What You'll Get
ALL LEVELS: Teaching Financial Literacy with a Checking Account
FINANCIAL LITERACY FOR ALL LEVELS
The slide show will help you begin using this incredible classroom management tool tomorrow. The slide show is interactive and engaging, so you can use it as a mini-training at your school, for your PLC, or for you as you move toward Meaningful Math Management. Here’s all you need to begin using M-Cubed!
ALL LEVELS: Math Vocabulary Games
MATH VOCABULARY GAMES FOR ALL LEVELS
If you have one set of vocabulary cards, you can rotate these three games in the Vocabulary Games Station to continue to engage the learner and help them learn the words with automaticity. Included are instructions for Vocabulary Concentration, Go Fish, and Vocabulary Rumm
KINDERGARTEN: Identifying Patterns with LEGOs and Buttons
PATTERNS & CONJECTURES
TEKS K.1(F)
IDENTIFYING PATTERNS IN MATH is one way a learner can improve their thinking skills in every subject! If the learners in your home can create and identify patterns using LEGOĀ® Bricks and buttons, then they will be able to analyze mathematical relationships to connect & communicate mathematical ideas.
Patterns are everywhere and will be important for the rest of your life, so play IDENTIFYING PATTERNS IN MATH with your learner and continue to MOVE AHEAD @ HOME!
1st GRADE: Numbers 1 to 10
NUMBER SENSE
TEKS 1.2(B)
When you’re building number sense with a first grader, it helps if the parts that make the number TEN. This game will show you how to make TEN your very best friend!
1st GRADE: Subtraction Strategy Counting Back
SUBTRACTION STRATEGY COUNTING BACK
TEKS 1.3(D)
How do you help the learners in your home build number sense and have fun learning to subtract? You use a giant number line to practice the SUBTRACTION STRATEGIES COUNTING BACK! When a learner is literally jumping to the numbers while subtracting, their brain learns basic fact strategies faster!
Get some painterās tape, a few 1st or 2nd graders, and get ready to have a LOT OF FUN while using the SUBTRACTION STRATEGY COUNTING BACK!
Click here to watch Remmie the Cavalier count back treats on a GIANT number line!
1st GRADE: Tens and Ones Game
TENS AND ONES
TEKS 1.2(B)
TENS AND ONES GAME 1ST GRADE is a wonderful way for 1st and 2nd graders learn about place value and understand tens and ones in a concrete way. Because we are using manipulatives, kindergarteners can play expertly, too.
CLICK HERE to watch the video and play along!
1st GRADE: Addition Up to 20
ADDITION UP TO 20
TEKS 1.2(B)
Basic addition facts are LOADS OF FUN with LEGOĀ® bricks, a number generator, and an added risk factor! CLICK HERE to view the YouTube video that explains the game!
1st GRADE: Learn to Add with a Deck of Cards
LEARN TO ADD WITH A DECK OF CARDS
TEKS 1.3(F), 2.3(A), 3.4(A)
ADDITION WAR CARD GAME is a simple and FUN way to master basic addition facts. Ā Get a deck of cards, divide them between two players, flip over the top cards, and race to see who can say the sum first. Keep playing and youāll become an addition expert!
Thatās right! All the learners in your house, including adults, can practice mental math addition by turning over four cards and trying to be the first one to yell out the correct sum.
CLICK HERE to check out the ADDITION CARD GAME VIDEO on YouTube!
1st GRADE: Learn Subtraction with a Deck of Cards
LEARN SUBSTRACTION WITH A DECK OF CARDS
TEKS 1.3(F), 2.3(A), 3.4(A)
SUBTRACTION WAR CARD GAME is a simple and FUN way to practice subtraction. Get a deck of cards, divide them between two players, flip over the top cards, and race to see who can say the difference first. Keep playing and youāll become a subtraction expert!
Thatās right! All the learners in your house, including adults, can practice mental math subtraction by turning over two cards and trying to be the first one to yell out the correct difference!
CLICK HERE to check out the SUBTRACTION WAR CARD GAME video on YouTube!
1st GRADE: Visualizing Numbers in a Ten Frame
NUMBERS TO 10 & 20
TEKS 1.3(C); CCSS. K.OA.4
Using a ten frame and a bingo marker, you can help students visualize numbers that compose ten simply by flashing a frame. A double ten frame is included, too.
1st GRADE: Numbers in a Ten Frame
Compatible Numbers
CCSS 1.NBT.A.1, TEKS 1.2(C)
Student pairs use counters to create numbers on a double ten frame. Working with a partner means you can discuss the answer. Math discussions are encouraged at every level!
1st GRADE: Compatible Numbers for 10
COMPATIBLE NUMBERS FOR 10
Ten is a studentās very best friend. These dot cards and the accompanying activities will help students visualize numbers that occur abstractly in a number sentence.
1st GRADE: Sum War with Dot Cards
ADDITION
TEKS 1.2(A); CCSS 1.NBT.C.4
Basic math skills are so important. Playing Sum War will reinforce mental math and addition. Their Algebra teachers will thank you!
1st GRADE: Next Number, Please!
NUMBERS 1-120
TEKS 1.2(C); CCSS. 1.NBT.1
Student pairs use REALLY COOL counters, ten frames, double ten frames, hundreds charts, pictures, and expanded notation cards to show a FLIPPED number as quickly as possible. After a number 1-120 is FLIPPED, then an ACTION card is turned over so the students know how to make the number. An example sheet and a recording sheet are included. A point sheet lets students record data and race to see who gets more points for being first to make the number. Any pair who makes the numbers gets points, too!
