Photo Art

 I took pictures throughout the year and then cut them into 4x4 squares. In June we put them on black paper (we had to tape 2 pieces together) and then laminated them. They turned out amazing!

Spiral - A Multiplication Game

Spiral - A super fun game

1. Build a spiral game board with all 52 cards, face up. Start in the center and work your way out.
2. Players each select a place marker and place it in the center of the spiral on the very first card.
3. Each player takes a turn rolling the die. They must multiply the number of the die times the value of the card they are on. If they are correct, they may move ahead the number on the die. If incorrect, they many not move. Ace = 1, jack, queen, and king are 10 (harder version would be 11, 12)
4. If a player lands on the same card as another player, they may send the other player back to start.
5. The first player to make it past the last card wins. (or decide they have to land exactly on last card).

Make My Array

Make My Array

This is a great game to play after introducing repeated addition as a way to multiply. We started with 1inch graph paper and then as we improved, we used 1/4 inch graph paper. Talk about strategy and maybe you should start in a corner instead of plopping a big roll right in the middle.

Students work in pairs taking turns rolling 2 dice. Student record their roll with a dark marker and outline the array. Example: If a student rolls a 4 and a 6, they would draw a box 6 boxes across and 4 boxes down on their graph paper. Then write the multiplication problem and product in that box. While their partner rolls, they may color in their array.

Fractions

Fractions

Use Smarties to introduce Fractions and create this poster.

Multiplication Trick 6x6 - 10x10

This was sooooo cooool!

Check out the video on this trick.

Money Apps

The "Coin Math" app has introduction, matching, counting, shopping, and making change. All are good. I am going to start with Match the Coins.

The "Penny Me" app is good to introduce counting coins.
You have two options, quiz or count. I did not like the quiz because as soon as you miss one it gives you the option to quit. The counting one was good though.

Sum Stackers and Cash Cow are also good money apps.

Math Partner Game

Mrs. Thorne taught me a new math game.
Students work with a partner. Each student puts both hands behind their back and on each hand they put up any number of fingers. Then at the same time all hands come out and the fastest person to add up all the points (fingers) wins a point.

Can adapt to multiplication by each person using only one hand. Then multiply both numbers.