This
week, I combined the getting to know you game, Mingle, with math skills and my
students had a blast!!
This
game requires each student to have a number card. I decided to use my rounding snowball fight numbers. I printed 16 pages per sheet, and they were the perfect
size.
Directions for printing: Select the page range
you want to print. I printed the 4th grade set so I printed pages 75
to 134. From the drop down arrow next to “preview” select “layout.” From
the drop down arrow next to “pages per sheet” select “16.”
Game
Setup:
1. Split the class in half
(One side for student still IN the game and the other side for student OUT
of the game.)
2. Make white boards and dry
erase boards accessible to students.
3. Optional make calculators
available for students to check their work.
4. Provide each student with
a card with a number on it.
How
to Play:
1. Have the students walk
around the IN side of the classroom silently mingling with one another.
They may wave, high five, fist bump, etc.
2. After about a minute,
call out a group size such as groups of 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or boy/girl partner.
3. Students quickly form
groups, then any student(s) not in a group is OUT.
4. Once students are OUT
they will move to the OUT side of the classroom, but they will continue
to play on that side of the room.
5. Once in groups, students
will use their number cards to perform a mathematical task selected by the
teacher such as: put the cards in order from least to greatest, add the
numbers, subtract the largest number from the smallest number, round each
number to the nearest hundred, etc.
6. Students may check their
work with a calculator after they finish.
7. Repeat steps 1-6 until
there are only 2 students left on the IN side of the room.