1st GRADE: Ten Is My Friend Tic Tac Toe
COMPATIBLE NUMBERS TO 10
TEKS 1.3(D); CCSS. 1.OA.5
This activity will help students compete to find the compatible numbers to make ten, because ten is a studentās very best friend.
1st GRADE: One Frog, Two Frogs
NUMBERS FORWARD & BACKWARD
TEKS 1.5(A); CCSS. 1.NBT.1
Student pairs use FROG avatars as they hop around the game board. The partners draw a self-checking question card about numbers 1-120 backward and forward. If they answer it correctly, they roll the number generator and jump their avatar the number on the die as they make way around the game board to the finish lily pad.
1st GRADE: Show Me the Sum!
ADDITION USING REPRESENTATION
TEKS 1.3(A); CCSS.MC.1.OA.A.1
A primary manipulative activity on solving addition using representation. Students love using cool counters on double Ten Frames. They will be fluent in adding numbers to 20 in no time!
2nd GRADE: I Can Add and Subtract!
ADDITION & SUBTRACTION WITHIN 20
TEKS 2.4(A); MLS 2.RA.A 1
A colorful board game to assist with fluency in adding and subtracting. With self-checking cards, your teams can have fun racing to the finish line to be a winner in these skills! The passport will have the students discussing the concepts.
2nd GRADE: 100 Club Bingo, Compatible Numbers to 100
ADD & SUBTRACT 2-DIGIT NUMBERS
TEKS 2.4(B); CCSS. 2.OA,1
Using a bingo game and markers or cool colorful counters, you can help students develop number sense to add and subtract two- digit numbers. They will learn the compatible numbers as they have fun.
2nd GRADE: See Me Solve It!
ADDITION & SUBTRACTION WORD PROBLEMS
TEKS 2.4(C); CCSS. 2.OA.1
Students are challenged by word problems involving addition and subtraction. Provide interesting counters for this activity since cool counters are so more fun to learn with than colored tiles and centimeter cubes. In this activity, pairs of students will read a word problem, then use the counters to help them solve the problem. An Answer Key is included so students can self-check. The recording sheet will help every student prepare for the way the question will be asked on tests. Help your students have fun solving problems instead of dreading them!
2nd GRADE: Race to One Dollar
VALUE OF COINS
TEKS 2.5(A); CCSS 2.MD.C.8
This manipulative game reinforces theĀ value of coins. The students regroup or fair trade coins when they have the amount needed to regroup (such as 5 pennies traded for a nickel). But watch out ā you HAVE to fair trade or you lose your money!
2nd GRADE: Difference War with Dot Cards
SUBTRACTION
TEKS 2.3(A) & 3.4(D); CCSS 2.NBT.B.5 & 3.NBT.A.2
Here we have practice in basic math. Reinforce their skills in subtraction as they quickly come up with the difference. This engaging activity will help all your students stay sharp!
2nd GRADE: It's About Time
TIME
TEKS 2.10(B) CCSS 2.MD.7
Students match the icons of both analog and digital clocks with the correct time. The Answer Key serves as a review sheet, so be sure each pair of partners has a copy! The passport encourages discussion and thought. A fun way to talk about time!
2nd GRADE: A Jump in Time
TIME
TEKS 2.9(G);CCSS.MC.3.MD.A.1
Itās difficult to read and write time to the nearest minute if the only medium through which you are learning the concept is a worksheet. Why not add some total physical response to the learning experience with this game. Students solve word problems by placing the correct increment cards on a giant number line and jumping to the right time.
3rd GRADE: Mental Math
MENTAL MATH
Do you want to become an expert at using addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division? Want to practice order of operation in a fun way? Could you use a little practice with computational proficiency? What about developing better number sense?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, then Math in Your Head: Can you Make 10? is the game for you and the learners you know!
3rd GRADE: Teaching Fractions with LEGOs
TEACHING FRACTIONS
TEKS 3.3(A), 4.3(C), 5.3(H)
Teaching Fractions with LEGOs is the perfect game for a concrete exploration of fractions, determining equivalency of fractions, and addition and subtraction of fractions with like denominators. CLICK HERE & watch the YouTube video for even more fun!
3rd GRADE: Learn How to Multiply with LEGOs
MULTIPLICATION ARRAYS WITH LEGOS
TEKS 3.4(G), 3.4(H)
If a learner uses LEGOĀ® bricks to make MULTIPLICATION ARRAYS, they will concretely understand multiplication facts and will retain that knowledge for the rest of their lives! Playing MULTIPLICATION ARRAYS will also help your learner with division facts.
Adding a discussion of the fact family represented with LEGOĀ® bricks will help your learner master multiplication and division facts as they MOVE AHEAD @ HOME!
3rd GRADE: Addition with Regrouping
ADDITION WITH REGROUPING
TEKS 3.1(E)
You’ll need mental math and the ability to regroup for the rest of your life, so play this game with a partner and have fun being the first player to add the amounts on all FOUR cards first!
CLICK HERE & watch the video for special ways to challenge ALL learners!
3rd GRADE: Buttons or Bling
PARTITIONING OR EQUAL SHARING
TEKS 3.4(H); CCSS. 3.OA.A.3
Teach partitioning or equal sharing at Teacher Time with this great manipulative activity! Students design shirts as they learn this concept. The recording sheet and passport add rigor.
3rd GRADE: Vocabulary Pizza Party
GEOMETRY
TEKS 3.6(B);CCSS. 3.G.1
Geometry Vocabulary at the 3rdĀ grade level is loads of fun if itās in the form of a Pizza Party! This game uses āPizza Sliceā Definitions, āPepperoniā Terms, and āExtra Cheeseā Icons to help students connect all three. The game includes an answer key, point sheet, and a vocabulary memory sheet. You add a few empty pizza boxes and students will have some FUN!
