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Middle school math games allow students to have fun and be engaged while learning. They work great as math centers, in small groups, or as a teacher vs. class game. However, sometimes knowing how to find, prep, and effectively implement math games can be intimidating. Here are a few tips that will h
I develop curriculum for middle school math. I focus on using critical-thinking skills in my content so the math makes sense to the students.
Do you have at least one to two weeks left of school? Do you want your students ENGAGED in school until the end?? If you said YES, then there is a Math Game Board Project for you and your students! CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD This is seriously, hands down the best way to end the school year with your students. Every year I end with the End of Year Math Game Board Project is a happy year for my students and I. I am able to pack up my room, finish grading, and I don't have to stay after school. Kids are engaged, they loved making the board games, and the rubrics make it easy for everyone to get an A (which also helped in grading)!! Creative Original Student Made Teacher Reviews "This is a fantastic resource! Thank you so much! Can't wait to use it again this year!" -Alissa "My students loved this!" -Nicole "This helped keep the kids engaged during that tough time of year!" -Lyndsay "Awesome activity! My students' creativity shined in this assignment." -Jeanna "Thank you for this resource. It is excellent. My students took advantage of it. Perfect end of the year project!" -Teacher "Students loved this. It was the perfect way to end the year on an educational but fun note." -Teacher "Students loved this." -Michelle "This was so much fun. My stents got competitive on their games and now I have some for next year!!!!" -Teacher "This activity saved me with 8th graders the last few weeks of school." -Wendy This project saved and helped many teachers finish strong and kept the students ENGAGED. I have even had past students come back to my room at the end of the year BEGGING me to play one of the board games. How cool is that? Students asking to visit your classroom and play educational games? Yes! Truly the best way to end your school year. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD I hope this End of Year Project is a HIT in your classroom too! Just remember for the end of the year it's all about keeping those students ENGAGED until the last minute. Happy Teaching!
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Are you homeschooling a tween or teen and looking for the best math games for middle school? Look no further, my friend. I've got you covered. As a school psychologist, lifelong gamer, and homeschool mom, I am passionate about play-based learning and gameschooling. I've witnessed the educational benefit of games when it comes to learning countless times! As a school psychologist, I used games with children and teens from preschool to 12th grade. Now, as a homeschool mom, I play games with my children daily. My oldest is about to enter high school, my daughter is heading into seventh grade,
Are you looking for a fun Halloween Math game? Do you want to engage your students in Halloween Math? Do you need to review middle school math concepts? If you said YES, there are six different review activities for your students to do this Halloween. Click HERE to DOWNLOAD These Middle School Math Activities and Games are NO PREP and ready to keep your sixth, seventh, and eighth graders engaged! Each game focuses on different Mathematical concepts with a Halloween theme. Students can play these game with 1 to 4 Players. Students review Common Core State Standards and have some Halloween fun. Click HERE to DOWNLOAD Halloween Rational Numbers Game DOWNLOAD HERE These games focus on using Rational Numbers to find locations on a Coordinate Plane with a Halloween theme. Students play this game with a partner to discover where their partner's zombies and bats are located on the Coordinate Plane. Included are 4 different versions with 1 Quadrant and all 4 Quadrants. Students review Common Core State Standards and have some Halloween fun. Halloween Two-Step Equations Activity DOWNLOAD HERE These activities are focused on solving two-step equations with a Halloween theme. Students spin the spinners to create spider web equations. Students review Common Core State Standards and have some Halloween fun. Halloween Exponents & Scientific Notation Game DOWNLOAD HERE This game focuses on solving Exponents and Scientific Notation problems with a Halloween theme. Students can play this game with 2 to 4 Players to solve exponents and scientific notation. Students review Common Core State Standards and have some Halloween fun. Halloween Integers Game DOWNLOAD HERE This game focuses on adding and subtracting Integers with a Halloween theme. Students can play this game as a 2-Player or 4-Player game to solve adding and subtracting integers. Included are 2 different versions with 2-Players game and 4-Players game. Students review Common Core State Standards and have some Halloween fun. Halloween Decimals, Fractions, and Percents Game DOWNLOAD HERE This game focuses on finding equivalent Decimals, Fractions, and Percents with a Halloween theme. Students can play this game with 2 to 4 Players to solve decimals, fractions, and percents. Students review Common Core State Standards and have some Halloween fun. Halloween Ratios Activity DOWNLOAD HERE This activity is focused on finding ratios and equivalent ratios with a Halloween theme. Students will need a bag of candy m&m's to participate or you can print the NO PREP bag of m&m's provided. Students review Common Core State Standards and have some Halloween fun. Get your students excited about Math during Halloween. Sharing with students how to incorporate Math into the holiday is always great for student engagement. Of course students love the candy, so if you are allowed you can offer that as an incentive. Make it engaging, creative, and fun and the students will be sure not to forget the fun they had in math class!! Happy Teaching!
