5 Snow day math activities

Toronto may be experiencing its FIRST EVER TWO-SNOW-DAYS-IN-A-ROW IN THE HISTORY OF ALL TIME…and the TDSB MAY have cancelled all classes…but that doesn’t mean we can’t still do math! Here are some of our fave snow day math activities to make the most of your snow day!

1. Deck your winter gear with math!

Learn your math facts by making cute math gloves like the ones I’m wearing! All you need is a Cricut, a pair of gloves, and that’s it! You can even get away with craft-store iron-ons if you don’t have a Cricut. Get creative, wear them every chilly day, and bam: math facts, memorized

2. Build build build!

Build a snow creature! Volume, surface area, shapes…this activity has got it all! You can pull out an actual measuring tape if you want to get into it, get creative!

3. Compare snow angels!

This is such a fun activity to do with a friend! Estimate whose wings will be bigger and why. Is there a way you can alter the shape of your snow angel with different arm/leg movements? There’s so much fun estimating available to you with this one!

4. The physics of sledding, anyone?!

Explore speed & distance by sledding OMG how fun is this?! This is another opportunity to develop estimation and critical thinking skills in math! What factors affect how fast or how far your sled goes? Experiment by adding different items to your toboggan, redistributing weight, and strategically choosing routes on whatever hill you’re on. If you’re feeling fancy, keep a chart somewhere and get cracking on making a graph when you get home, over a cozy cup of cocoa!

5. Did someone say C-O-O-K-I-E-S?!

And of course, we can’t forget about how cozyyyy and mathy it can be to bake cookies on a snuggly snow day! Explore measurement by baking up a storm, and then reward yourself with the yummy results!

HAPPY SNOW DAY EVERYONE!!!

Vanessa Vakharia is the author of 𝑀𝒶𝓉𝒽 𝐻𝒶𝒸𝓀𝓈 + 𝑀𝒶𝓉𝒽 𝐻𝒶𝒸𝓀𝓈 𝟚 , the host of the Math Therapy podcast, and the founder of The Math Guru tutoring studio.