Christmas Middle School Math Project – Decimals Equations and Inequalities

The Holiday Cookie Shop Project is a Christmas math project for middle school, a holiday twist on my Cupcake Shop Project. Students take on the role of business owners running their own cookie shop. They apply fraction and decimal operations, write and solve equations and inequalities, and work collaboratively to make decisions.

The project combines group work, independent problem solving, and creative tasks to keep students working throughout the holiday season.

What’s included

• Teacher information and materials list: clear setup steps, supply list, grouping suggestions, and printing tips
• Warm-up reviewing decimal operations
• Three cookie recipe cards (Traditional Sugar, Triple Chocolate, Mint Chocolate), used for ingredient calculations and cost analysis
• Student booklet with:
  • Ingredient calculations for multiple batch sizes
  • Fraction and decimal operations
  • Cost analysis
  • Pricing decisions
  • Writing and solving equations and inequalities
  • Interpreting real-world solutions
• Group booklet with collaborative tasks:
  • Shop setup and job assignments
  • Ingredient planning for 50 dozen cookies
  • Cost tables for ingredients
  • Marketing flyer, menu board, and recipe creation

Skills covered

• Adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing decimals
• Fraction multiplication and scaling recipes
• Writing equations to represent total cost and revenue
• Solving inequalities to determine profit goals
• Realistic multi-step problem solving
• Interpreting solutions in context

Good to know

• The math is challenging but accessible.
• Collaboration is built into every step.
• Clear page-by-page teacher notes make it easy to implement.
• The creative components (flyer, menu board, recipes) give students something to make, which helps at a tricky time of year.

Quick facts

• Topic: fraction and decimal operations, equations and inequalities
• Grades: 6–8
• Answer key: included

Bundles and related resources

If you prefer a digital experience, see the digital version of the Holiday Cookie Shop Middle School Math Project.

This project is available in the 7th Grade Math Curriculum Resources Mega Bundle.

Free resources

Get my free Warm Up Slides templates.

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