Tired of boring review for standardized tests? Try these fun alternatives!
Play "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" with those multiple choice questions. Divide the class into teams. Present the question and answer choices on the elmo/overhead to the first person on a team. If he/she does not know the answer, they may use one of the 'lifeline': phone a friend, poll the audience, and 50/50. Each team may use a lifeline only once. If the answer is correct, the team wins a point, or to make it more interesting, money. If the answer is wrong, the team loses points/money. The team with the most points/money at the end of the review wins!
Another game idea: write the letters A,B,C, and D on 4 objects, such as ping pong balls. Put them in a bag. Present the questions and answer choices on the Elmo/Overhead. The first student pulls out a ball and decides if that letter is the correct answer choice. If it is not he/she must explain why. Continue until the correct answer has been chosen.
Just two fun and engaging ways to review!
Friday, March 23, 2012
Number Lines
Here's a great idea for teaching number lines kinesthetically.
Using masking tape and a meter stick, tape out several large, blank number lines on the floor. Make sure each number line is different. For example, one might have only whole number hash marks, one might have wholes and halves, and another might have fourths.
On index cards, create a set of numbers (whole numbers, fractions or decimals) for each number line. To add a little difficulty, do not include a card for every possible number.
Allow students to work in small groups to place the index cards in the appropriate places on the number lines. Allow students to rotate through each number line.
This is a great way to differentiate.
Using masking tape and a meter stick, tape out several large, blank number lines on the floor. Make sure each number line is different. For example, one might have only whole number hash marks, one might have wholes and halves, and another might have fourths.
On index cards, create a set of numbers (whole numbers, fractions or decimals) for each number line. To add a little difficulty, do not include a card for every possible number.
Allow students to work in small groups to place the index cards in the appropriate places on the number lines. Allow students to rotate through each number line.
This is a great way to differentiate.
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Math Center Idea
Instead of answering problems on a worksheet, write or print out questions on notecards or cardstock. Laminate and put in a center with dry-erase markers and erasers. (Be sure to include any manipulatives the students might need in the center.)
Store or file your cards in a small box divided into sections such as Addition, Measurement, Estimating, etc. Switch out your cards as needed.
You can use this activity for any kind of question: basic operations, fractions, number lines, geometry, problem solving - whatever!
To really get your students thinking, use a multi-step, open-ended question and encourage them to work together to find several different answers to the problem. Be sure to include manipulatives!
Have you tried this activity before? What did you think?
Store or file your cards in a small box divided into sections such as Addition, Measurement, Estimating, etc. Switch out your cards as needed.
You can use this activity for any kind of question: basic operations, fractions, number lines, geometry, problem solving - whatever!
To really get your students thinking, use a multi-step, open-ended question and encourage them to work together to find several different answers to the problem. Be sure to include manipulatives!
Have you tried this activity before? What did you think?
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