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Title - Word Problem Game
By - Chelsea Larson
Primary Subject - Math
Grade Level - 3rd
Texas Essential Knowledge & Skills Math Standards:
(4.4) Number, operation, and quantitative reasoning.The student multiplies and divides to solve meaningful problems involving whole numbers.
The student is expected to:
(B) Represent multiplication and division situations in picture, word, and number form.
Learning Objectives:
- Students should work nicely in groups.
- Students should try to answer all questions.
- Students will be good sports to their teammates and other teams.
Materials:
- Word problems made up on the kids' level.
- Overhead
- Bell
- White board
- Markers for each group
Preparation:
Make up the word problems that you are going to use for the game and print them all out.
Transition:
Move the kids to the floor and have them sit with their group.
Introduction:
Get white boards and review math skills.
Procedure:
- Choose groups and a 'runner.'
- Figure out which person to come hit the bell when the group has figured out the answer.
- Explain that only the runner can get up and no one else.
- Get the white boards and go over the rules of the game.
- Have the kids come down to the floor with all of their materials and group.
- Start game when everything is ready.
- Ask each question, have the runner come up, and then let the kids go up to the board and explain it.
- Tally up each time a group gets a point.
- Winners get a prize.
- Have the kids put back all of their materials and go back to their desks.
Closure:
Ask if they had too much trouble with any of the questions, what they needed to work on, and if they would like to play the game again.
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