Printable Math Games and Ideas for Math Workshop
Thirty-six fraction circles for my students to use!
I have developed some new games for Math Workshop, most appropriate for grades 3-5.
Fraction Circles Tutorial and Task Cards for Games:
http://www.teachingvision.org/mathjourney/fractioncircles.pdf
http://teachingvision.org/mathjourney/fractioncirclegames2.pdf
This afternoon, I found some w0oden craft circles I purchased at the store a few months ago. I was originally going to use them to paint scenes on for our pen pal class, I believe. However, they just sat and I had absolutely no idea what I wanted to do with them. When I saw six packages of them today, I immediately thought of fraction circles and then developed several task cards for differentiated games that use this manipulative. The link above includes a tutorial showing how I made the circles. Pretty self-explanatory.
Several Different Math Center Games:
http://www.teachingvision.org/mathjourney/mathgamefile1.pdf
- It’s Algebraic!: Original game I created. Reviews algebraic expressions.
- Pig Addition and Pig Multiplication rules printed out, kid-ready: Obviously, not a game of my own. I used it before visiting the Marilyn Burns site that had the directions. This is printed nicely for centers, though.
- Array Mania: Game I found online, but I created the cards. The original game called for cuisenaire rods. I also gave the game a neat name.
- Spelling Math: Something I have done for five years, but here is a nice handy sheet for you. I believe I found the idea in a Scholastic book about fun ways to study spelling words.
- Home on the Range! Not my game. Now made printer-friendly for you, though.
- Tenths, Hundredths, Thousandths: The two variation games are 100% original from me, but the manipulative wheels come from the North Carolina math website.
- Matching or Concentration Games: From the same website as Home on the Range, but made more printer-friendly for you to use.
One last resource does not come from me, but it is quite impressive and most people had not heard of it when I shared it with them recently: http://www.nsa.gov/academia/early_opportunities/math_edu_partnership/collected_learning/elementary/index.shtml
AMAZING possibilities for centers:
http://www.nsa.gov/academia/early_opportunities/math_edu_partnership/collected_learning/elementary/index.shtml
Loads of stuff, in loads of categories. Loads of possibilities.
THANK YOU! For a new teacher these are amazing resources. Thank you for posting them.
You’re welcome, Teresa! After I set up the room, I hope to have a picture-loaded post showing how I will organize and use the different areas in my classroom. Which grade are you teaching? Congratulations on your first teaching job! – Victoria
Thank you! I’m teaching 3rd Grade! I am learning so much from your site. I look forward to seeing the picture and how you organize it all!