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Are you looking for the perfect back to school math craft? This math craft is perfect for back to school offering different levels of learning and makes a beautiful academic bulletin board! Use during your back to school math centers to establish routines and procedures. Differentiated to fit your needs, this math craft focuses on addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. So no matter what grade level you move to, be assured this back to school math craft can follow you!

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What’s Included:

A school and a bus for:

single digit addition
two digit addition without regrouping
two digit addition with regrouping
two digit addition mixed practice
three-digit addition without regrouping
three-digit addition with regrouping
three-digit addition mixed practice
single digit subtraction
two digit subtraction without regrouping
two digit subtraction with regrouping
two digit subtraction mixed practice
three-digit subtraction without regrouping
three-digit subtraction with regrouping
three-digit subtraction mixed practice
single digit multiplication
two digits by one digit multiplication
two digit by two digit multiplication
division with single-digit divisor

How easy is this to implement?

Student picks their craft
The teacher passes out the problems the student should answer (differentiation)
The student does the math work and the teacher checks for any corrections
Student colors, cuts and pastes the problems to their craft!

Cross-curricular extension:

Half-sheets of paper for students to write a word problem that goes with ONE of their number sentences. (available in primary and intermediate lines)
Full writing pages for students to write a descriptive piece about their craft or a story including their craft as their character (available in primary and intermediate lines)

This makes a beautiful bulletin board display for the season!

Reviews (2)

2 reviews for First Day of School Craftivity Back to School Craftivity 1st grade 2nd grade

Chrissy Christian – January 22, 2026

This activity worked out great for some review and work for early finishers. The finished products were so cute too.
-A Piece to the Puzzle
Chrissy Christian – January 22, 2026

Great resource! My students loved it. Very engaging… thank you!
-Josie Jo Studio

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First Day of School Craftivity Back to School Craftivity 1st grade 2nd grade

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Grades: 1st – 4th

Subject: Arithmetic, Basic Operations

Format: PDF

Total Pages: 30

Answer Key: NA

Teaching Duration: NA

Common Core Standards:

CCSS1.NBT.C.4

Add within 100, including adding a two-digit number and a one-digit number, and adding a two-digit number and a multiple of 10, using concrete models or drawings and strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction; relate the strategy to a written method and explain the reasoning used. Understand that in adding two-digit numbers, one adds tens and tens, ones and ones; and sometimes it is necessary to compose a ten.

CCSS2.NBT.B.5

Fluently add and subtract within 100 using strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction.

CCSS2.NBT.B.7

Add and subtract within 1000, using concrete models or drawings and strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction; relate the strategy to a written method. Understand that in adding or subtracting three-digit numbers, one adds or subtracts hundreds and hundreds, tens and tens, ones and ones; and sometimes it is necessary to compose or decompose tens or hundreds.

CCSS3.NBT.A.2

Fluently add and subtract within 1000 using strategies and algorithms based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction.

CCSS4.NBT.B.5

Multiply a whole number of up to four digits by a one-digit whole number, and multiply two two-digit numbers, using strategies based on place value and the properties of operations. Illustrate and explain the calculation by using equations, rectangular arrays, and/or area models.