are responsible for their project.
- It’s gotta be easy to implement. Make sure you have an easy rubric to grade by and that students can understand and follow. It will make the math project process easier too!
The Best End of Year Math Projects
Here are the top nine End of Year Math Projects you can implement with your students.
Math Project #9:
Math Walk Project for grades 6-8. A fun Geometry Project for middle school students to complete outside. It’s the perfect way to review geometry skills in 6th grade, 7th grade, and 8th grade. Fun for kids to complete on a playground or neighborhood. The math activities will keep your students engaged and learning in nature! This Math Walk Project is intended to help students understand Geometry in the world around them. Students will look for shapes in nature that are 2-D and 3-D figures, find area, surface area, and volume of these figures.
Math Project #8:
Math Walk Project for grades 3-5. Math Project for students to complete outside in nature. The perfect review of geometry skills for 3rd grade, 4th grade, and 5th grade. Fun for kids to complete on a playground or neighborhood. The math activities will keep your students engaged and excited about math outside! The math activities will keep your students engaged and having fun with real world math! This Math Walk Project is intended to help students understand Geometry in the world around them. Students will look for shapes in nature that share attributes, lines of symmetry, similar properties, parallel and perpendicular lines, and more.
Math Project #7:
Math Walk Project for grades K-2. A fun Math Project for students to complete outside. A perfect review of geometry skills in Kindergarten, grade 1, and grade 2. Fun for kids to complete on a playground or neighborhood. The math activities will keep your students engaged and excited about math outside! This Math Walk Project is intended to help students understand Geometry in the world around them. Students will look for shapes in nature to identify, name, analyze, compare, distinguish their attributes, look for 2-D and 3-D shapes and more.
There are 9 activities included and a digital version is also available. Your students will love looking for Geometry in nature. They’ll be working independently, engaged in mathematical discussions, and exploring geometry in the real world. A fun project for any math student!
Math Project #6:
End of Year Math Activities Project. These activities include a fun project for kids to complete. They are NO PREP and ready to keep your sixth, seventh, and eighth graders engaged! This packet is just plain fun. Not only is it PACKED with grade level math problems, it also gives students fun coloring, puzzles, and problem solving. Terrific for grades 6, 7, or 8. Use this packet for bellwork, classwork, extra credit, fast finishers, or homework.
Math Project #5:
Symmetry Project. Symmetry Math Project is a fun learning experience for students. This project teaches students about symmetry, lines of symmetry, symmetric figures, how to make and look for symmetry in nature, and create a geometry art project with symmetry.
Activities Included:
- Symmetry 101
- Alphabet Symmetry
- Words of Symmetry
- Symmetry Art 1
- Symmetry Art 2
- Symmetry Art 3
- Paint Blot Pattern
- Symmetry in Nature
- Make a Symme-tree Project
This is a great math project to complete at any time of the school year! Choose one or all nine math activities to complete with your students.
Math Project #4:
Palindromes Project. Palindromes Math Project is an engaging activity for students. This project teaches students about palindromes, how to make and look for numeric palindromes, and create a number sense project with palindromes.
Activities Included:
- Palindromes 101 {with answer key}
- Comparing Dates
- Make a Palindrome
- Palindrome Puzzle
- Palindrome Project
BONUS: Digital Versions of all activities are included to use for Google Classroom.
This is the perfect math project to celebrate any Palindrome day in math class! Choose one or all five math activities to complete with your students.
Math Project #3:
Tessellations Project for Upper Elementary Grades 3-5. This project teaches students about tessellation history, how to make and use tessellations, and how to create beautiful art with shapes. They make tessellation art with a scaffolded approach and use a variety of shapes. Use this project for classwork, extra credit, fast finishers, or homework. It’s an engaging project to complete in any Elementary Math class! Easy to display finished works of Art in your classroom or hallway!
Math Project #2:
Tessellations Project for Middle School Math. This project teaches students about tessellation history, how to make and use tessellations, and create beautiful art with geometry shapes. They make tessellation art with complex shapes. The Perfect End of Year Project to complete in any Middle School Math class! Easy to display finished works of Art in your classroom or hallway!
Math Project #1:
End of Year Math Board Game Project. A project that is interactive, fun, and engaging! Students create and play in your classroom. The is an activity that I end every school year with. You will want to end every school year with too!
Students show creativity by designing different math board games with partners. They use their math knowledge to write questions and answers for their games. Classmates play each others’ games and review key math skills.
This project can take the last two to three weeks of school and keeps the students ENGAGED!!! Easy to grade with rubrics included for each grade level 5-8. Kids love playing games!
This game board project is perfect for class work, homework, group and independent work. Your students will have the most fun creating and playing their own math games in class!
Why Math Projects Work
Whether you choose to do one or all of these TOP math projects for the end of year. Remember that the math project must have three elements. It must be focused on reviewing skills, high engagement for kids, and easy to implement. This will ensure that both you and your students have a great end of year. Choose one math project and start it today.
