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“Math Games Galore”

n PROGRAM OVERVIEW Isn’t just about everything we do

to improve test scores? Math Games Galore does just that. It makes practicing and mastering math benchmark skills fun. My fourth graders love to play games. As a matter of fact, that is all they want to do. So, I had to find a way to take the skills they needed to master and practice and teach them in a fun exciting manner.

My students go crazy over cards, dice, and dominoes. I either begin or end each lesson with a game. This year, I was struggling with getting my class to learn their multiplication facts. Memorizing them was just not working. I even tried a multiplication program, but most of the students were just not studying their facts, and I was getting frustrated. So, I got out my deck of cards and discovered you could play Multiplication War with a deck of cards.

Cards and dice are so inexpensive and you can play so many different games with them – all math related. You can use them to practice multiplication facts, reduce fractions, make improper fractions, adding and subtracting fractions and decimals, adding, subtracting, and multiplying, place value, rounding decimals or whole numbers, and even making figures by using the area of two cards (width X height). You can do all the above with dominoes as well.

For further information contact…

Beth HinesLewis Anna Woodbury Elem

610 S. Charleston Ave.

Fort Meade, FL 33841

(863) 285-1133

[email protected]

2007 - 2008 Idea CataloG of exCellenCe

Making math fun is the key. Math can be so much more fun for students just by using manipulatives. It makes it easier for ESE and ESOL students as well. I found bringing in cards, dominoes and dice stopped the comments like “this is so boring.” So, I knew I had hit ‘Gold!”

n OVERALL VALUE I find Math Games Galore successful

since the students are paying attention more and actually enjoy practicing math. I found it a big success in the classroom since my students showed such great interest, resulting in big improvements.

n LESSON PLAN TITLES• Multiplication War

• Decimals

• Fractions

n MATERIALS Math Games Galore uses cards, dice and dominoes.When using decks of cards, I prefer one deck per two students.

n ABOUT THE DEVELOPER Beth Hines has a B.A. in Elementary

Education from Flagler College in St. Augustine, FL. She has taught for eleven years and is currently a 4th grade teacher. Her past teaching experiences have been in kindergarten, second grade, and third grade. She is a three time adapter grant recipient and this is her second developer grant.

n RESOURCESScholastic’s Mega Fun Card Games

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~ A Returning Developer ~~ A Returning Developer ~

“Math Games Galore” Beth HinesLesson Plan No 1: Multiplication War

n SUBJECTS COVEREDMath

n GRADESK-5

n OBJECTIVES • The students will recall (from

memory) basic multiplication facts

• The students will explain and demonstrate the multiplication and division of whole numbers using manipulatives, drawings, and algorithms.

• The students will know the properties of numbers including the following:

1. the zero and identity properties of multiplication

2. the commutative, associative, and distributive properties of multiplication.

n SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS

• MA.A.3.2.1

• MA.A.3.2.2

n MATERIALSOne shuffled deck of cards with tens, jokers, and face cards removed (you could keep the tens if the students use them as a 0, Jacks can be 11 and queens can be 12) for each pair of students.

n DIRECTIONS 1. One player deals the cards evenly

between the players. Players place their cards in a stack facedown in front of them.

2. Each player turns over one card at the same time.

3. Players multiply the numbers in their heads as quickly as possible.

4. The player who states the correct product first wins and gets to take both cards.

5. Play continues until all the cards have been used.

6. The player with the most cards at the end of the round wins.

n VARIATIONS 1. Can be played as Addition or

Subtraction War as well.

2. You can also have your students multiply 2 or 3 digit numbers showing their work on paper.

3. Can be played with dice or dominoes as well.

n EVALUATION/ASSESSMENT

There are several ways you can assess your students.

1. Follow up with a short paper pencil quiz.

2. As you walk around the room, make anecdotal records.

n EXTENSION Have a tournament in your class to see who is the Multiplication Champion.

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n SUBJECTS COVERED Math

n GRADESK-5

n OBJECTIVES • The students will understand and

explain the effects of addition, subtraction, and multiplication on whole numbers, decimals, and fractions, including mixed numbers, and the effects of division on whole numbers, including the inverse relationship of multiplication and division.

• The students wi l l select the appropriate operation to solve specific problems involving addition, subtraction, and multiplication of whole fractions, and division of whole numbers.

• The student adds, subtracts, and multiplies whole numbers, decimals, and fractions, including mixed numbers, and divides whole numbers to solve real-world problems, using appropriate methods of computing, such as mental mathematics, paper and pencil, and calculator.


• MA.A.3.2.1

• MA.A.3.2.2

• MA.A.3.2.3

n MATERIALS One shuffled deck of cards with tens, jokers, and face cards removed (you could keep the tens if the students use them as a 0).



