Math carnival games middle school

Do you remember the cake walk at the carnival as a child? The music would play, you would walk....the music would stop, you would stop, and...

Today was SOOOO much fun! Students spent the day playing probability games their peers created using their knowledge of games of chance. ...

My students and I had the best time practicing quadrants and ordered pairs with this candy graphing game! It was easy to set up, my students LOVED playing-- giving up their break time for extra chances, and I had almost 100% mastery on this section of my assessment! I'd call that a Win-Win in any situation! The Set Up: Find a space in your school or classroom where you can set up a grid. I used a wall in our cafeteria because the blocks were already marked, but you could use a classroom…

So, I was lying in bed one night and my mind kept racing..."How could I make math test prep FUN?" "What could I do to replace the repetitive habit of assigning sampler after sampler for preparing for our state standardized tests?" Then it hit me! A MATH CARNIVAL!!! So, I decided that I would make this vision come to life. It took A LOT OF PLANNING. And that is the truth! I had no idea where to start. All I knew is how I wanted it to look. I wanted streamers, colors, food, and games. Not lame…

If you teach middle school math and need an engaging game to review math concepts, you need to be playing Grudgeball

There are various ideas for a probability math carnival

I played Math basketball in the 6th grade. I'm 40 years old and I still remember it. It is one of the best fun math lesson plans of all time.

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