5th grade math can be a lot of fun! In one learning activity this year, students were tasked with designing a playhouse for someone's grandchildren. They walked through various stages of researching, planning , drawing, designing, and building to develop a final model.

Once constructed, students established a scale and made a list of materials (including prices and quantities) necessary for construction. Students had to research lumber and other material prices and formulate a budget and total cost for the project to determine if it could be implemented!

In this type of work, students are engaging in very applicable learning and teachers are able to be both support and challenge (depending on the student) in the same environment!