If you don’t like where a shape is, then TRANSFORM IT!
How do you learn t
o translate, reflect, rotate, or dilate a shape?
Better yet, how do you have FUN while learning about transformations???
You play these FREE math games that help students master the concepts!
The Transformations Vocabulary Match Game is all about exposing students to the vocabulary of tranformations. If students master the vocabulary of transformations, they will have a cutting edge on mastering how to use an algebraic expression to explain the effect of a transformation!
This game is FUN because it requires a 3-card match with the ability to “steal” another player’s cards and win the game.
Now that students have mastered the vocabulary of transformations, play the Transformations Match Game with them as they
match the name of the transformation, the description of the transformation, and a picture of the transformation. It’s a 3-Card Match, so players can “steal” an incomplete set at the last second! Of course, there’s a recording sheet for accountability and a passport to bridge to the state test. And, drum roll, please! The cost is the same as it always is on glennatabor.com. IT’S FREE IF YOU WANT TO HELP A STUDENT LEARN & HAVE FUN AT THE SAME TIME!
Last, but not least, how about a game for
DILATIONS?
Yes, there’s a FREE game for that, too! Geoboard Dilations Game is definitely a hands-on way to engage students with dilation as they move bands on a geoboard or an X/Y Moveable Axis Pegboard to create the pre-image and the dilated image. Students will experience ENLARGING OR REDUCING a shape by DOING IT! They won’t just be memorizing an algorithmic procedure!
Here are some more free resources from around the web:
- Transformation Game from Nrichmaths.org
- Dilate Your Name Project adapted from the work of Ashley Nelson, Reedy Creek Middle School
- Dilations Project from Loudoun County Public Schools
