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My middle school (6-8 grade) students need to build basic math skills and number sense. I don’t want to just keep doing flash cards or worksheets. I want to make learning math fun! Math games and books can give them the opportunity to explore math concepts, compete, and build skills in fun ways without another worksheet. I’ve tried to choose games and books that focus on skills they are currently learning and reinforce the prerequisite skills they need. My class sizes are between 13-18 struggling math learners that have difficulty focusing on one activity for a long time. I use math stations or centers to work on skills in different ways throughout the class period. This also allows me to work with students in smaller groups. The math games would be one station that would hold their interest. I would change out the games regularly to practice the new skills. Many of the games - Prime Climb, Clumsy Thief, Check the Fridge,Absolute Zero, Division War and Multiplication War all focus on computational types of skills. Dominoes and Sea of 10! can be used to build number sense or for number talks . Mathological liar, SET, and Race to Infinity uses math problem solving skills and strategy to win. The math books would be used for reading aloud about math concepts and also as a station for students to read on their own. Choosing math books that are written for children means that the reading is nonthreatening to my students that struggle with reading and math. Each book and game relates to specific skills they need or are currently working on. I hope you will choose to help my students by choosing my project to support!

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My middle school (6-8 grade) students need to build basic math skills and number sense. I don’t want to just keep doing flash cards or worksheets. I want to make learning math fun! Math games and books can give them the opportunity to explore math concepts, compete, and build skills in fun ways without another worksheet. I’ve tried to choose games and books that focus on skills they are currently learning and reinforce the prerequisite skills they need. My class sizes are between 13-18 struggling math learners that have difficulty focusing on one activity for a long time. I use math stations or centers to work on skills in different ways throughout the class period. This also allows me to work with students in smaller groups. The math games would be one station that would hold their interest. I would change out the games regularly to practice the new skills. Many of the games - Prime Climb, Clumsy Thief, Check the Fridge,Absolute Zero, Division War and Multiplication War all focus on computational types of skills. Dominoes and Sea of 10! can be used to build number sense or for number talks . Mathological liar, SET, and Race to Infinity uses math problem solving skills and strategy to win. The math books would be used for reading aloud about math concepts and also as a station for students to read on their own. Choosing math books that are written for children means that the reading is nonthreatening to my students that struggle with reading and math. Each book and game relates to specific skills they need or are currently working on. I hope you will choose to help my students by choosing my project to support!

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