Grab a pizza & CLICK HERE to watch the Pizza Party YouTube video!
3rd GRADE: The Ants Go Marching
ARRAYS & FACTORS
TEKS 3.4(D); CCSS, 3.OA.A.2
Learning about arrays, factors, equal shares, and the fact families for multiplication and division would be a bit boring. So, letās KICK IT UP A NOTCH and add bugs that look real and an activity that is more authentic. Students turn over a number, then make an array on a āpicnicā tablecloth using ants and roaches. Students will never forget marching ants in arrays at a picnic!
CLICK HERE to have fun watching the YouTube video and learn how much fun arrays can be!
Click here to download Ants Go Marching Interactive Slides
3rd GRADE: Identifying Numbers within 100,000
Identifying whole numbers within 100,000
TEKS 3.2(A); MLS NBT.A.2
Third graders finding matches on baseballs, bats and hats to assist with fluency in identifying whole numbers. Using the answer key, the pairs can have fun getting to home plate to be a winner in these skills! The passport will have the students discussing the concepts.
3rd GRADE: Multiplication Bingo
MULTIPLICATION
TEKS 3.4F; CCSS. 3.OA.C.7
Increase fluency in multiplication with this fast and fun game of Bingo. The passport adds rigor and encourages discussion as the partners compete within the teams. Tally sheets help keep score. Give each pair of partners an answer key so they can use it for review!
3rd GRADE: The Doorbell Rang
DIVISION, EQUAL SHARING
TEKS 3.2(C), 3.3 (A, B, D); CCSS 3.NFA.1, 3.NFA.2A,B, 3.MDB
This book is all about sharing with others. That sounds like division, doesnāt it? The activities and ācookiesā will help students experience equal sharing.
4th GRADE: Improper Fractions with LEGOs
IMPROPER FRACTIONS
TEKS 4.2(B)
Everyone experiences improper fractions every day, but few people truly understand improper fractions. When the learners in your home play the IMPROPER FRACTIONS GAME explained in this video, they will understand improper fractions because they’ve used something they could move aroundāLEGOĀ® Bricks!
4th ā 5th graders will benefit from this hands-on fractions game, but since you’re using LEGOĀ® bricks, it will be great for your younger learners, too! Get ready to master the understanding of improper fractions with a bag of LEGOĀ® bricks, a few cards, and a lot of laughter!
4th Grade: Number Sense at the Fourth-Grade Level
NUMBER SENSE
TEKS 4.1(C); CCSS 4.NBT.B.4
Reinforce number sense and have a good time doing it as the students move around the game board. The passport challenges the students and the answer key supports them, as well as functions as a review sheet. An activity that can begin the year and continue to be used as you see the need for it!
4th GRADE: Rounding Bingo
ROUNDING TO NEAREST 10, 100, 1,000 & 10,000
TEKS 4.8(D); MLS 4.NBT.A.1
Rounding Bingo is a great team game to practice this skill and prepare for estimating, as well! The “caller” shows self-checking cards to the pairs of partners as they see who can Bingo first! The passport includes a question that might be seen on the state test and the tally sheet helps keep score. Also included are directions on putting the game together.
4th GRADE: Excellently Expanded
EXPANDED NOTATION
TEKS 4.2(B); CCSS, 4.NBT.2
How do you make representing numbers in expanded notation a hands-on activity? Simply use Excellently Expanded with your students! This activity includes numbers the students turn over. Then pairs of students use the place value cards and addition symbol to represent the number in expanded form. A recording sheet requires them to write the number in standard and word form, too. An Answer Key frees the teacher to work with another small group as the students self-check their answers. Expanding numbers has never been better!
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4th GRADE: Operation Building Block
WORD PROBLEMS
TEKS 4.3 (E), 4.4; CCS 4.OA.1
The solving of very challenging word problems becomes very simple when using building blocks (Legos) with dots on them. Students use the blocks to solve the problem, record the answer and the picture, and begin thinking algebraically!
4th GRADE: Easy Equivalency
FRACTIONS, CONCRETELY
TEKS 4.3(C); CCSS 4.NF.1
One of the challenges in understanding algebraic expressions is when a fraction is placed in front of a variable. Students need to have many concrete experiences with fractions to develop an in-depth understanding. Using building blocks (Legos), students will find a block with a specific number of dots, turn over a fraction card, then find as many ways to show equivalent numbers of dots using blocks with other combinations of dots. The Easy Equivalency Recording Sheet provides students with the opportunity to connect their concrete experience with pictures/icons and with abstract, standard forms of fractions. If you let your students ābuildā something with their Legos at the end, they will LOVE finding equivalent fractions again, and again, and again!
4th GRADE: Greater Than / Less Than Fractions
FRACTIONS
TEKS 4.3(D); CCSS 4.NF.A.2
Students will compare two fractions with different numerators and different denominators and represent the comparison using the symbols >, =, or <.Ā Playing this simple game with fraction cards helps students verbalize numbers and problem-solve to order the set from greatest to least or least to greatest. The recording sheet asks them to explain their thinking. They will have a great time learning this skill.
4th GRADE: Fishing for Fractions
FRACTIONS
TEKS 4.3(D), CCSS 4.NF.C.5
Students play GO FISH with fraction and decimal cards. Partners or individuals, lots of engagement to reinforce this concept. The passport checks for understanding. Much more fun than a worksheet!
4th GRADE: Check It Out!
