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How I Use a Popsicle Stick Game to Increase Math Class Participation
Today I’m going to share with you how I use a popsicle stick game to increase math class participation. I play this game with my middle schoolers, and they absolutely love it. This game came to me one morning on my way to work. I wanted something I didn’t have to prep using materials I…
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Real Classroom Strategies that are Working (and what’s not)
Today I’m doing a mid-year check-in for you, and for myself. I’m going to share the real classroom strategies that are working in my math classroom. I also have a few that aren’t. Just for context, I am a middle and high school math teacher. I teach grades 7-12, but I am the 8th grade…
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How I Reset My Classroom after Winter Break
Today, I’m going to share with you how I handle a classroom reset after winter break. The first few items have to do with how I REMIND my students of several things (rules and procedures). Then, we will focus on how I REVIEW with my students. Let’s get going. These are the areas I like…
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Puzzle Style Math Review Game
If you have ever played the NYT Connections game after solving your daily Wordle, you’re going to love this puzzle style math review game. Your students will love this one as well! GAME OVERVIEW: This puzzle style math review game has students solve problems to reveal letters to 16 mystery words. Those mystery words are…
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Questions that Help Develop your Math Classroom Procedures
Today I’m going to share a list of 20 questions that help develop your math classroom procedures. Pretend it’s the first day of school and your students have just entered the classroom. Chances are, they may not be ready to ask these questions on day one. This list will help you be prepared to have…
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5 Low Prep Math Review Games
Today I’m going to share with you 5 low prep math review games for use in your classroom today! These are my go-to games for my own classroom. I am not talking about these because it’s just me that loves them — they are tried and true favorites of my students as well. These games…
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Quick Review Game Idea for the Math Classroom
Starting math class with a quick review game helps with student engagement and learning to build concepts upon one another. Today I’m going to share an idea for a simple product that I use in my classroom in two ways. This special, versatile product is the scavenger hunt-style review game. If you have never used…
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My Homework Check System for the Math Classroom
Recently I had the opportunity to have a conversation with a first-year teacher. She didn’t like the way homework check was going in her classroom. She felt like the students were “getting away with not doing their work”. I’m not sure if she liked my response, but I told her, “They probably are”. See, the…
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How to Play “Crack the Code”: A Math Review Puzzle Game
As math review games go, this math review puzzle game is perfection. It combines solving math problems, drawing icons, and comparing those icons to a code page to reveal a mystery word. What more could you ask? The best part, it is highly engaging for students. It is guaranteed to keep them content and ensure…
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How to Play Math Scramble: An Engaging Puzzle Review Game
Math Scramble is the perfect, engaging math puzzle review game for all ages of students. My students literally beg to play this one, and it’s the perfect game for getting everyone involved and working together. GAME PREPARATION You will need two main things to play Math Scramble in your classroom: The 25 Questions The questions…