By: Elizabeth Montoya. Some students used to be “good” at math, but now they hate it. Too busy...

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Math

According to Rafe

By: Elizabeth Montoya

Why do we loose kids to math?

Some students used to be “good” at math, but now they hate it.

Too busy preparing for an exam. No real sense of numbers. COMPUTATIONS, COMPUTATIONS,

COMPUTATIONS

Fun math activities

Buzz Marcy Cook Marcy Cook Tile problems

Buzz

Have all kids stand. Pick a number, ex. 5 Go around saying the numbers out

loud, except for any number that includes 5 (5,15,25, etc.) you say buzz.

If you mess up, you sit down. Variations… for grade level and

numbers.

Marcy Cook

www.marcycookmath.com Give them a mathematical sentence:

Think of the number 7. Multiply it by 4 (28). Double that number (56). Subtract 50 (6). Show me your answers.

Using math tiles, students hold up answers.

Can be used from Kindergarten through trigonometry

Marcy Cook Tile Problems

Pre-made for Marcy Cook Program.

Questions??