Some days you just need a break from the monotony! Preparing for exams, transitioning to a new unit, days when half your students are gone for a basketball tour

What do you get when you mix math and card games? An excellent way to learn math facts. Check out this list of 20+ math card games for fun and learning.

Are you homeschooling a tween or teen and looking for the best math games for middle school? Look no further, my friend. I’ve got you covered. As a school psychologist, lifelong gamer, and ho…

I love these math games for middle and high school students! They are great for small groups or whole class activities.

Want to seem like an excellent math teacher? Play the substitution game. It is worth 1000 worksheets. It's never boring and it's different every time.

The Free to Discover blog will give you strategies and tips for teaching math to middle and high school students using differentiation and discovery.

I love these math games for middle and high school students! They are great for small groups or whole class activities.

This review game for middle or high school students is SO MUCH FUN! I play this in my classroom before test day. It could be used for math, science, social studies or any other subject! It's an easy, active game that I often play instead of trashketball.

If you're not making time for math games, your students are missing out! Check out these 5 math games every classroom needs to play!

Tic Tac Booyah is a fun and engaging review game!

This post explains how teachers can use an academic version of the highly engaging Spoons game to review concepts. Free games included!

If you're looking for a way to make your homeschool math lessons more engaging, add math games to your day. Games help middle school students learn in a fun and exciting way.

Learn how to prepare and host a super-fun and engaging Trashketball Review Game in your classroom! Grab my editable game template and create your own game.

Some days you just need a break from the monotony! Preparing for exams, transitioning to a new unit, days when half your students are gone for a basketball tour

We tried Speed Dating in Geometry today! I have tried the idea of Speed Dating before, but never in a geometry class. I have used it in upper level courses before, but I wasn't sure how it would work with a younger group. I am happy to report that things went great! It took a bit of work to get things organized, but after that, this activity ran itself. Here is a picture of my class while they were working. I had a geometry worksheet ready to go with 13 questions on it. I had the students sit with partners that I had selected using flippity.com. [I had 13 stations set up around the room with a problem number on each set of 2 desks.] After I gave the worksheets, I had each set of partners start with the problem number on their desk. I set a timer for 2 minutes which I projected up onto the screen. After two minutes the timer went off and students got up and switched stations. One partner moved one way and one partner moved the other way. This gave students the chance to work with many other partners throughout the class period. No one could get too comfortable because after 2 minutes, they had to move. This really kept the students working! At the end of 26 minutes or so [2 minutes per question], the students were back in their original seats. I had them enter their answers into a google form so I could easily check their answers. I think it's great to vary the activities in your classroom and get students up and moving - at least every once in awhile :) Want to see more Teaching Math Tips? Subscribe to get the Teaching High School Math Newsletter Success! Now check your email to confirm your subscription. There was an error submitting your subscription. Please try again. Email Address I'd like to receive the free email course. Subscribe We won't send you spam. Unsubscribe at any time. Powered by ConvertKit

19 free financial literacy games for high school students to add engagement and FUN to teaching personal finance. Financial literacy & budget simulations, too.

BOOM! is an easy and active review game that works well for any subject. This review game for middle or high school students is SO MUCH FUN! I play this in my classroom before test day. It could be used for math, science, social studies or any other subject!

I started putting together these math joke of the week posters at the end of last school year. I'm super excited about how it turned out. I put the finishing

This game is fun and can literally be played with any subject or concept from preschool all the way up to high school! Download this 'I Have, Who Has' game!

Jenga game cards are easily my favorite way to teach and reinforce basic math fact, phonics, or grammar practice.

Collection of Free Printable Pentominoes Puzzle Challenges in PDF Form. These can be used with a set of plastic pentominoes or print your own set of pentominoes pieces!

