Plan a Sleepover: Real World Math Project for Enrichment or Early Finishers

Give your fast-finishing math students an engaging project with this 22-page sleepover planning performance task. Students will practice critical thinking and problem-solving as they plan a fun sleepover event. The multi-step project integrates reading, writing, money math, timetelling, measurement, and more into 11 open-ended problems. As students choose party themes, create invitations, plan menus, schedule activities, calculate costs, and determine sleeping arrangements, they will use addition, multiplication, area models, and other skills. This enrichment resource is perfect for gift3ed students or whole-class projects. The real-world scenario encourages creativity and perseverance through authentic tasks. Use it to engage early finishers or for test prep with its integrated Standards for Mathematical Practice. The detailed project can extend over multiple lessons with the included scoring rubric.