FINANCIAL LITERACY WORD PROBLEMS
TEKS 4.8(C); CCSS 4.MD.A.2
A fun game that uses state exam questions to practice financial literacy concepts. Answer the question correctly, choose your bling and march around the game board. A challenge question and passport sheet tier the activity.
Decimal Destinations / Grades 4-5
DECIMALS ON A NUMBER LINE
TEKS 4.2(F); CCSS. 5.NBT.7
Students will locate and order decimals using concrete models. A number line and building blocks will help make them comfortable with decimals. The recording sheet and passport will help you check their understanding. They will have fun going to the Decimal Destinations!
4th GRADE: Product War with Dot Cards
Multiplication
TEKS & CCSS mental math and number sense
This simple activity gives your students the chance to have fun while they refresh their understanding of multiplication. A super game to use for warm up; it can be placed in your room as an Anchoring Activity, as well.
4th GRADE: Place Value Challenge
PLACE VALUE
TEKS 4.2(A); CCSS, 5.NBT.1
The understanding of place value is a challenge at all levels. Playing this simple game with a deck of cards helps students verbalize numbers and problem solve to create the greatest or least number possible. Mental math cards layer on the complexity.
CLICK HERE & have fun watching the YouTube video & play along with Place Value Challenge!
4th GRADE: Decimal Flash-a-Frame
DECIMALS
TEKS 4.2(B,C);8.2(D); CCSS 4.NBT.A.2; 5.NBT.1
Help your students master decimals by flashing a decimal card and having them write or tell a partner what they think the decimal is and how they know. Playing this game and understanding decimals at the iconic level will be an asset as they move into Algebra I and beyond!
4th - 6th GRADE: Equivalent Forms Concentration
EQUIVALENT FRACTIONS, DECIMALS & PERCENTS
TEKS 6.4(G); CCSS 4.NF.6
Students match equivalent forms of fractions, decimals and percents so that they automatically think of the right equivalent. The recording sheet lets students create their own worksheet and the passport includes a state test question. Use this one as a game and then as an anchoring activity when review is needed.
4th - 6th GRADE: Equivalent Bingo, Fractions, Decimals and Percent
EQUIVALENT FRACTIONS, DECIMALS & PERCENTS
TEKS 6.4(G); CCSS 4.NF.6
The understanding of equivalent fractions, decimals and percents is a challenge at all levels. Playing this fun game of bingo helps students verbalize the equivalents. The passport increases the difficulty with a state test question example.
5th GRADE: Algebraic Expressions with LEGO Bricks
ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSIONS
TEKS 5.4(B)
The brain learns best when the experience is hands on. Thatās why the ALGEBRA EXPRESSIONS GAME is going to move your learner AHEAD! It won’t just be a bunch of letters and a bunch of rules, but a fun
5th Grade: Decimal Place Value Challenge
DECIMAL PLACE VALUE
TEKS 4.2(B,C);8.2(D); CCSS 4.NBT.A.2; 5.NBT.1
The understanding of place value is a challenge at all levels. Playing this simple game with a deck of cards helps students verbalize numbers and problem-solve to create the greatest or least number possible. Mental math cards layer on the complexity.
CLICK HERE to watch the YouTube Video & play along!
5th GRADE: Order Up! Order of Operations
ORDER OF OPERATIONS
TEKS 5.4(E), 6.7(A); CCSS.MC.5.OA.A.2
This is an activity that begins by asking the order of operations only and then proceeds to solving equations. The GEMDAS game includes an answer key for student review, a recording sheet and a passport with questions the students might see on a state test.
Watch the game video on the MATH THAT’S FUNĀ YouTube Channel.
5th GRADE: Decimal Dash
Multiplication of Decimals
TEKS 5.3(D); NBT A.7
Base Ten Blocks and Number Generators give students a concrete experience in multiplying decimals. It is a competition that can be timed as they become more comfortable with the concept. The recording sheet lets you check their mastery and the passport has state released questions to familiarize the students with the type of questions they might see on a state test. A great Teacher Time lesson!
5th GRADE: Fishin for Decimals
ADDING & SUBTRACTING DECIMALS
TEKS 5.2(A); CCSS 5.NBT.A.3.A
Played like āGo Fish,ā students must try to make one whole by adding and subtracting decimal cards. One of my students’ favorite games!
5th GRADE: Vocabulary French Fries
FRACTIONS
TEKS 5.3(B); CCSS 5.NT.A.1-B.7
The terms and definitions in this activity are key to understanding fractions . Playing Vocabulary French Fries will help the student master the language of fractions with automaticity.
5th GRADE: Tic Tac Fractions
ADDING & SUBTRACTING FRACTIONS WITH UNEQUAL DENOMINATORS
TEKS 5.3(H); CCSS 5.NF.A.1
Students will have fun being the first pair to find the answer to adding or subtracting fractions with unequal denominators.
5th - 6th GRADE: Interpreting Fractions
Fractions
TEKS 6.2(E), CCSS 5.NF.B.3
This one is perfect for Teacher Time! Each pair of partners gets an answer key to review before beginning this activity. Again, this game calls for lots of discussion led by the teacher or team leader. Your classroom will have a “hum of productivity” as the students talk about fractions and mixed numbers!
5th GRADE: Batter Up! Vocabulary
GEOMETRY, POINTS, LINES & ANGLES
TEKS 5.1(G), 5.8(A); CCSS 5.G.A.1
Matching the terms, definitions and icons concerning points, lines and angles will assist the intermediate student with vocabulary needed on the state exam.