I love to add games into my Middle School math lessons. So much learning happens when students play games, not just because the content of the games relates to curriculum, but because when they are playing, they are engaged in the material and are applying theory in a context that makes sense. Here are 10 of my favourite games to play during my math blocks. 1. Cribbage Cribbage is a great game for mental math skills, addition, and strategy. Materials: Cribbage Board, Deck of Cards Objective: Be the first to score 121 points Number of Players: 2-3 How to Play Play Online 2. Achi Achi is a simple game, but takes concentration and strategy. Materials: Achi Board, 4 pieces for each player Objective: be the first player to get three pieces in a row Number of Players: 2 How to Play Download a printable Achi Board 3. Make 100 This game is great to practice basic operations. My students really love it, especially the end when everyone is hovering around 100 and they need to add, then subtract, then add again. Materials: 2 dice, paper and pencil Objective: Be the first to get exactly 100 Number of Players: 2+ How to Play: Take turns rolling 2 dice. You may add, subtract, multiply or divide the two numbers. Keep a running total. The first player to get a total of exactly 100 is the winner. 4. Farkle Farkle is a great game for mental math, multiplication, addition, and probability. Materials: 6 dice, paper, pencil Objective: Be the first to score 10 000 points Number of Players: 2+ How to Play Play Online 5. Yahtzee Yahtzee is a great game for addition and multiplication. Players also have to consider probability as part of their strategies. Materials: 5 dice, Yahtzee score sheet, pencil Objective: To have the highest score after 13 rounds Number of Players: 2+ How to Play Download Yahtzee Score Sheet Play Online 6. Territory Territory is a great game to practice multiplication and to relate multiplication to area. There are a lot of different ways that this game can be played. I always introduce it to my students the way it is written below, then they come up with new rules and procedures and turn it into something else. This is always a favourite among my class. I have individual white boards with grids on the back, and any time the students have free choice time, they grab one of the boards and start playing territory. Materials: 2 dice, grid paper, two different colour markers Objective: Claim the most territory Number of Players: 2 How to Play: Players take turn rolling two dice. After each roll, the player makes an array on the grid using the scores from the dice. Play continues until a player can’t draw an array on the grid (because there isn’t enough open space left). The winner is the player with the most territory claimed. 7. Chess Chess is another favourite in my classroom. My students love it so much, I brought in extra chess sets so that there wasn't such a line for who would play next. It's a game that takes a short time to learn, but a lifetime to master. It's all about strategy and anticipating your opponent's moves. Materials: Chess Board with Pieces Objective: To Checkmate the other player’s king Number of Players: 2 How to Play Play Online 8. Get to 1000! Get to 1000 is a staple game in my classroom. I usually play it on the first or second day of the year because it's quick to learn. Then, I can pull it out any time we have a spare 15 minutes and the kids love it. If I am unexpectedly away from school, I can simply tell my sub to play Get to 1000 as the math lesson for the day. I would recommend that you laminate the score sheets, or put them in page protectors and use dry erase markers to play the game. These get used a lot, so I'd rather not waste so much paper if I don't have to. Materials: 1 die, “Get to 1000” score sheet, pencil Objective: Be the closest to 1000 without going over after 10 rolls. Number of Players: 2+ How to Play: Roll a die. Decide whether you will multiply the value of the roll by 1, 10, or 100 then complete the multiplication. Add your product to your total. The person who comes closest to 1000 by the end of 10 rolls is the winner. Students can play this in partners, but I like to play it as a whole class. I roll the dice under the document camera, then the class has to make their choices in real time. As we get closer to the end of the game, they start to shout out the numbers they want to fulfil their strategy ("Ms. Wiens, I really need a 3, then a 4 and I'll get 1000 exactly!"). When we play all together, I end the game by asking the class to stand if they think they have the winning score. We go through the players standing to see who has the closest to 1000. There are often several winners, and there are only so many choices per roll. It's great to see what kind of strategy emerges. Download a copy of the score sheet 9. Dara Dara is a game of strategy that comes from Nigeria. It's pretty simple to play, but takes strategy to plan ahead and set up your board to be successful. Materials: Dara Board, 12 pieces for each player Objective: Be the first to eliminate 10 of your opponent’s pieces. Number of Players: 2 How to Play Download a printable Dara Board 10. Fraction War This game is great for comparing fractions. Since it doesn't matter in this game if there are repeats, I find this is also a great game for all the "odds and ends" decks (extra cards that don't make full decks) that I know are in every middle school math classroom! Materials: Deck of cards with face cards taken out Objective: Win all of your opponent’s cards Number of Players: 2 How to Play: This game is played very similarly to the card game war, but instead of trying to flip the highest card, you want to flip the largest fraction. Split the deck into two equal halves. Each player takes one half and at the same time, flips two cards face up, one above the other on the table. The two cards make a fraction with the top card as the numerator and the bottom card as the denominator. The player who makes the larger fraction wins all 4 cards and adds them to their deck. If the fractions are equal, the players flip again and battle for those cards, plus the four new cards. Play continues until one player has captured all of their opponent’s cards. Aces count as 1. So, which of these games are tried and true in your class? Which of these would you like to try? Do you have other math games that I should know about? Let me know in the comments!