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Are you looking for fun math activities and games? Do you want to review key middle school math concepts? These Middle School Math Activities and Games are NO PREP and ready to keep your sixth, seventh, and eighth graders engaged! Each game focuses on different Mathematical concepts with a Spring theme. Students can play these games with 1 to 4 Players. Students review Common Core State Standards and have some Spring fun. Use these activities for bell work, class work, fast finishers, or more! CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THIS SPRING MIDDLE SCHOOL MATH ACTIVITIES & GAME BUNDLE FEATURES: *Spring Algebraic Expressions Game *Spring Inequalities Game *Spring Rational Numbers Game *Spring Two-Step Equations Activity *Spring Proportions Game Solving Proportions and using strategy to win the game! *Spring Ratios & Rates Activity Engaging review of ratios and unit rates with jellybeans *Spring Area & Volume Game *Common Core State Standards addressed *Math problems for review and practice *Topics covered: Proportions, Algebraic Expressions, Inequalities, Rational Numbers, Ratios & Rates, Two-Step Equations, Area, and Volume Students love being engaged with different activities and games. It's a fun break from boring and a great way to keep students participating before Spring Break or during testing season for a fun review! Happy Teaching!
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If you're looking for a way to make your homeschool math lessons more engaging, add math games to your day. Games help middle school students learn in a fun and exciting way.
Reviewing is an essential part of learning. It’s how our brains remember and keep things from slipping away. Sometimes it can be very tempting to have students review by only answering test like questions and
I develop curriculum for middle school math. I focus on using critical-thinking skills in my content so the math makes sense to the students.
You found the perfect 6th grade math game for finding percentages! Your 6th grade students will LOVE practicing or reviewing finding percetages with this hands-on and engaging math board game. Use this as a math center, practice after a whole group lesson, small group math center, or a teacher table game! You can also use this math game as a spiral review throughout the year. A fun test prep activity, too!
I develop curriculum for middle school math. I focus on using critical-thinking skills in my content so the math makes sense to the students.
I have officially survived the first two days of school. That first day is always a killer. I'll admit it-I came home and took a nap that day. But day two was a little bit easier, and here on day three, my family might even get a hot meal for dinner (that is not take-out). As the year gets going, I've been thinking about which things I'm most looking forward to introducing to my students. One of them is the games that we play. So today, I'm thinking about my favorite kinds of games....ones that require little prep work and no extra supplies, plus work with whatever content I'm teaching! I can usually just pull questions right off of worksheets, study guides, etc....Some of these are my creations and others I've learned from other great teachers, but they all make my classroom a fun place to be. One reason I love to play games is that it is such a great way to give my kids feedback. 1. Math Poker--I learned this game at an NCTM conference in Kansas City several years ago, at the absolute best session of the day. Only I don't remember the name of that great teacher....so whoever you are, here's to you! The idea of this game is that everybody starts at $100. You can bet as little as $1 or up to all of your money. You get the question right, and you add your bet on to your total; miss the question, and deduct the money. Now, the reason my kids really love this game is what happens if someone loses all their money. I have a deck of cards filled with silly actions such as "Waddle like a duck" and "Dance around the room like a ballerina", so if you lose all of your money, you get a $10 loan from me by taking one of these cards. My kids love this part so much I've had to make a rule that you can't miss questions on purpose, and anyone who wants to draw a card for fun at the end of the game is allowed to. This is how I have the kids set up their paper. 2. Trashketball (or Mathketball)--This is probably my favorite game to play, and the kids love it too. I keep seeing pins on Pinterest about Trashketball, so I know I'm not the only one who has thought this up, but here is how we play in my room. I divide my class into teams of 3 or 4. I put a question up, and every team works it out. I roll the dice to decide which team gets to answer the question. If that team gets it correct, they get one point and a chance at a bonus. For the bonus, I give my kids a couple of options: shoot baskets (hence the name of the game) or roll the dice. I have three different options: two three-point shots, three two-point shots, or a roll of the die. This way, no matter what, you have the possibility of 6 bonus point. 3. Treasure Hunt--Playing this game is easy. Ask the questions you want to ask. Randomly choose a student to answer the question (or possibly a couple of students). If the student gets the question correct, they get to pick a spot on a simple 10 x 10 grid. I decide in advance on some "winning" squares, and if students pick those squares they win. This game has lots of variations that will work. Sometimes I use a grid that has simple prizes "hidden" in some of the squares. (I use a SmartBoard file to do this). When I do this I give away simple things like a pencil, candy, etc.... You could also put different point values in squares, and have the person with the highest point total at the end declared the winner. 4. Grudgeball--I can take no credit for Grudgeball, but my kids sure are glad that I read about it. They have a blast taking points away from another team, and I love watching 7th graders and their total lack of logical strategies. Click to see Grudgeball directions. 5. Mission Impossible--This simple game just requires a couple of spinners (or dice) and a grid. I use a poster-sized grid. In one of the squares, I put an American flag. I tell my students that they are spies, and they are in possession of important papers that must be delivered to the American embassy. Every time I give a question, every group that gets it right gets to move. One die represents direction: 1 or 2 moves left/right, 3 or 4 moves up/down, 5 moves diagonal, and 6 is any direction. The other die represents the number of spaces. If a group lands on a space that is already occupied, that group must return to the beginning. The first group to the embassy wins. What's your favorite game to play with your students? Leave a comment below telling me about it!
