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Math
Ideas!
| Idea Title | Grade | Description |
|---|---|---|
| The Price is Right | 1-6 |
Fun numbers game |
| Picking Apart Geometry | 5 |
A sweet, fun way to teach geometry concepts |
| Patterns - Kindergarten | K |
Artistic activity to help kindergarteners learn patterns |
| Place Value Mats for Cards | 1-6 |
A clever card game for teaching place value |
| Mathmatic Magnets | K-5 |
An engaging way to teach graphing and get to know your students |
| Fly Swatter Game | 1-6 |
This game is a hit with kids for teaching and reviewing math facts |
| Oh, Where Are You Numbers? | K-1 |
A fun game for teaching addends |
| Don't Let Your Brain Rust! | 4-5 |
A fun bulletin board idea that will make your students think, think, think. |
| Pipe-Cleaner Geometry | 3-6 |
Use simple pipe cleaners for a fun and fast geometry learning game! |
| Perimeter & Area, Skate and Stomp! | 3-4 |
Kids will definitely remember the difference between perimeter and area with this chant, skate and stomp! |
| Operations Dice | 1-6 |
Change ordinary dice into "operations" dice - great for your math games! |
| Star Burst Design | 4-6 |
This art activity is packed with opportunity for teaching geometry concepts. |
| Proportions, Scales and Ratios! | 4-6 |
Groups of five enlarge flags in a lesson on proportions, scales and ratios...makes for a great math lesson and self-assessment tool! |
| Can You Beat the Teach? | 3-6 |
A fun way to drill math facts! |
| The 7 Minute Phone Book Race | 3-6 |
Tally phone book findings in 7 minutes or less! |
| Questions from a Graph |
3-6 |
Graphs, tables and charts from magazines or newspapers make a great learning center. |
| Gobble! Gobble! Math Game | 2-6 |
A fun game to review any math facts...turkey style! |
| Popsicle Stick Math Game | K-4 |
This math game is adaptable to any math concept and level! |
| Fishing for Facts | K-4 |
A fun way to study any math skill! |
| Tissue Box Math | K-1 |
Square tissue boxes make great cubes! Take a look at these ideas... |
| Candy Restaurant | K-6 |
A candy restuarant to help with student's math skills. |
| The Lunch Money Jingle | 2-6 |
A
catchy little jingle that will get your students practicing their
money skills! |
| Integer Concentration | 6 |
Create a "cocentration tournament" while students use positive and negative numbers! |
| Personal Symmetry | 3-5 |
A fun way to tweak the traditional symmetry lesson! |
| Bubble Circumference | 4-6 |
Enjoy the good weather and learn about circumference! |
| Inch By Inch | K-3 |
Measure those inches all over the room! Inspired by this picture book by Leo Lionni. |
| Place Value Popsicle Sticks | K-4 |
Helps keep those numbers lined up! |
| Post Office Box Dice | K-6 |
Homemade dice that are sure to be a hit! |
| Fishin' For Addition | K-2 |
Your students will "reel" in fun AND addition with this unique interactive math bulletin board. |
| Multiplication Mania Week! | 3-4 |
Bombard your students with multiplication that will be found EVERYWHERE this week! |
| Math With Menus | 2-6 |
The possibilities for math and reading are endless when using menus from your local restaurants! |
| The
Great Search - Recycling Those Recyclables! |
2-6 |
A great way to integrate service, math, and recycling awareness. |
| Graphing a Cleaned-Out Desk! | 3-6 |
As part of your recycling unit, combine math graphing with a desired outcome - a clean desk! |
| "Math on my Mind!" | 3-6 |
Challenge students to solve unique math problems! |
| Graphing our Favorites! | 2-6 |
Cooperative groups take a poll and graph their peer's favorite things! |
| Math Boxes for Manipulatives | K-6
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Give each child their own "math box" for frequently used manipulatives. |
| Introducing Prime Factorization | 5-6 |
A visual way to teach the concept of prime factorization by literally creating a factor "tree." |
| "SHOW" Numbers with Money | 1-3 |
Students will love to "show" numbers with the use of dimes and pennies! |
| Tracking the Weather | 2-6 |
Get your students involved in the recording and graphing of weather. |
| "Simon Says" with Geometry Terms | 3-6 |
This simple and fun game of "simon says" reinforces difficult geometry terms. |
| Angles, Angles, Everywhere! | 3-6 |
Get your students actively involved in finding angles in the classroom, on the playground, and at home! |
| Grandfather Tang's Story | 3-6 |
An excellent book for kids to see how manipulating tangram pieces creates wonderful creatures. Students will then work in groups to create a tangram story themselves. |