Welcome to another installment of the Secondary Smorgasbord linky party! This is my favorite theme thus far (and VERY appropriate for the February weather we are currently experiencing). It's -30°C, and with the windchill, it has gotten to -45°C (for my American friends, that's approximately -22°F). Yes, I had to Google the conversion! Now that you know that I am literally experiencing the DEEP FREEZE in my neck of the woods, let's get down to business. This month's collaborative theme is Out of the Deep Freeze and is about "a product that doesn't get the attention you'd like it to get and should get because, darn it, it's really good!" The project I chose to feature is something I worked REALLY hard on and update regularly! It's one of the best assignments I have created and not because I think so, but because my students tell me how much they learned! You read that right (they actually enjoy it). Hard to imagine high school students enjoying something that they have to put some effort into, right? DRUM ROLL PLEASE..... Would you believe it's a Monthly Budget Project?? Yep, they love it! Who would have guessed. This project reinforces practical money skills, and teaches the budgeting process in a fun and engaging way. Students will learn the differences between "need" and "want" items, and will experience what it's like to live on their own! Plus, they get to have a roommate, so the 'ol excitement of finding a partner in the class gets them extra excited. So, what's it all about? Students get to (a) Find a place to live (b) Learn just how much groceries really do cost - their initial guesses are quite humorous! (c) Pay bills - forget online banking, they learn to write out checks! (d) Learn the costs of buying, renting, or leasing a vehicle...just to name a few! If you want to give your students an opportunity to learn what it's like to live on their own, then give this a try! I am always open to suggestions and changes (as I am always updating this product, so feedback is welcomed!) Thanks again to ELA Buffet and Desktop Learning Adventures for the link up opportunity! Make sure to peruse the other products posted by the other secondary sellers - you don't want to miss out on an awesome resource that has not been given the praise that it deserves!! Stay warm, folks! An InLinkz Link-up

When you teach simple probability, it seems like you have to strike a balance between showing students how probability works and getting them to understand the math behind it. This topic lends itself to a

You are probably familiar with Kahoot as a review game, but my favorite way to use this website is a BLIND Kahoot. The game structure is the same only instead of reviewing a concept, you use it to introduce it! Check this out as a way to mix up your lesson plans, introduce content, and engage your students!

Movement in the classroom is beneficial for many reasons. First and foremost, getting up to move in the classroom might help anxious students relieve stress.

Grudgeball: An Engaging Classroom Review Game is the perfect way to host a friendly competition while reviewing content.

Illustrate data! Use the shape of a line graph as inspiration for kids’ art. I first came across the of idea of illustrating data, or using a line graph as the inspiration for an artwork, when an awesome barrier reef line graph artwork by Jill Pelto popped up on my Facebook feed. Not only is …

Free Algebraic Expressions Worksheet where the students must solve problems that will help then work their way through a maze!

Want to keep your Algebra 1 students engaged? This collection of free printable Algebra 1 activities will help you map out an entire year of fun lesson plans!

Math art projects will get kids creative while also teaching them mathematical concepts. Fun ideas for children of all ages and skill levels.

The end of the school year is the perfect time to incorporate real world math and engaging activities. I love using projects to keep students focused the last few weeks of school. Below are some o…