Thanksgiving Adding and Subtracting Fractions Pixel Art Math Activity

If you are trying to keep your students focused the week before Thanksgiving, this activity will certainly help. It's a simple, ready-to-use way for kids to practice adding and subtracting fractions with unlike denominators, but with just enough seasonal fun to keep them interested.

This resource includes 20 fraction problems, and you can use them in whatever format works best for your class that day — digital pixel art, task cards, or a standard worksheet. In the digital version, students uncover a Thanksgiving picture piece by piece as they work through the problems. It gives them quick feedback and takes the grading off your plate, which is always a win during a busy week.

The options to print are clear and straightforward. The task cards work well for centers or partner work, and the worksheet is easily assigned as a simple independent practice or homework. No prep at all: just print it or share the link and you're set.

What’s Included

Digital pixel art activity w/ 20 adding and subtracting fractions problems

A hidden Thanksgiving picture is revealed as students enter correct answers

Printable task cards with the same problems

A two-page worksheet

Full answer key

Why Teachers Use It

It's genuinely no prep

Keeps students working without checking in constantly -the pixel art

The Thanksgiving theme adds a bit of extra interest without distracting from the math

Works for review, centers, make-up work, or sub plans

Differentiate easily by selecting either the printable, digital, or mixed format

Great For

5th and 6th grade

Fraction practice before Thanksgiving break

Centers or rotations

Early finishers

Quick review or homework

Days when you need something reliable and low-effort

This set gives students a fun way to practice adding and subtracting fractions, while you get a break from heavy prep and grading. Festive, but still solid practice - a nice blend for those days when attention spans are. not at their strongest.