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An Academic, Economic, Cultural, and Political Lesson Plan
Students reflect on how many board games they've played have African Americans, their culture or history incorporated within. They identify four street games and three card games that appeal to African Americans. They play the...
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Data Analysis and Probability Race to the Finish
Learners practice addition facts, record data, and construct a bar graph. In this probability lesson plan, students participate in a board game in which bicycles move towards a finish line based on players completing addition problems....
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Equations in the Park
Students explore algebraic concepts using real life situations. In this equations lesson, students develop strategies to solve missing number problems. Students participate in a board game based on algebraic equations.
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Music Activity at Family Math Night
Students work with a family member in placing all of the music notes on a staff board. They try to match the rhythm on the rhythm board and show their completed song to the teacher.
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The Answer Is- What Is the Question
Students review subject matter using a game format. In this quiz game lesson, students work in small groups or teams to state the question that matches the answer given by the teacher. (This is similar to the game of Jeopardy) They...
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Word Clue and All About Me Problem Solving
Fifth graders practice solving word problems using highlighted strategies. In this word problem lesson, 5th graders brainstorm and use words as clues that indicate the math operations that will be used to solve problems. They use...
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Calculating Baseball Statistics
Learners calculate baseball statistics. In this data analysis lesson plan, students use baseball statistics to calculate the batting average and slugging percentage. Learners visit www.funbrain.com to play a math baseball game.
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Place Value Game
Students participate in a Math game for Place Value that be fun for Students. The game can be adapted to any grade level.
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Math Jeopardy
Learners, in teams, play Math Jeopardy against each other as a way to reinforce their skills.
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Geo Jammin' - Day 4, Lesson 12: Geo Gee-Hawin'
Students review geometry unit content through a vocabulary/word game. They demonstrate understanding using geoboards to answer questions. They work in groups and it's a race to the correct answer.
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To Infinity: A Numbers Game
Young scholars explore number values by participating in a class game. In this number sense lesson, students utilize dice, cards, and chess pieces to move their piece closer to the end of a number line, the point of infinity. Young...
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Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Students play a math game which assesses their mastery of selecting the appropriate operation to solve specific problems.
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Line and Shape Game
High schoolers play the "space-breaker" game, in which they are required to create a picture using shapes or lines called out to them) to reinforce the concept of geometric shape and line.
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Musical Math
Students play a game of mathematical musical chairs, moving from desk to desk solving addition and subtraction problems.
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Playing the LCM Game
Students practice finding the least common multiple of two numbers. For this practice finding the least common multiple of two numbers lesson, students play head-to-head against their classmates. Students play a version of...
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the Whale Game
Students listen to whale stories and answer addition and subtraction problems in the stories. In this addition and subtraction lesson, students receive 20 goldfish. Based on the story they eat the goldfish. Students write...
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Money Makes the Fair-Go-Round
Students explore the value of money. In this money lesson plan, students investigating combining amounts of money and making change. Students count sets of money and make fair trades. Resources are provided.
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Math Investigations
Students demonstrate how math is used in everyday life. In this math investigation lesson, students develop a class-list of ways they use math everyday. Students define math vocabulary words, such as "counting," "daily life," and "measure."
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Algebra Tic-Tac-Times
Use the strategy of working backwards to practice factoring polynomials and multiplying binomials in a game format. Play, and work to find which products combined with the available factors will result in the placement of four tokens in...
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Race to 20
And they're off! Working in pairs, young mathematicians roll dice to see who can fill in their double ten-frames first. When learners finally fill in their arrays, they create addition number sentences that represent their rolls, helping...
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Fantasy Baseball
Check out this thematic unit, based on the game of baseball. Learners investigate numbers and number relations as they become familiar with some of the basic terminology associated with the game. They focus their attention on actual...
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Yummy Gummy Subtraction
Learners practice subtraction facts using gummy bears. In this subtraction lesson, students use the gummy bears as a manipulative to solve simple subtraction facts.
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Grouping Buttons
Looking for a good lesson on counting and sorting? This lesson is worth a look! In this classification lesson, learners sort buttons by color, shape, shiny verses not shiny, or number of holes.