Submitted by: Brenda Have students work in pairs. The students draw a card (there should be cards in the file folder with target numbers on each). The number that the card suggests is now the goal. One student rolls the die (can use 3-4 dice). The idea is that the students will each try to hit the goal number by using the numbers on...
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Think Fun Math Dice What people think about "Think Fun Math Dice": Game that grows along with your youngster. ThinkFun Math Dice helped my grand daughters, ages eight & 10, improve their math test scores so much within 1 week that the eldest's teacher called to see what we should used to do to help her! Flash cards and drills...
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"Zero and infinity are eternally locked in a struggle to engulf all the numbers. Like a Manichaean nightmare, the two sit on opposite poles of the number sphere, sucking numbers in like tiny black holes." [p. 145] Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea What made me fall in love with math was actually not by doing math but...
read moreSubmitted by: Becky and also Amanda Multiplication War Use a regular deck of cards and divide them up evenly among two players (like war). (but you could play with more players, it would be more challenging) Players both flip a card over at the same time and multiple the numbers together. The first player to say the product first...
read moreSubmitted by Doris Tic-Tac-Toe Solving Simplified Equations Using Order of Operations Objective: Introduce solving simplified equations using order of operations. Materials: Chalkboard/White board and chalk/markers Players: 2 or more Rules: Objective of the game is to identify how to solve equations with different operations using...
read moreEducational Math Games: An educational math game is a fun and challenging context in which students interact cooperatively or competitively to achieve a defined goal within a specified set of circumstances while learning or practising identified cognitive, affective or psychomotor skills. About Math Games: can be used to involve...
read moreSubmitted by Heather Around the World: My two boys - 3rd and 4th grade have a speed race to see who can go "around the world" with the most points. Each child starts with zero points. I show them each a math flashcard. The quickest correct answer earns one point. The first one to 10 points is the winner. I did a Google search and...
read moreSubmitted by Kelly Use for review, vocabulary, etc. Create review cards (approximately 3x2) with a question on one side and the answer on the other. Each student will receive a card and will raise their hand to find a partner. Once a partner is found, they high five and quiz each other with the question on the front. They cannot...
read moreSubmitted by Jean Divisibility Challenge You need: 2 Players A die labelled 1 to 6 A calculator How to Play: Player A rolls the die and records the number. Player B rolls the die. Player B adds a digit to Player A circle number so that the new number is divisible by the number rolled. Player A uses a calculator to check. Player A...
read moreSubmitted by Keri Using an inflatable cube, write 6 numbers on each side. Toss the inflatable cube and catch it with two hands. Whatever two numbers your hands are on, you have to multiply the numbers or add whichever you are working with. I teach special ed. and my students love this game! Vinyl Inflatable Dice...
read moreSubmitted by Lacey For customary measurement, we like to play measurement war. I made playing cards with a variety of customary measurements (12 pints, 6 cups, 2 quarts, 5 gallons, etc.) Students each have a pile of cards and flip one over at a time. Whoever has the larger measurement gets to keep the cards. The winner is the...
read moreSubmitted by Lacy M&M Fraction, Decimal, Percent Conversions Students will receive a baggie with a variety of colored M&M's. Their job will be to see how many of each color they have and then convert that into a fraction, decimal and percent. For example, if a student has 4 out of 10 blue M&M's, it would be 2/5 for a...
read moreSubmitted by Jessica Eggscellent Addition Skill addressed: Basic addition facts from 2-12 Supplies needed: One clean egg carton per student: each egg hole must be labeled with a number 2-12, with a * in the first box 12 jellybeans per student One pair of standard dice per pair Directions: Divide the class into pairs. Each pair...
read moreSubmitted by Becky When practicing flash cards with my own children, I usually get out 4 quarters (you can use anything as a reward). We go through the stack of cards and if he gets the answer correct, he gets the card for his pile. If he is incorrect, I keep the card in my pile. Whoever has the most cards at the end gets a...
read moreSubmitted by Jean Specific Curriculum Outcome(s): 6N1 Demonstrate an understanding of place value, including numbers that are: greater than one million less than one thousandth. Achievement Indicator(s): 6N1.1 Explain how the pattern of the place value system, i.e., the repetition of ones, tens and hundreds within each period,...
read moreSubmitted by Mariah Directions: Make a list that has 4 numbers in a set. Everyone needs a different set of 4 numbers (at first these numbers may need to be chosen by the teacher). Example: 52, 16, 45, 15 Then they can use any order of operations to make it come out to a number that is set up in bowling pins. So the possible answers...
read moreSubmitted by Jennifer The teacher creates a game board for each fact 2-12 using Microsoft Word. The orientation is set to landscape. On the left hand side of the game-board is an 8 x 4 table with the products of the multiplication facts randomly placed in each box. For example, if it is a game board for 5s multiplication then all of...
read moreSubmitted by Christina You are part of an International Investigative unit. An international criminal organization known as the Gang of Fifteen is known to have become active again, and is planning the eradication of crosswalks world-wide. Such a terrorist act cannot be allowed to happen, as widespread and indiscriminate jaywalking...
read moreSubmitted by Amy You will need a set of flashcards. You can differentiate with different cards for each student (one has addition, while the other has division). Divide the cards equally between the two players, if the students are using the same set of cards. One player attacks, while the other player defends. The defending player...
read moreSubmitted by Cindy Most kids love to play cards. A standard deck of playing cards is a great resource for reinforcing integer concepts and operations playing variations on the card game "War". Take out Jacks, Queens and Kings (or ace=1, jack=11, queen=12, king=13). Clubs and Spades (black cards) represent positive numbers;...
read moreSubmitted by Michelle Make a "human" sized coordinate graph by placing tape on the floor for the x and y axis. Label the quadrants. Have a student stand at the origin, tell them the ordered pair. Then the student will tell you if they move left/right on the x-axis based on +/- and then if they go up/down on the y-axis based on...
read moreSubmitted by Debbie “The Price is Right” Goal of the game is to estimate the square root closest to the exact answer. Used with 8th graders Supplies: All students get whiteboards, markers and erasers. Show “Price is Right” clip Do one practice round—give students a square root to estimate. Have them compare their...
read moreSubmitted by Adrea What you need: 3X5 note cards (50) Markers Scissors What you Do: Cut 3X5 cards in half. Divide equally so both players have 50 cards. Write integers from 0 through 20 on each set of cards (remember to use positive and negative numbers). Shuffle both decks “Face off”. Player 1 should lay down the top 2 cards...
read moreSubmitted by: Katie Materials: Deck of Cards Pencil Students take turns playing "war" using a deck of cards and a pencil to act as the fraction line. The pair of students must then decide who has the larger fraction based on the four cards played. The winner gets to keep all the cards. Player with most cards at end...
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read moreSubmitted by: Yana This is an activity I do to explain odd and even to my kids. It is from the Montessori method of education. For this you need number cards (1-10) and 55 counters (substitutes: bottle caps, marbles, small rocks, shells, or anything that corresponds with your theme). We set the cards on the floor left to right. Then...
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