Often, the time for review for district or state tests rolls around at the same time of year that you’re ready to stop introducing new topics. It feels like you’ve taught so much and you’re not sure if the students remember everything. At this point in the year I just want an activity that we can do everyday that I know will review concepts for students.
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Review Game Strategy That Works: Knockout Games
Whole Class Math Review Game- Knockout Game
Knockout is a whole class review game with a couple of twists. It’s a favorite in my classroom and gets all students involved, while giving me a great chance to check on their progress.
Here’s the gist of it: a student chooses a character or icon from the screen and a question appears. Then, all students answer questions that are projected on the board. If they get the answer right, they get the points. Three times per game there’s a bonus. The student who chose the character or icon gets to then choose a bonus. They don’t know if it will be good for them or bad for them. Students love the bonuses, and I love that in a 20-30 minute game we get some really good practice.
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Reviewing is an essential part of learning. It’s how our brains remember and keep things from slipping away. Sometimes it can be very tempting to have students review by only answering test like questions and then going over them with the class. The downside of this is that it’s boring and not memorable. Also, it goes against best practices for teaching and learning.
So, I’d like to present an alternative way to review that is action packed, fun, and engaging. Of course I’m talking about games! There are so many ways to practice math concepts and skills using review games.
10 Ways to Help Students Get Dot Plots, Histograms & Box Plots
Have you taught your 6th graders mean, median, mode and range? Are you ready to move onto applying those skills to new statistics topics? Then you’ve come to the right place. In this article we’ll dive into different activities and resources to use when teaching dot plots, histograms, and box plots!
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Mean, median, mode, and range are so much fun to teach! I love these standards because there’s a wide variety of activities and hands-on practice for students. I think I’ve officially turned into my overly excited math teachers I thought were so odd in middle and high school!
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Teaching how to find the volume of prisms can be downright fun! This geometry topic lends itself so naturally to hands-on activities, and I KNOW you know how important hands-on activities are for students! When teaching 6th grade geometry, I always incorporate real life situations for my class. This helps keep students engaged and take ownership in their learning.
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I love teaching geometry and I hope you feel the same way! There are so many great hands-on activities that you can use with your students. I’ve found that students respond really well to geometry standards because they can easily see how these skills are applicable in the real world. That’s definitely true when teaching about finding the area of triangles & quadrilaterals.
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I used to teach 5th grade and a student once said to me, “I’m nervous for 6th grade math. They do algebra!!” This student wasn’t confident with his own math skills and didn’t realize that he’d come in contact with algebra before. I think this a common concern for math students, especially those who struggle.
It’s good to remember that when we teach students how to write and evaluate expressions that include exponents, there’s a lot going on for them and students can get overwhelmed.
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