6th GRADE: Teach Distributive Property with LEGOs
DISTRIBUTIVE PROPERTY
TEKS 6.7(D)
Distributive Property 6th Grade with LEGOĀ® bricks is an excellent way for a learner to experience the distributive property. Instead of just memorizing the steps, the learner concretely experiences the concept and WILL KNOW it when they use it in Algebra!
6th GRADE: Adding & Subtracting Integers with a Deck of Cards
ADDING & SUBSTRACTING INTEGERS
TEKS 6.3(C), 6.3(D)
ADDING AND SUBTRACTING INTEGERS WITH COUNTERS-INTEGER COMBINATION is going to change the way your learner thinks about middle school math. Instead of just learning integer rules, this game uses cool counters like plastic roaches to make integers fun!
A really cool side effect of playing this game is that all the adults who play will have fun while gaining a much better understanding of integers, too!
6th GRADE: Shopping with Equivalent Forms
EQUIVALENT FORMS, REAL WORLD PROBLEMS
TEKS 6.4(G); CCSS 4.NF.6
Equivalent forms of fractions, decimals and percents are used to solve real-world problems in this engaging activity. Perfect for Teacher Time!
6th GRADE: Introduction to Integers
INTEGERS
TEKS 6.2(A)
Understanding integers can be FUN is you’re using a deck of cards and cool counters like plastic roaches! Pre Algebra Integers-Integer Identification will help every learner have a concrete understanding of a foundational algebraic concept!
6th GRADE: Integer Destinations
INTEGERS
TEKS 6.2(C); CCSS 6.NS.C.5
Students will use 2-color counters to concretely manipulate integers. A number line and destination cards will increase their comfort with integers. The recording sheet and passport will help you check their understanding. A fun way to learn or reinforce this skill!
6th GRADE: Prime Factorization Race
PRIME FACTORIZATION
TEKS 6.2(A); CCSS 6.NS.B.4
Assist sixth graders in learning prime factorization. The game includes a Game Board, cool avatars, and self-checking questions. A fun way to learn and practice this necessary skill!
6th GRADE: Whole, Part, Percent
Whole, Part, Percent
TEKS 6.5(B); CCSS 6.RP.A.3.C
A fast-paced manipulative activity that is great for Teacher Time! Students will enjoy learning this concept!
6th GRADE: Concrete Ratios
RATIOS
TEKS 6.5(A) CCSS 6.RP.A.3
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Working in pairs, students race against time to create the ratios using buttons or building blocks. Explaining how they represented the ratio adds rigor to this activity. The recording sheet will aid in checking for their understanding and the passport asks them to solve word problems they might see on a state test. They will have FUN as they LEARN!
6th GRADE: Integer Problem Match
INTEGER WORD PROBLEMS
TEKS 6.2(D); CCSS 6.NS.C.7.B
This is a 3-card matching game onĀ integer word problems, with lots of discussion encouraged by the teacher (Teacher Time) or Leader (Games Station). There isĀ seriousĀ suspense ā if a pair has a two card match, another pair can āstealā the cards if they turn over the 3rd matching card!
6th GRADE: Matching Equations and Words
EQUATIONS
TEKS 6.6(A); CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.EE.A.2
Using the Answer Key and working with a partner, students will read equations aloud and find the numerical and word matches. A concentration game to familiarize 6th graders with the language needed to solve equations (without the pressure of solving).
6th GRADE: Expressions Using Building Blocks
EXPRESSIONS, CONCRETE, WORD PROBLEMS
TEKS 6.7(C); CCSS 6.EE.A.1
Everyday situations provide the word problems your students will solve using lego-type building blocks. The students draw their building block expressions, then write the expression on the recording sheet. Students can check their work using the included answer key. Expressions at the concrete, the pictorial, and the abstract level based on a word problemānow thatās the way to learn about expressions AND remember the concept!
6th GRADE: Tic Tac Exponents
EXPONENTS
TEKS 6.7(A); CCSS. 6.EE.A.1
Are your 6th graders challenged by exponents? Mystified? This activity will help to familiarize them with the “little numbers” and take out the mystery! Fun markers and even a timer gives this a punch. The passport checks for understanding and encourages discussion.
6th GRADE: Integer Cram
ADDING & SUBTRACTING INTEGERS
TEKS 6.3(C); CCSS 6.NS.C.5
Practice adding and subtracting integer problems while rolling colored dice that players then match to 2-color counters. Itās a concrete, pictorial, and abstract experience with integers all in one game!
Watch the video to learn how to play!
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD INTERACTIVE SLIDES for Integer Cram
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6th GRADE: Express It
EXPRESSIONS USING ALGEBRA TILES
TEKS 6.6(C); CCSS 6.EE.2.A
Students begin to concretely understand EXPRESSIONS by flipping over an expression card and then trying to be the first pair to create the expression using algebra tiles. A recording sheet aids the student in connecting to the abstract and pictorial versions of expressions.
6th GRADE: It Depends, or Does it?
DEPENDENT & INDEPENDENT VARIABLES
TEKS 6.6(A); CCSS 6.EE.9
Learning about dependent and independent variables can be monotonous! Not with this activity. The game times the pairs to see how fast they can identify the independent and dependent variables from the real world and from the math world. Students try to beat their time and then explain how they know each placement of a term is correct.
6th GRADE: A.K.A. Equivalent Forms
EQUIVALENCY
CCSS M.C.6.RP.A.3.C, TEKS 6.4(E)
Student pairs begin by taking turns turning over cards and racing to see who is first to concretely display the amount using coins, base ten blocks, percent plates, or decimal squares. After all of the amounts have been concretely created, then student pairs turn over the cards and match all the equivalent forms.
6th GRADE: Check It Out!
