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Every teacher faces the challenge of keeping students interested and involved in lessons. I’ve found that having some basic activity ideas\u00a0that are easy to implement, and student-orientated, gave students something to do that was related to the curriculum, but didn’t require a lot of preparation on my part. All of these ideas should be used as a review of a math skill, practice after learning a skill, or simply as a time-filler for extra minutes in the day.<\/p>\n
Quizzes: Students can create quizzes to give each other. It is important to make sure students are given the kind of questions to write: multiple choice, short answer, fill-in-the-blank, or computation, and the topic (fractions, decimals, etc . . .). They need to make sure to skip lines between questions. The number of questions can vary depending on how much time you have for the activity. It will also depend on the ability level of the class\/group. Students need to make an answer key on a separate sheet of paper. This is probably the most important aspect of the assignment. Making the key ensures that students\u00a0understand what they are asking, and, most importantly, that they know the answer. You can manage this activity in a fun way as well. Students can get up and move around the room to music. Once the music stops, they have to find a partner and trade papers. Students can do the entire quiz with their new partner, or only answer one question and move on when the music starts. If they are with the same partner, they can\u00a0grade\u00a0each other’s quizzes at the end. If they change partners, they can grade the question before they change.<\/p>\n
Word Problems: By writing\u00a0their own\u00a0word problems, students can begin to understand how to solve these types of problems. Once students have grasped\u00a0a mathematical\u00a0concept, and practiced solving prepared word problems, they can write their own.\u00a0You should model how to write a word problem before\u00a0setting the students loose.\u00a0Once they understand, you can have them try one on their own, after giving them the general ideas and information to be included in the problem. After writing their first problem,\u00a0you can give them feedback. If they’ve got the idea, you can have them write word problems on their own.<\/p>\n
Scavenger Hunts: These are great to do and fun for students. In addition, they are easy to prepare. Take a sheet of paper, and fold it into thirds. The top of the flap should contain a letter. The underside of the flap\u00a0should contain a problem, equation, fraction, decimal, etc . . .\u00a0On the bottom of the sheet there should be an answer to a problem contained on the inside flap of another \u201cletter.. Students walk around the room, looking at the problems under the flaps, and try to find the answers on another sheet with a different letter. For example, Sheet \u201cA\u201d will have 2+4 on the underside. The bottom of the flap will say 10. Sheet \u201cB\u201d will have 5+5 on the underside and 6 on the bottom. On their recording sheet should be three columns. Column one\u00a0should be labeled\u00a0Letter,\u00a0the second\u00a0Problem, and the third should say Answer. Once they finish, the last answer should be on the first problem they began with. As a hint, the teacher should create an answer train prior to writing out the sheets (E, F, B, C, A, D, G, J, I, H, E). This will help eliminate trying to remember what answer went with what question.<\/p>\n
Worksheets: I have found that worksheets are a bit boring sometimes, and did not challenge my gifted students who knew the material well enough. One of the ways I challenge them is by asking them\u00a0to create their own worksheet, and try to use as many different types of questions as possible. Students also like to create puzzles or word searches out of numbers.<\/p>\n
Math Stories: Most students enjoy having a creative outlet. My students always enjoy turning a math concept into an illustrated story. I give them the idea of making the story to try to teach the concept to a younger student. They can use notebook paper, construction paper, or a word processing program. This lesson is easy to integrate\u00a0into a grammar or writing lesson. You can have students go through the step of the writing process.\u00a0They can make or find images to correlate with the story and create a book. I read and grade the stories\u00a0after they are\u00a0turned in, and then take my class to see our kindergarten\u00a0buddies and read our books.<\/p>\n
Here are a few math lesson plans\u00a0that are simple and easy to implement\u00a0in any routine.<\/p>\n
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