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It is Special Education and most of the students have learning disabilities. We are doing algebraic fractions with positive numbers. What can I do to help them learn and get them interested? I'd like to get them up and moving! The school is in an urban area and we have no access to computers.
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Anything that you can do with food gets the kids interested. Of course you have to buy it yourself, but sometimes it is worth it. You can use the food to divide and make fraction problems. Maybe bake a cake (less expensive) and have them figure out how to cut it so there are enough pieces for everyone. That of course is a basic thing, but useful in everyday life. (And it is not expensive to bake your own cake).
As for games, you can make a simple board game on paper. Then make a set of problems and cut them apart and put them in envelopes. Have the kids play in small groups of 4. They can use coins or torn pieces of paper as markers. In order to move the # of spaces that they roll they have to get the answer right. Give candy to the winner; or a homework pass.
Fly swatter game; put several random answers on the board. Prepare problems ahead of time so that you have answers that will match them. Get 2 different colored fly swatters. Give a problem that they can solve in their head, or give them a section on each side of the board to work it out. The first person to swat the correct answer scores a point for their team. Remind them that they cannot hit each other, and that you are the sole judge in determining who was first. When it doubt call it a tie! Give candy to the winning team.
I have 6 rows in my class. Have them go up 1 member from each row. Give a problem. The first to solve it correctly gets a point and gets to try to make a basket (buy a basketball hoop and foam ball at the dollar store). It is really hard to make the baskets so I give 2 bonus points to the team if they make it. Give candy to the winning row. I have the kids work the problems at their seats too and hand it in. That way ALL are actively involved instead of just talking to each other and not paying attention.
Make a checker board with problems. In order to move to a spot they have to give the solution. If they are wrong then they cannot move there. Makes the game more interesting. I bought inexpensive bingo chips and keep them in plastic bags, sorted.
I have a whole list of ideas at school; this is all that I could come up with off the top of my head. I pull out my list when I need to come up with something new for my classes. Email me if you need more ideas.
Hope these work for you!
One more; concentration on the overhead. Use sticky notes to cover them up; have problems on one side and solutions on the other. They have to match up the problem to the solution. If they are right their team gets a point.
Anything that you can do with food gets the kids interested. Of course you have to buy it yourself, but sometimes it is worth it. You can use the food to divide and make fraction problems. Maybe bake a cake (less expensive) and have them figure out how to cut it so there are enough pieces for everyone. That of course is a basic thing, but useful in everyday life. (And it is not expensive to bake your own cake).
As for games, you can make a simple board game on paper. Then make a set of problems and cut them apart and put them in envelopes. Have the kids play in small groups of 4. They can use coins or torn pieces of paper as markers. In order to move the # of spaces that they roll they have to get the answer right. Give candy to the winner; or a homework pass.
Fly swatter game; put several random answers on the board. Prepare problems ahead of time so that you have answers that will match them. Get 2 different colored fly swatters. Give a problem that they can solve in their head, or give them a section on each side of the board to work it out. The first person to swat the correct answer scores a point for their team. Remind them that they cannot hit each other, and that you are the sole judge in determining who was first. When it doubt call it a tie! Give candy to the winning team.
I have 6 rows in my class. Have them go up 1 member from each row. Give a problem. The first to solve it correctly gets a point and gets to try to make a basket (buy a basketball hoop and foam ball at the dollar store). It is really hard to make the baskets so I give 2 bonus points to the team if they make it. Give candy to the winning row. I have the kids work the problems at their seats too and hand it in. That way ALL are actively involved instead of just talking to each other and not paying attention.
Make a checker board with problems. In order to move to a spot they have to give the solution. If they are wrong then they cannot move there. Makes the game more interesting. I bought inexpensive bingo chips and keep them in plastic bags, sorted.
I have a whole list of ideas at school; this is all that I could come up with off the top of my head. I pull out my list when I need to come up with something new for my classes. Email me if you need more ideas.
Hope these work for you!
