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Taboo Math Game

Anonymous — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 12:00:00 GMT

Taboo Math is a great way to introduce vocabulary concepts that get the students engaged. When students see the word on the test they now have the ability to relate back the information from the game to the test.

Split the class up into groups of 4-6. Each group gets a set of small cards which each have on them one maths related word. The first thing they have to do is write on each card, under the math related word which is at the top, three words that people will not be allowed to use when describing the top word. For example, if the top word is circumference then three words the team could write underneath could be circle, perimeter and length. The idea is to make the describing of the top word as tricky as possible. The words that they can’t use when describing the top words are called Taboo words.

The sets of cards are then passed onto another group and one person in the group gets 1 minute to describe as many of the top words as possible to their group colleagues without using the taboo words. The teams get a point for each correct word they guess. Each team has a go and the scores added up at the end to identify the winning team. You can do a tie-breaker round if necessary.

There are lots of variations you could do of this game and it does seem to really engage the kids and is an excellent way to revise key vocabulary and assess conceptual knowledge.

You can find a link to the blog here: http://www.greatmathsteachingideas.com/2010/06/17/taboo-words/

Family Feud

Anonymous — Mon, 14 May 2012 12:00:00 GMT

I have recently found this great way to assess understanding of concepts and math vocabulary.

There are lots of variations you could do of this game and it does seem to really engage the kids and is an excellent way to revise key vocabulary and assess conceptual knowledge. You can create this variation into a Family Feud where different classrooms come up with the next classrooms list for a review game where you have to find object describes the word best. This can be as a class or as small groups like the ones mentioned above. You can find a link to the original article here: http://www.greatmathsteachingideas.com/2010/06/17/taboo-words/#comment-2843

Great Maths Teaching Ideas is a great place to get great teaching ideas for math teachers. Happy Teaching!

Mind Soccer

Anonymous — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 12:00:00 GMT

Through whole brain teaching there is a review game called "Mind Soccer" the game itself is perfect use for the mathematical classroom. Mind soccer, I keep the simple rules of the game. Quick answers only, change of possession, by right answers you move the ball down the field, wrong answers and you change the possession and the other team answers, goals are worth points. There are only a few changes that I make to the game to make the game run more smoothly. (featured below is a YouTube video of the game mind soccer.)

Cancel all the extra yelling
Mixed group of students
Higher-order questions the closer you get to the goal.