FINANCIAL LITERACY
TEKS 6.14(C); CCSS 6.NS.B.3
A fun game that uses state exam questions to practice financial literacy concepts. Answer the question correctly, choose your bling and march around the game board. A challenge question, passport and recording sheet tier the activity.
6th - 8th GRADE: Concrete Equations
EQUATIONS & EXPRESSIONS, ONE VARIABLE & INEQUALITIES
TEKS 6.9(B), 7.10(A), 8.8(A); CCSS 6.EE.B.5
Students are engaged while they concretely experience equations and expressions with one variable and inequalities. They love using algebra tiles because they get it!
7th GRADE: Algebra Winner Words
ALGEBRA VOCABULARY
TEKS 7.6(I); Vocabulary with emphasis on Algebra
Answer the questions, roll the number generator, move around the game board, match the icons and win! Students will increase their understanding of Algebra vocabulary playing Winner Words. The passport encourages critical thinking and the score sheet adds interest.
7th GRADE: Equation Card Game
MAKING EQUATIONS
TEKS 6.3(D), 7.3(A), A.10(A); CCSS 6.NS.C.5, 7.NS.A.1.C, HSA.APR.A.1
In this Games Station Activity, created by Juliann Doris, Advanced Quantitative Reasoning Instructor, Del Valle High School, student pairs will make equations using 3, 4, or 5 cards. This exciting timed game supports skills in Grades 6 & 7, as well as Algebra I & II
7th GRADE: Variable Race
WORD PROBLEMS WITH ONE VARIABLE, TWO-STEP EQUATIONS
TEKS 7.11(A); CCSS 7.EE.B.4
ThisĀ RACEĀ uses real-world word problems with one-variable, two-step equations to teach students to identify the algebra all around them. Student pairs race to be the first to find the equation and variable that reflect the real-world problem. Challenge Cards are included that ask the players to solve the problem.
7th GRADE: Vocabulary French Fries
GEOMETRY
TEKS 7.11(C); CCSS 7.G.2-6
Introduce geometry vocabulary with French Fries, Ketchup and Secret Sauce! Terms, definitions and icons will assist your 7th graders as they study these concepts. The passport will provoke discussion and thought. The answer key serves as a review each time they check their answers. French Fry Fun!
8th GRADE: The Language of Algebra
VOCABULARY OF ALGEBRA
TEKS 8.1(D), ALGEBRA, INTRODUCTION; CCSS A.SSE.1
TheĀ languageĀ of Algebra is so much easier to learn through fun activities such as the identification of operational language used in algebraic expressions and equations. The players take turns trying to determine which operational term is matched to the categories of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. A student could also play individually and try to improve their time with each replay.
8th GRADE: Go Fish for Square & Cube Roots
Square & Cube Roots
TEKS 8.2(B); CCSS.MC.8.EE.2
Being fluent in square roots is vital to many concepts in Algebra. Cube roots will become important as students move into Algebra II concepts. This GO FISH game is a fun way to practice square roots and cube roots until students know them with automaticity!
8th GRADE: Pythagorean Theorem
Pythagorean Theorem & Its Converse to Solve Problems
TEKS 8.7(C)
A learner can use the Pythagorean Theorem & its converse to solve problems if they begin by mastering the vocabulary. This game of matching terms, images, & definitions does just that!
This game is FUN because it requires a 3-card match with the ability to “steal” another player’s cards and win the game.
This game is rigorous with recording sheet & passport for accountability and a bridge to the state test. DOWNLOADĀ NOW AND HAVE FUN WITH YOUR STUDENTS!
8th GRADE: Simple & Compound Interest
Simple & Compound Interest Vocabulary
TEKS 8.12(D)
Knowing how to solve simple and compound interest word problemsĀ BEGINS WITH MASTERY OF THE VOCABULARY!
This game asks students to match a term with its definition or with its formula.
The rigor of this game is increased as players record the algebraic representation for each match on a recording sheet. A passport bridges this FUN game to the EOC exam at 8th-grade level.
ANOTHER HANDS-ONĀ AND FUN GAME!!!
8th GRADE: Simple & Compound Interest
Simple or Compound Interest???
TEKS 8.12(D)
Identifying the parts of a simple or compound interest word problem and the way these components are used in an equation will help every student with simple and compound interest. That is EXACTLY what this game does for your learners!
This game is FUN because it requires 4-card match with the ability to “steal” another player’s cards and win the game! A recording sheet that asks players to calculate and compare simple and compound interest keeps accountability and rigor part of your curriculum.
Who knew that simple and compound interest could be rigorous AND so much fun???
8th GRADE: Transformation Vocabulary Match Game
Tranformations Vocabulary
TEKS 8.3(C) & 810(C)
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.
8th GRADE: Dilations
Dilations
TEKS 8.3(C)
This game is a GAME CHANGER for students understanding dilations in a concrete way! After turning over cards, students race to create the pre-image & image on a geoboard or x/y axis pegboard. Learners LITERALLY experience the reduction or enlargement and truly understand the scale factor.
A recording sheet provides teachers with accountability measures and a passport bridges it to the EOC exam at 8th-grade level.
HANDS-ONĀ AND FUN!!!
8th GRADE: Transformations
Transformations
TEKS 8.10(C)
Students willĀ MASTER reflections, rotations, and translations as they match the triad of cards that name, describe, & illustrate the transformation.
The rigor of this game is increased as players record the algebraic representation for each match on a recording sheet. A passport bridges this FUN game to the EOC exam at 8th-grade level.
ANOTHER HANDS-ONĀ AND FUN GAME!!!
8th GRADE: Texting Time
Translating Algebraic Symbols & Words
TEKS 8.8(B)
In this fun game, students pretend to text from expressions to words and from words to algebraic expressions.
