• Math Movie Guide Questions made for The Nightmare Before Christmas
  • Math Movie Guide Questions made for The Nightmare Before Christmas Sample
  • Math Movie Guide Questions made for The Nightmare Before Christmas Sample
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Math-Focused Movie Guide made for The Nightmare Before Christmas

Math-Focused Movie Guide made for The Nightmare Before Christmas

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This Math-Focused Movie Guide made for The Nightmare Before Christmas (PG – 1993) engages students with practical and thought-provoking math problems based on scenes and themes from the movie. Students will explore probability by calculating outcomes of dice rolls, use ratios to analyze tasks undertaken by the characters, and solve equations related to Jack’s ambitious plans. These problems will reinforce the following math skills and standards:
Grade 6:
  • CCSS6.RP.A.3: Use ratio and rate reasoning to solve real-world and mathematical problems.
  • CCSS6.NS.B.3: Fluently add, subtract, multiply, and divide multi-digit decimals using the standard algorithm.
Grade 7:
  • CCSS7.RP.A.2: Recognize and represent proportional relationships between quantities.
  • CCSS7.RP.A.3: Use proportional relationships to solve multistep ratio and percent problems.
  • CCSS7.SP.C.7: Develop a probability model and use it to find probabilities of events.
  • CCSS7.SP.C.8: Find probabilities of compound events using organized lists, tables, and tree diagrams.
Grade 8:
  • CCSS8.EE.C.7: Solve linear equations in one variable.
  • CCSS8.G.C.9: Know and apply the formulas for the volumes of cones, cylinders, and spheres to solve real-world problems.

This resource is great for:
  • Substitute Emergency Lesson Plans
  • After Testing Activity
  • Review/Assessment
  • Reward Lessons
  • End of School Year Parties
This product includes a zip file consisting of:
  • An Answer Key w/ CCSS Alignment (4 Pages)
  • A Student Movie Guide (4 Pages)
  • A DIFFERENTIATED Student Movie Guide (Includes hints and formulas)
  • 2 PDFs with link to both student Google Slide versions (2 Pages)
  • CCSS alignment, Admin Movie Request and Permission Slip (2 Pages)
This resource is meant to supplement the viewing of this movie, see the IMDb listing here.

Check the thumbnails for sample questions to see if this math focused movie guide is suitable for your students. This resource consists of 10 math related questions and 2 optional long format questions that will do more than just ask your students to regurgitate information.

This product .zip file includes:

    • An Answer Key w/ CCSS Alignment (4 Pages)
    • A Student Movie Guide (4 Pages)
    • A DIFFERENTIATED Student Movie Guide (4 Pages)
      • Includes hints and formulas necessary to solve the problem
    • 2 PDFs with link to both student Google Slide versions (2 Pages)
    • CCSS alignment, Admin Movie Request and Permission Slip (2 Pages)

Google Classroom | Google Slide | Tips:

    • Click on the link included in the PDF titled "Google Slides Version" and save a copy of the file to your Google Drive/Classroom
    • Create an assignment for your students
    • If you are using this resource for multiple classes and want to separate responses by class, create multiple copies of the Google Slides version with file names such as

Tips for using this Math-Focused Movie Guide made for The Nightmare Before Christmas resource in your classroom:

    • Print one, double-sided movie guide for each student
    • Preview the next question on the movie guide as you complete each one, this can help students pay attention to important upcoming events.
    • If students work together, discourage students from simply copying answers.
    • Randomly choose a student to share their answer and defend it if necessary.
    • Optionally, after completing the math questions, allow 5-10 minutes for each ELA question at the end of the film.
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