Field Day is a fun filled day with students. Here is a list of math activities you could have your students do on Field Day in your math classroom.
1. Math Game.
Have students make a math game, or play a math game in class that reviews grade level standards. Everyone loves to play games!
2. Math Review.
Create a math review for the students to practice during class. Go over key skills that students need to know before the next grade level.
3. Math Puzzle.
Give students a math puzzle with different operations, decimals, or rational numbers. Students love a challenge! Have them complete the puzzles with or without timers.
Do your students need to expand their math vocabulary?
Can your students write math fluently?
Writing Math Vocabulary
It's a skill that needs to be practiced and applied frequently. When students are writing and applying their vocabulary terms properly they are better able to express the content. Getting students to become fluent in writing math is necessary not only for speaking math, but also teaching it to others to demonstrate mastery.
When students are able to write their math vocabulary terms in a sentence by themselves without scaffolded support, that is mastery. To get students to this point they need guidance with how to construct a sentence with the correct math terms applied. Giving students the practice in the classroom helps them to build math confidence in this skill and be better able to write extended responses on homework, classwork, and tests.
Best Strategy to Boost Scores
The one question I'm always asked is, "How do I improve my students' test scores?" The answer is with vocabulary practice. Do you practice spelling words? Yes. Do you practice definition of words? Yes. Why would you not do the same with math terms? Math is a language that needs to be taught well to be spoken and written well.
Teaching students to write math vocabulary in turn helps them to speak math vocabulary. When you are using math vocabulary in your classroom on a weekly or monthly basis, you will see your students knowledge of content increase. Students need to know the math content inside and out so that they can make sense of it and explain it for themselves. It's simple, teach students to write math vocabulary and they will increase their math subject knowledge.
This Spring Math packet that will keep your sixth graders engaged! This packet is just plain fun. Not only is it PACKED with sixth-grade common core math problems, it also gives students fun coloring, puzzles, and problem solving. Use this packet for bellwork, classwork, extra credit, fast finishers, or homework!
THIS APRIL NO PREP MATH PACKET FEATURES:
*25 different math puzzle worksheets
*FUN activities and puzzles centered on reviewing math curriculum.
*Packed with 6th grade common core math problems for review and practice.
*An ANSWER KEY for each worksheet.
*Lots of coloring fun. I’ve intentionally designed this packet with lots of pictures and borders to color. A MUST: Using a set of crayons or markers.
Topics Covered:
Operations with Decimals, Graphing, Fractions, Ratios, Unit Rates, Expressions, Equations, Inequalities, Area of Rectangles, and Area of Triangles
Giving your students the opportunity for math fluency and enrichment in number sense helps all their other math skills flourish. Increasing time to practice math fluency and different math challenges helps students think critically about the math process. Other teachers have commented, "Great resource!" and "Loved using this for a sub." I hope your students enjoy them too.
Do you want your students to deepen their understanding?
What are your students struggling with in math?
Getting students from struggling to mastery doesn't happen over night. Growing their understanding is a process. Card sorts are a great activity to get your students thinking about the why's and how's of the math. Students make sense of word problems and the steps to solve them.
Having students work with partners on card sort activities helps create math talk. When students are verbal about math, they are better able to sort through their understanding and draw a conclusion. The card sort picture above is of an eighth grade sort called Writing Linear Equations. Students start with a problem and work through all the information provided. The goal is to get students to create and write linear equations. The process in getting there is broken down into three steps, finding the points, slope, and graph to write the linear equation. Students make sense of the information provided and link all the parts together to write the linear equation. Each card sort activity goes through the process of math discovery to mastery. The lesson units are intended to help you assess how well students are able to understand each grade level standard.
Included in each lesson are:
Directions, grade level common core standards, and mathematical practices
Formative assessment (pre-test) task
Card sort activity with concept development
Extension activity for students to deepen their understanding
Summative assessment (post-test) task
Answer keys for all the assessments and activities
Get your students thinking and mastering more math concepts this year. Engage your students in a math sort to deepen their understanding. Students can work independently alone or in groups to accomplish the tasks. Watch as your students go from struggling to mastery of math.
Do your students like to try different math activities?
These Christmas Equations and Proportions Coloring Pages feature different colors with presents with bows, and gingerbread men. These coloring pages are a great way to practice algebra skills for class work, home work, or fast finishers!
THIS CHRISTMAS EQUATIONS & PROPORTIONS PACKET FEATURES: *2 different Engaging Math Activities (2 different color options) *1 Version of Gingerbread Men Solving Equations (2 different color options) *1 Version of Presents with Bows Solving Proportions (2 different color options) *3 different Banners to hang on a Bulletin Board
*NO PREP, Print & GO Activities! (Only materials needed: 5 to 6 different colored crayons or markers, and a pencil).
*FUN & rigorous activities centered on math curriculum
*HIGH QUALITY CLIPART is included
*Topics covered: Algebraic Equations and Proportions
Get your students in the holiday spirit with fun math activities that incorporate rigor and relevance. Making math meaningful this time of year will help keep them engaged until the winter break.
Get your students excited about the Holiday Math with these NO PREP Thanksgiving Math Activities. Students will make connections between sales, bargains, prices, and purchases.
THIS BLACK FRIDAY & THANKSGIVING MIDDLE SCHOOL MATH ACTIVITIES PACKET FEATURES:
*5 different Engaging Math Activities
*FUN activities and puzzles centered on reviewing math curriculum.
*Packed with 6th, 7th, 8th grade common core math problems for review and practice.
*HIGH QUALITY CLIPART is included
*Topics covered: percents, operations with decimals, operations with integers
Activities Included:
-Creating a Black Friday Advertisement {with rubric}
-Mark that Price! {with answer key}
-Big Toy Purchases {with answer key}
-Find Sale Price {with answer key}
-Integers Number Puzzle {with answer key}
My students always loved the Black Friday Advertisement project {with rubric included for easy grading}. It's an easy activity to facilitate and prepare for the Thanksgiving break. The past five years I've had an administrator come and do a surprise informal evaluation the DAY before break. This project has been great to show students actively engaged with real world applications at Thanksgiving. Every administrator has always commented that it was nice to see the students engaged in math and learning how it applies to Black Friday. These activities are sure to keep the last couple days before the Thanksgiving break fun and full of math content. I hope these activities are helpful in your classroom too!
These Halloween Middle School Math Activities are NO PREP and ready to keep your sixth, seventh, and eighth graders engaged! These middle school math activities are for students to apply real world applications with a Halloween theme. Not only is it PACKED with grade level common core math problems, it also gives students fun coloring, puzzles, and problem solving.
THIS HALLOWEEN MIDDLE SCHOOL MATH ACTIVITIES PACKET FEATURES:
*7 different Engaging Math Activities
*FUN activities and puzzles centered on reviewing math curriculum.
*Packed with 6th, 7th, 8th grade common core math problems for review and practice.
*HIGH QUALITY CLIPART is included.
*Topics covered: Operations with 1-Step & 2-Step Equations, Operations with Money, Operations with Percents, Operations with Decimals, and Operations with Integers
-Halloween Math (2 Different Versions with answer key)
-Create a Halloween Infographic (rubric only)
-Trick or Treat (answer key)
-Halloween Money (answer key)
-Halloween Equations (answer key)
-Spin & Boo! (answer key)
-Integers Number Puzzle (answer key)
Halloween is a great time of year to engage students in real world applications of math. Get students thinking about the math of Halloween and review key skills for middle school. Making math memorable for students is important in their learning process.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!!