8th GRADE: Are You FUNCTIONing?
DOMAIN & RANGE
TEKS 8.5(G); CCSS M.8.F.A.1
What is a function? What is the domain and range for a set of numbers? This activity makes the understanding of a function concrete and challenges the pairs of students to be first to locate the points on the coordinate plane and determine if it is a line.
8th GRADE: 8th GRADE: GR8 Term Race
8th GRADE VOCABULARY
Partners are challenged to match terms with definitions. If correct, they roll 3 positive and 2 negative number generators (dice) and write the equation to determine how many moves their avatar can make. BUT WAIT! If they can match the term/definition with its icon, they can move 2 more spaces! The passport includes a state released question.
Algebra I Terms, Definitions, and Images / Algebra
VOCABULARY for ALGEBRA,Ā INTRODUCTION & 1st 9 WEEKS
This collection of 55 terms is key to the understanding of algebraic concepts. The cards include the term, the definition, and an image to help the student master the language of Algebra with automaticity. Download theĀ Vocabulary Games for MathĀ file to use with these cards.
Watch the YouTube Video to learn how to play ALGEBRA CONCENTRATION!
ALGEBRA: Undefined & Zero Slope Vocabulary Game
UNDEFINED & ZERO SLOPE VOCABULARY
TEKS A.2(G)
This vocabulary game helps learners build a background knowledge and working vocabulary of undefined and zero slope.Ā Download this game that focuses having fun while learning!
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ALGEBRA: Undefined & Zero Slope Game
UNDEFINED AND ZERO SLOPE
TEKS A.2(G)
This game helps learners master the concepts of undefined and zero slope using 4-Way Match Cards. The cards include icons, descriptions, and characteristics. Download this game that focuses on the tactile and pictorial experience guiding students to a deeper understanding of lines.
Oh, and it’s FUN!!!
ALGEBRA: Transformation Rules for Linear Functions MATCHING GAME
TRANSFORMATIONS OF LINEAR FUNCTIONS
TEKS A.3(E), CCSS.M.C.HSF.BF.B.3
Your unit on transformations of linear functions becomes much easier for students if they know the transformation rules. This game has students matching the function notation with the type of transformation, and the change to coordinate point. Using clickers to indicate a STEAL of a pair of cards layers on the fun and brings in the magic of laughter.
ALGEBRA: BLITZ Game for Solving Systems of Equations Using Substitution
SOLVING SYSTEMS OF EQUATIONS WITH SUBSTITUTION
This game uses cards to SUBSTITUTE into the equation.
Learners will master solving systems of equations using substitution because it will be a tactile experience instead of just a worksheet!
Watch how to play the BLITZ GAME.
Download & begin the fun of learning complex algebraic concepts with your learners!
ALGEBRA: Solve Systems of Equations with LEGOS
SOLVING SYSTEMS OF EQUATIONS WITH SUBSTITUTION
LEGOS for solving systems of equations??? This game does EXACTLY that! Learners will use what they learned in the Solving Systems of Equations MATCH GAME & use LEGO bricks to represent equations with concrete manipulatives.
Watch this game on YouTube to learn more.
Download & begin the fun of learning complex algebraic concepts with your learners!
ALGEBRA: Solve Systems of Equations with a Match Game
SOLVING SYSTEMS OF EQUATIONS WITH SUBSTITUTION
YES! You can have fun while learning how to solve systems of equations using substitution. Up first is the MATCH GAME that will help students identify the variable that has a coefficient of 1 and practice the steps to isolate that variable.
ALGEBRA: Unit Rate Match and Slope / Algebra I
Unit Rate & Slope
TEKS A.2(B); CCSS 8.EE.B.5
Send your Algebra I students out to shop with the right skills. They will learn connections between proportional relationships, lines and linear equations.
ALGEBRA: Solve for y Race
LINEAR EQUATIONS
TEKS A.2(A); CCSS.MC.HSA.CED.A.2
Students love playing the game Integer Cram so much that a set of Algebra teachers at Del Valle High School decided to create a game for writing linear equations using the basic components of Integer Cram. Students turn over cards and solve for y on their white boards. Everyone who is correct gets to roll the number generators to determine how far they can progress on the game board. This makes great integer practice and gives an engaging twist to learning how to solve for y!
ALGEBRA: Tri Factors
TRINOMIAL EXPRESSIONS
TEKS A.A.10(E); CCSS HAS.SSE.A.2
Student pairs try to be the first ones to create the tiles that form a square and show the concrete factors written on one of the trinomial expression cards. The ālight bulbsā of concretely understanding the factoring of quadratic trinomials will definitely be illuminated using this activity!
ALGEBRA: Vocabulary Pizza Party, Graphing Functions
GRAPHING FUNCTIONS
TEKS A.12,2,3; CCSS HSF.1.A, C
Graphing Functions AND remembering all the terms that go with it can be challenging, but not if itās in the form of a Pizza Party! This game uses āPizza Sliceā Definitions, āPepperoniā Terms, and āExtra Cheeseā Icons to help students connect to all three. The game includes an answer key, point sheet, and a vocabulary memory sheet. Add a few empty pizza boxes and students will have some FUN!
Algebra: Distributive Property Zoo / Algebra
DISTRIBUTIVE PROPERTY
TEKS A.10.D; CCSS HSA.APR.A.1
In this interactive, tactilely-based station activity, Algebra students learn about the distributive property using concrete manipulatives and algebra tiles. The Manipulative Station Activity includes a recording sheet and a link to the way the concept is assessed on the end-of-course exam.
