Math isn't Yucky!

 In this session, you'll learn about several games & activities that you can do with students to show them that math isn't yucky! You'll have a chance to see several games and activities in action from Mathigon, Math for Love, and more. The games and activities are easy to integrate into your existing class to keep students excited about math. ​

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Session Resources:

• Yucky! - children's book
  www.kevindsmith.org/yucky.html
  This is the children's book I wrote about a girl that doesn't like math because...
  If you would like to me to read the book to your students and do math activities with them, reach out to me.
  
  
• Genius Star - math puzzle
  www.mathigon.org/task/genius-star
  www.mathigon.org/task/genius-square​www.mathigon.org/task/bee-genius
  Board game on Amazon
  
  
• Seasons Puzzles - math puzzles
  This is a free app for the iPad or iPhone. It contains a lot of fun puzzles to solve. 
  
  

• Blockout - math game
  www.mathforlove.com/lesson/blockout/ - print version
  www.mathigon.org/task/blockout - digital version

 

• Ultimate Tic-Tac-Toe - math game
  www.michaelxing.com/UltimateTTT/v3/ai/

 

• Factors & Multiples - math challenge
  nrich.maths.org/factorsandmultiples - digital
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• Don't Break the Bank - math game
  mathforlove.com/lesson/dont-break-the-bank/ - print
  mathigon.org/polypad/JFNNvDfbFj4ZUQ - digital​

 

• Factris - math challenge
  mathigon.org/factris - digital

 

• Cube Conversations - math routine
  www.stevewyborney.com/2017/12/cube-conversations/

 

• Esti-Mysteries- math routine
  https://stevewyborney.com/2022/10/170-new-esti-mysteries/

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Other Resources:

• Pig - math game
  ​www.mathforlove.com/lesson/pig/ - print
  mathigon.org/polypad/yfxtSPEpWqAc8w - digital

• Tangrams - math game/activity
  polypad.amplify.com/tangram

• Polypad Art - art challenge
  polypad.amplify.com/contest - info on the art challenge
  polypad.amplify.com/p - polypad - place to create art

Kevin Smith
Professor, Dakota State University
Twitter: @KevinSmithSD
Instagram: @KevinSmithSD

Podcast
Below is a podcast of this session. ⇣
I used Notebook LM to create this.

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