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Looking for some fun middle school activities to incorporate in your math lessons? Trying to come up with fun ideas that fit your curriculum? Here are 20 great activities and project ideas! There are three main themes to the activities listed below: real life, food (perfect for those hungry pre-teens!), and creativity. The instructions for all activities can be easily modified for students in Grade 6, Grade 7, and Grade 8. If your child is home-schooled, or you are just looking for additional home learning tasks, then these activities are perfect for you! All of the materials can easily be found in your home.
Have you been introduced to Math Stations? Do you use independent math activities with your students? Are your students in need of independent and group math work? {Click HERE to download} When I first heard about these I was hesitant to start using them in my classroom because I thought it would be time consuming making all these station activities. I have great news, I've created a NO PREP set and would love to share it with you! Math Stations (also called Math Workshops) is a system of different types of activities in the classroom for the students to complete based on the same topic. I have created the 8th Grade Math Stations BUNDLE to cover all of the Math topics related to grade eight and also cover all of the eighth grade common core standards. These Math Stations activities are helpful to students in that they review concepts, practice Math, apply Math, and read about the Math in the real world. There are many different ways you can use these stations as they are versatile for the teacher to pick and choose which ones you want to use on any given day. If you already use Math stations in your classroom these can complement your set with additional practice and applications for students to review Common Core Standards. This Middle School Math Station Bundle is a COMPLETED BUNDLE covering ALL 8th grade Common Core Standards! {Click HERE to download} Included are the following Math Stations: Math Stations: Real Numbers Math Stations: Exponents & Scientific Notation Math Stations: Proportional Relationships Math Stations: Non-Proportional Relationships Math Stations: Writing Linear Equations Math Stations: Functions Math Stations: Linear Equations Math Stations: Solving Systems of Linear Equations Math Stations: Transformations & Congruence Math Stations: Transformations & Similarity Math Stations: Angle Relationships in Parallel Lines & Triangles Math Stations: The Pythagorean Theorem Math Stations: Volume Math Stations: Scatter Plots Math Stations: Two-Way Tables This resource is a means of practice and review for all the 8th grade standards. Students' scores excel and they enjoy independently working with their classmates on the different tasks. This can be a great activity for your students to be engaged in the learning process. Students gain self-confidence and own their learning process when they are given the chance to work independently on Math Stations. See what teachers are saying about math stations, "The 7th grade teacher at my school has the 7th grade bundle, and LOVES it! So I had to get the 8th grade bundle for my class! I cannot wait to use these resources!" -Andrea "Had bought the first unit and loved it. Can't wait to use these throughout the year." -Gwen "Love this for a review!" -Riki There are many different ways to incorporate the math stations in your classroom. I have used book bins (from Lakeshore Learning) to keep them organized and easily accessible for the students. I also have a FREE math stations bin labels HERE for download. Happy Teaching!
I love these math games for middle and high school students! They are great for small groups or whole class activities.
Bingo is a great algebraic equations activity to help middle school math students practice! They're engaged and focused on solving equations.
I develop curriculum for middle school math. I focus on using critical-thinking skills in my content so the math makes sense to the students.
If you're looking for a way to make your homeschool math lessons more engaging, add math games to your day. Games help middle school students learn in a fun and exciting way.