Algebra: Logical Linear Equations / Algebra
SOLVING LINEAR EQUATIONS WITH ONE VARIABLE
TEKS A.5.A; CCSS M.C.HSA.CED.A.1
In Logical Linear Equations, students create each step of solving a linear equation with one variable using algebra tiles, a work mat, and a recording sheet. Being able to āmove, touch, say, and writeā each of the steps to solving a linear equation makes the concept much easier to learn. Using this activity to experience linear equations firmly places the typically abstract concept into a studentās long-term, multi-sensory memory.
ALGEBRA: Polynomial Flip & Combine
ADDING & SUBTRACTING POLYNOMIALS
TEKS A.10.A; CCSS A.APR.1.A
Adding and Subtracting polynomials of degree one and degree two come alive in this game of flipping cards. Players record the abstract polynomial and the pictorial/Algebra Tile polynomial. Players also write the steps they took to simplify the expressions. Students develop an understanding of polynomials through discussion and the completion of a passport. Have fun while flipping cards, combining like terms, and mastering polynomials all at the same time!
ALGEBRA: Hands-On Creation of Polynomials with Poly Pull
EXPRESSIONS, BINOMIALS, TRINOMIALS, ZERO PRINCIPLE
TEKS A.10(A); CCSS A.APR.1.A
If you want your students to understand algebraic expressions, binomials, trinomials, the zero principle, how to combine like terms, and how to simplify expressions, then this is the activity for you! Student pairs work together to be the first ones to create the expression using Algebra Tiles. An Answer Key allows them to check for accuracy. The included passport connects to the way the questions will be asked on the state test or EOC exam. Additional challenge cards are included for students to use as they progress in their level of understanding polynomials.
ALGEBRA: Algebra Bingo
ALGEBRA VOCABULARY
TEKS A.1(G); CCSS INTRODUCTION
Practice the ālanguageā of Algebra using this fun game!
ALGEBRA: Function Notation Flip
FUNTION NOTATION
TEKS A.1(C); CCSS 6.NS.B.3
This game will engage Algebra students as they flip cards and try to be first to get the answer! Standing after they have completed each one provides for appropriate movement and getting stickers, stamps or points ramps up the competition.
ALGEBRA: Unlocking Key Features of Functions
ANALYZING FUNCTIONS, SHOWING KEY FEATURES
TEKS A.9(D); CCSS 912.F.IF.3
This timed matching game boosts the studentsā understanding ofĀ analyzing functions and showing key features of graphs. It has terms, definitions and icons and a Passport that asks the student to choose a term, definition and icon to remember. Also includes a tally sheet to keep score! You know it has the Answer Key, tooā¦ so they can review the terms and definitions!
ALGEBRA: Quadratic Functions Vocabulary Bingo
QUADRATIC FUNCTIONS
TEKS A.7(A), A.7(C); CCSS.MATH.CONTENT. .HSF.LE.A.3
How can your student even begin to work the problems if they don’t have the vocabulary? This Bingo game will help with that! AND with 10 different Bingo cards, you can use it as a Whole Group Mini Lesson! The Passport encourages discussion and includes a question they might see on the state test.
FREE ICON CARDS!
GEOMETRY: TEKS G.5B, Construct congruent angles, segment, bisectors
CONSTRUCT WITH ANGLEGS
TEKS G.5B
Grab a bag of anglegs and get ready to help your students concretely experience and understand congruent segments, angle bisectors, segment bisectors, congruent angles, a perpendicular bisector and more. The game is self-checking and includes a recording sheet that will guide students to using multiple theorems in a concrete way.
GEOMETRY: Vocabulary Soccer
VOCABULARY, UNIT 1
TEKS G 1(D); CCSS GEOMETRY – INTRODUCTION
Geometry vocabulary terms and definitions with icons! Students read over the answer key (this is really a review of information). Matching terms (balls) with definitions (shirts) then moving on to the correct icon (shoes) is fun!
GEOMETRY: Vocabulary French Fries
VOCABULARY, UNIT 1
TEKS G 1; CCSS GEOMETRY – INTRODUCTION
Another geometry game for vocabulary terms and definitions with icons! Students read over the answer key (a review of the information). Matching terms (French Fries) with definitions (Ketchup) then moving on to the correct icon (Secret Sauce) is fun!
GEOMETRY: Vocabulary TicTacToe
VOCABULARY, UNIT 2
TEKS G 2; CCSS GEOMETRY – INTRODUCTION
Geometry vocabulary with icons! Students use self-checking cards for terms and definitions, then they place a marker on their Tic Tac Toe board on the appropriate icon. As always, an answer key provides a review of all the terms, definitions and icons.
GEOMETRY: Geometry Terms, Definitions
VOCABULARY OF GEOMETRY
TEKS & CCSS, INTRODUCTION
The subject of Geometry has so many terms students must learn and use regularly to help them solve problems. How can you help your students learn the terms? Make it more fun! This collection of 25 terms and their definitions will help any student begin to use geometric terms with automaticity. The cards include the term and the definition to help the student master the language of Geometry. It is suggested that a set of Anglegs be provided so that students can make a concrete example of each of the terms. The directions for a variety of Vocabulary Games are included.
GEOMETRY: Hands-On Circle Vocabulary / Geometry
CIRCLE VOCABULARY
TEKS & CCSS: INTRODUCTION
In this Manipulative/Games Station Activity, students will experience circle vocabulary in a concrete way using paper plates and Anglegs (craft sticks may be substituted for the Anglegs). After turning over vocabulary cards and matching them to the picture example, students make it with concrete manipulatives and explain how they know it is a correct representation of the term.