One more; concentration on the overhead. Use sticky notes to cover them up; have problems on one side and solutions on the other. They have to match up the problem to the solution. If they are right their team gets a point.
What are some fun math games for 2nd graders?
Azriel {Cr
I'm teaching a 2nd grade math class and I'm wondering if anyone has any easy and fun math games that the children might enjoy which would also help their math skills? I'm looking for anything I can do in the classroom with them - not computer or internet games.
A detailed explanation or links to resources would be really helpful. Thanks in advance!
Answer
Turn any lesson into a game simply by grouping students and have them compete against each other. Ask a math question and the first to respond gets the point.
Another game students like is math bingo.
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw/104-2118177-7235913?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=math+bingo
Turn any lesson into a game simply by grouping students and have them compete against each other. Ask a math question and the first to respond gets the point.
Another game students like is math bingo.
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw/104-2118177-7235913?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=math+bingo
What are some fun math games to play with fifth graders?
Kaylee
For a project my algebra II class is going to the local elementary school to play with fifth graders. We need five math games or crafts that we can make in a few days on a low budget. They should be creative and entertaining, each lasting about ten minutes.
Answer
BOARD RACES !! kids love getting up on the board with markers and chalk and racing each other. if u have a big group do it once or twice. if it's a small group make it like a basketball tournament with winners and levels !!
If you need any other suggestions e-mail me at emily_nicole62@yahoo.com I have been a teacher
at an elementary for
4 years !!
BOARD RACES !! kids love getting up on the board with markers and chalk and racing each other. if u have a big group do it once or twice. if it's a small group make it like a basketball tournament with winners and levels !!
If you need any other suggestions e-mail me at emily_nicole62@yahoo.com I have been a teacher
at an elementary for
4 years !!
Does anyone know of any good vocabulary or math games for homeschoolers?
college_st
7th grade level. All the ones I find are for younger kids. I'm particularly interested in any ideas of games I could make at home, or board games or software that I can buy, I don't want online games. Thanks!
Answer
I used to have a great computer programme called "I Love Maths"" and "I Love English!". They were made by Dorling Kindersley. They had lots of different activities related to maths and english questions and puzzles to do with calculations. You had to unlock different levels etc and visit different areas.
I'm not sure what age they were for but i remember questions on fractions and decimals etc so i think thats probably about the right age?
He's a link to the amazon page.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dorling-Kindersley-I-Love-Maths/dp/B00004UAFR
P.S i'm english so i don't know if their available in the US (where i am assuming you are from) but they may have a different version although i'm sure the english version is just as good.
I used to have a great computer programme called "I Love Maths"" and "I Love English!". They were made by Dorling Kindersley. They had lots of different activities related to maths and english questions and puzzles to do with calculations. You had to unlock different levels etc and visit different areas.
I'm not sure what age they were for but i remember questions on fractions and decimals etc so i think thats probably about the right age?
He's a link to the amazon page.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dorling-Kindersley-I-Love-Maths/dp/B00004UAFR
P.S i'm english so i don't know if their available in the US (where i am assuming you are from) but they may have a different version although i'm sure the english version is just as good.
What are some good math games I can make for a geometry lesson?
Richard
I'm trying to make a math game for geometry and it is intended for elementary students. Nothing complicated. Something simple using materials that I can find at home and that doesn't require Shopping.
Answer
If you can find a copy of John Horton Conway's book "On Numbers and Games", it's full of great possibilities. Note that it's a serious mathematics book, with proofs and all. Nonetheless, the games are simple to understand.
Two of my favourites are Sprouts and Cutcake. See the first two links.
A non-Conway game is Dots and Boxes. See the third link.
If you can find a copy of John Horton Conway's book "On Numbers and Games", it's full of great possibilities. Note that it's a serious mathematics book, with proofs and all. Nonetheless, the games are simple to understand.
Two of my favourites are Sprouts and Cutcake. See the first two links.
A non-Conway game is Dots and Boxes. See the third link.
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