Independent Project-Based Learning for Gifted & Talented 4th Grade Math Projects

Differentiate for your 4th grade gifted and talented students with project-based learning challenges. Students will apply their knowledge of place value, multiplication, division, fractions, and decimals as they design a resort, a zoo, a restaurant, and more! Conclude your math unit with application projects for all students or assign them to early finishers. With a variety of print and digital projects included in this bundle, you’ll be able to pair a project with every unit you teach and save yourself so much time!

Seven Project-Based Learning Math Activities:

✏️ Place Value Book Project

✏️ Design a Resort Multiplication Project (Includes English, Spanish, and French versions!)

✏️ Design a Restaurant Fraction Project

✏️ Design a Zoo Fraction & Metric Conversion Project

✏️ Fraction Name Art

✏️ Foreign Exchange Rate and Decimal Project

✏️ Mayan Numeral System Inquiry-Based Project

Topics Addressed in Independent Projects for Gifted and Talented Students:

• Place Value: Reading and writing multi-digit numbers, comparing numbers, rounding, and understanding the concept of “10 times as many”
• Multiplication and Division: Solving word problems involving multiplying and dividing multi-digit numbers
• Fractions: Finding equivalent fractions, comparing fractions, adding and subtracting fractions and mixed numbers, and multiplying a fraction by a whole number
• Decimals: Converting fractions to decimals, comparing decimals, and adding and subtracting decimals
• Extended Topics for Gifted and Talented Students: Exploring exchange rates with countries around the world and experimenting with the Mayan Numeral system (this deepens students’ understanding of place value in our base-ten system by comparing to a different numbering system - a great challenge for highly gifted students)

Suggestions for Making Project-Based Learning a Success:

 ✅ Wrap up math units with your whole class by assigning these project-based learning activities.

 ✅ Evaluate the abilities of your gifted and talented students through a pretest at the beginning of a unit. If they pass before receiving instruction, provide them with an independent math project instead.

 ✅ Invite students to complete these project-based learning assignments with a partner or small group to encourage math discussion.

 ✅ Print activities or assign several of the independent projects through digital means (Google Classroom, TPT Easel, etc.)

This project-based learning bundle saves you money and is a great extension for any math curriculum!

Hear From Educators Like You!

⭐️ “My gifted students enjoyed these immensely! It is hard to find items and activities that can give them the extra challenge and keep them engaged at the same time. These gave them lots of options.”

⭐️ “My advanced math class loved the name art activity and are looking forward to completing the rest of the activities. Very challenging for some students. Wonderful product!”

⭐️ “My 4th grade gifted and talented students enjoyed the challenge! They cannot stop talking about how fun the resort project is!”

⭐️ “Great resource to use with my kids who need enrichment!”

BONUS: Fraction and Decimal Card Game:

This is a simple task-related game my gifted and talented students play as a math warm-up or when they finish early. Students take turns drawing a task card and flipping over corresponding fraction cards. They record their work and responses on a separate sheet. They may also graph the frequency of times they draw each card. 

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