Subject(s): Math, P.E. & Health Grades(s): Grades 4-5

Title – Math Tag

By – Aliese

Primary Subject – Health / Physical Education

Secondary Subjects – Math

Grade Level – K-5

CORE OBJECTIVES:

0104-Explore and experience locomotor motor movements
0101-Develop and apply problem-solving approaches to investigate, and understand
mathematical content.

RATIONALE: Integrating math skills with a simple game of tag.

CONTENT: Students will run around in the designated areas. When the teacher
blows the whistle and says a number, the students must form clusters of the
number desired. Those students who end up without groups/partners sit out the
next round.

TEACHING PROCEDURES:

• Have students sit on the ground and listen to instructions. Ask them a few
  simple math problems to get their minds on the right track.
• Make sure the students are aware of the boundary areas. If played in a gym,
  lines already on the floor could be used. If outside, cones or landmarks could
  be used as boundaries as well.
• Stand in the middle of the designated area and tell the students to being
  running around. When desired, blow the whistle (which is the signal for the
  students to freeze) and then either yell out a number or a simply computable
  math problem.
• The students will either have to get into groups of the number or compute the
  problem in their heads to decipher how many students they should have in a
  group.
• To make sure everyone gets to participate in the beginning, make sure to say
  numbers and problems which will be able to include the entire class.
• When ready, an elimination process can be started.

CONCLUSION: The teacher will say, "Now you have all learned that math really can
be fun" (Assuming most students are not quite so enthusiastic about the
subject).

ASSESSMENT TOOL FOR EVALUATION OF STUDENTS: You can assess the students' ability
to follow instructions by whether or not they pay attention to the boundaries
set. You can also assess the students' simple comprehension of math facts by
whether or not they make the effort to participate or just automatically get out
because they do not want to figure out the computations.

MATERIALS & REFERENCES NEEDED: Whistle, cones (optional), a really loud voice
because the kids can get crazy.

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