Looking for a fun, real-world math project that gets students excited about measurement, budgeting, and design? This Design Your Dream Bedroom Project challenges students to become interior designers while applying important math and financial literacy skills!
Students will plan, measure, budget, and design their own dream bedroom, research real furniture prices, calculate 13% HST, and create both a floor plan and a 3D bedroom model. This engaging cross-curricular project integrates Math, Visual Arts, Media Literacy, and Financial Literacy in a way that feels meaningful and creative.
Perfect for STEM challenges, math units, project-based learning, or end-of-unit projects!
🧠 Skills Students Will Practice
✔ Measurement
✔ Area & perimeter
✔ Scale drawings
✔ Budgeting
✔ Financial literacy
✔ Calculating 13% HST (tax)
✔ Spatial reasoning
✔ Design thinking
✔ Creativity and presentation skills
📦 What’s Included
This resource includes everything teachers need to run the project smoothly:
• Teacher Guide with lesson timeline (5–7 days)
• Ontario curriculum connections (Grades 4–8)
• Dream Bedroom brainstorming page
• Furniture research worksheet
• HST (tax) calculation worksheet
• Teacher Rubric for Assessment
• Student-friendly rubric
• Visual checklist for project completion
• Reflection questions for students
🏫 Perfect For
• STEM challenges
• Math measurement units
• Financial literacy lessons
• Project-based learning
• Early finisher enrichment
• End-of-unit math projects
🛍️ Real-World Learning Opportunity
Students research real furniture and pricing from stores such as:
• IKEA
• Walmart
• Canadian Tire
• Home Depot
Teachers can even extend the project with a field trip to a home store where students measure furniture and compare prices in real life!
⏰ Suggested Timeline
This project works well over 5–8 class periods:
Day 1 – Dream bedroom brainstorming
Day 2 – Measurement and space planning
Day 3 – Furniture research and budgeting
Day 4 – Calculating HST (tax)
Day 5 – Floor plan scale drawing
Day 6-7 – Build a 3D bedroom model
Day 8 – Student presentations
👩🏫 Grade Levels
Ideal for Grades 4–8 and easily adaptable for different math levels.
❤️ Why Teachers Love This Project
• Highly engaging and creative
• Connects math to real life
• Encourages student ownership and choice
• Low prep for teachers
• Cross-curricular learning
Students love imagining their dream bedroom, and teachers love seeing math concepts come to life!
⭐ **Perfect for bringing creativity and real-world math into your classroom
Looking for a fun, real-world math project that gets students excited about measurement, budgeting, and design? This Design Your Dream Bedroom Project challenges students to become interior designers while applying important math and financial literacy skills!
Students will plan, measure, budget, and design their own dream bedroom, research real furniture prices, calculate 13% HST, and create both a floor plan and a 3D bedroom model. This engaging cross-curricular project integrates Math, Visual Arts, Media Literacy, and Financial Literacy in a way that feels meaningful and creative.
Perfect for STEM challenges, math units, project-based learning, or end-of-unit projects!
🧠 Skills Students Will Practice
✔ Measurement
✔ Area & perimeter
✔ Scale drawings
✔ Budgeting
✔ Financial literacy
✔ Calculating 13% HST (tax)
✔ Spatial reasoning
✔ Design thinking
✔ Creativity and presentation skills
📦 What’s Included
This resource includes everything teachers need to run the project smoothly:
• Teacher Guide with lesson timeline (5–7 days)
• Ontario curriculum connections (Grades 4–8)
• Dream Bedroom brainstorming page
• Furniture research worksheet
• HST (tax) calculation worksheet
• Teacher Rubric for Assessment
• Student-friendly rubric
• Visual checklist for project completion
• Reflection questions for students
🏫 Perfect For
• STEM challenges
• Math measurement units
• Financial literacy lessons
• Project-based learning
• Early finisher enrichment
• End-of-unit math projects
🛍️ Real-World Learning Opportunity
Students research real furniture and pricing from stores such as:
• IKEA
• Walmart
• Canadian Tire
• Home Depot
Teachers can even extend the project with a field trip to a home store where students measure furniture and compare prices in real life!
⏰ Suggested Timeline
This project works well over 5–8 class periods:
Day 1 – Dream bedroom brainstorming
Day 2 – Measurement and space planning
Day 3 – Furniture research and budgeting
Day 4 – Calculating HST (tax)
Day 5 – Floor plan scale drawing
Day 6-7 – Build a 3D bedroom model
Day 8 – Student presentations
👩🏫 Grade Levels
Ideal for Grades 4–8 and easily adaptable for different math levels.
❤️ Why Teachers Love This Project
• Highly engaging and creative
• Connects math to real life
• Encourages student ownership and choice
• Low prep for teachers
• Cross-curricular learning
Students love imagining their dream bedroom, and teachers love seeing math concepts come to life!
⭐ **Perfect for bringing creativity and real-world math into your classroom