2. Each player turns over three cards (use the number of cards appropriate for the age and ability of your class).

3. Players turn over the first card, leave the second card face down (it is the decimal) and turn over the third card.

4. Players add/subtract/ round/compare their decimals with their partner’s.

5. The player with the greater number wins all the cards from that round and places them in a separate stack.



“Math Games Galore” Beth HinesLesson Plan No 2: Decimals

n VARIATIONS 1. Can be p layed as addi t ion,

subtraction, or multiplication of decimals as well.

2. The player with the least number could also be the winner of that round.

3. Have the students write the greatest decimal they could make and the least decimal they could make and get the difference between the two.

4. Have each student write their decimal on an index card and have the students arrange themselves in order from greatest to least or least to greatest.

5. Can be played with dice or dominoes as well.


There are several ways you can assess your students.1. Follow up with a short paper pencil

quiz.


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“Math Games Galore” Beth HinesLesson Plan No 3: Fractions


• MA.A.3.2.1

• MA.A.3.2.2

• MA.A.3.2.3

n MATERIALS One shuffled deck of cards with tens, jokers, and face cards removed (you could keep the tens if the students use them as a 0).



2. Each player turns over two cards (one above the other as a fraction).

3. Players add, subtract, or compare their fractions with their partner’s.

4. The player with the greater fraction wins all the cards from that round and places them in a separate stack.



n VARIATIONS 1. Can be p layed as addi t ion,

subtraction, or multiplication of fractions as well.

2. The player with the least fraction could also be the winner of that round.

3. This can also be played with improper fractions, and the students have to write as an improper fraction.

4. Have each student write their fraction on an index card and have the students arrange themselves in order from greatest to least or least to greatest.

5. This can be played with dominoes or dice instead of cards.


There are several ways you can assess your students.

1. Follow up with a short paper pencil quiz.


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n SUBJECTS COVERED Math

n GRADESK - 5

n OBJECTIVES • The students will understand and

explain the effects of addition, subtraction, and multiplication on whole numbers, decimals, and fractions, including mixed numbers, and the effects of division on whole numbers, including the inverse relationship of multiplication and division.

• The students wi l l select the appropriate operation to solve specific problems involving addition, subtraction, and multiplication of whole fractions, and division of whole numbers.

• The student adds, subtracts, and multiplies whole numbers, decimals, and fractions, including mixed numbers, and divides whole numbers to solve real-world problems, using appropriate methods of computing, such as mental mathematics, paper and pencil, and calculator.


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“Math Games Galore” Beth HinesLesson Plans Materials Budget

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$194.25

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Math Learning Ctr Dice “Opening Eyes to mathematics” $6.00 5 $30.00

Schoolhouse Classroom Dice Set $16.99 4 $67.96

Overhead math Dice Set $35.99 1 $35.99

Everyday Math Everything Math Card Deck $30.15 1 $30.15

Fractional Decimal / Percent Cards $30.15 1 $30.15


“Math Games Galore” Beth HinesRubric

Assessment for Various Math Skills

Skill/Objective Beginning1

Developing2

accomplished3

exemplary4

Student will add/subtract fractions with like denominators

Student does not write fraction correctly, with same denominators

Student writes fractions correctly, but does not add/subtract correctly

Student writes fractions correctly, and adds/sub correctly with 75% accuracy

Student writes fraction correctly, and add/sub correctly with 90% accuracy

Student will add/subtract fractions with unlike denominators

Student does not write fractions correctly

Student writes fractions correctly, but does not find common multiples

Student writes fractions correctly, and find common multiples with 75% accuracy

Student write fractions correctly, and finds common multiples with 90% accuracy

Student will multiply two and three digit numbers

Student does not multiply correctly - does not show understanding of multiplication

Student shows understanding of multiplying, but only in the ones place

Student multiplies two and three digit numbers correctly with 75% accuracy

Student multiplies two and three digit numbers with 90% accuracy

Student will compare and reduce fractions

Student does not compare fractions correctly

Student compares fractions correctly less than 75% of the time

Student compares fractions correctly and reduces when possible with 75% accuracy

Student compares fractions correctly and reduces when possible with 90% accuracy

Student will compare decimals

Student does not write decimal correctly (has no understanding of Place Value with Decimals)

Student writes decimal correctly but with less than 75% accuracy

Student writes decimal correctly and shows understanding of Place Value with Decimals with 75% accuracy

Student writes decimal correctly and shows understanding of Place Value with Decimals with 90% accuracy

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“Math Games Galore” - Polk · Everyday Math Everything Math Card Deck $30.15 1 $30.15 Fractional Decimal / Percent Cards $30.15 1 $30.15. 2007 - 2008 Idea CataloG of exCellenCe