Make Math Fun

Math can be fun. (I'm serious. It can be.) In this session, I'm going to show you 5 different resources that you can easily add to your classroom. Each of the resources can be added to your existing math course without deviating too far from your existing math curriculum. The routines that I'll show you are great for engagement, collaboration, problem solving, and fostering math talk with your students...and they're fun!

Session Resources:

Groundhog Day Video Clip
The math class doesn't need to feel like this!
Factors & Multiples Game
https://nrich.maths.org/factorsandmultiples
- printable number grid
- notes for the teacher
Solve Me: Mobiles
https://solveme.edc.org/mobiles
Area Maze Puzzles
https://www.transum.org/Maths/Puzzles/Area_Maze/
- Quizizz Game - 15 Questions
- Area Maze Book on Amazon(PDF of the book)
- Background info on these puzzles
Esti-Mysteries
https://stevewyborney.com/2019/09/51-esti-mysteries/
Mashup Math
https://mashupmath.com/freemathpuzzles
Splat
https://stevewyborney.com/2017/02/splat/
- Fraction Splat!

How Old Is The Shepard - Video - We need to present students with a variety of problems and help them learn to make sense of them.

Other Resources:

Would You Rather
http://www.wouldyourathermath.com/
Polyup:
https://www.polyup.com
Cube Conversations
https://stevewyborney.com/2017/12/cube-conversations/
Solve Me: Mystery Grid
https://solveme.edc.org/mysterygrid
Solve Me: Who Am I?
https://solveme.edc.org/whoami
Two Truths, One Lie
https://mashupmath.com/blog/2t1l
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKq4kMiFm7A
Open Middle:
http://www.openmiddle.com
Estimation180:
http://www.estimation180.com/
Desmos Classroom Activities:
https://teacher.desmos.com/

Videos:

With Math I Can Video - great video with students talking about being able to do math

Kevin Smith
Assistant Professor
Dakota State University
@KevinSmithSD