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Back to School Math Craft | Place Value & Fact Families | Backpack, Crayon Box, Pencil

Start the school year strong with this Back to School Math Craft that blends hands-on creativity with essential math skill review! Perfect for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th grade, this engaging printable resource includes three fun craft templates — a backpack, crayon box, and pencil — each paired with differentiated math practice focused on place value and fact families (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division).

This versatile activity is perfect for back to school bulletin boards, math centers, independent practice, or even interactive notebooks during the first weeks of school. Teachers can use it as a meaningful icebreaker or a math warm-up that reinforces foundational number concepts.

What is Included:
3 Black-and-White Printable Craft Templates:
Backpack - Crayon Box - Pencil
These templates are designed for students to color, cut, assemble, and display.
Place Value Worksheet Template
Practice identifying and representing numbers using hundreds, tens, and ones.
Students write expanded form, base ten blocks, and standard form.
Perfect for reinforcing place value understanding at the start of the year.
Fact Family Worksheet Templates (Addition & Subtraction)
Students identify and write fact families with three numbers.
Templates include triangle models and number sentence spaces.
Great for reviewing inverse operations and relationships between addition and subtraction.
Fact Family Worksheet Template (Multiplication & Division)
Designed for older or more advanced students in 3rd or 4th grade.
Reinforces understanding of how multiplication and division are interconnected.
Also includes number triangle and fill-in-the-blank equation spaces.

Why This Math Craft Stands Out:
Hands-on learning: Combines cutting, coloring, and math - ideal for kinesthetic learners.
Differentiated templates: Suitable for various ability levels across multiple grades.
Low prep: Simply print in black and white, hand to students, and let the math fun begin!
Cross-curricular: Merges math skills, art/craft, and fine motor development.
Bulletin board ready: Create a vibrant, personalised math-themed Back to School display.
Editable name space on each craft to let students personalise their work.