A new year is underway and so are new Math Munchies stations. The students have currently rotated through 3 of their stations and a great amount of learning is occurring! I am so thrilled with how excited my students are about Math Munchies. They work very hard in the stations and enjoy the activities and learning that is taking place. As an incentive for on task behaviors each Math Munchies candy group earns a trip to the M&M machine on Fridays. The group gets about a handful of M&Ms from the machine and then divides it equally amongst the members. I love how they are using math even during their treat! Below is an outline of this round of Math Munchies and a slideshow with more photos and details. If you would like more information on Math Munchies check the previous posting from November.
1) Guest Star: Students are practicing area and perimeter. I outlined 5 squares and rectangles with tape on the floor. Students use colored tiles to fill in the shapes to determine the area. They then use their ruler to measure the outline of the shapes to determine the perimeter. Students record the information on the record page. Our Guest Star Senior, Morgan, assist students in understanding that area measures the entire space of the shape while the perimeter is only the outline of the shape.
2) Noodle #'s: Students are practicing their long division. Students roll 2 dice to create a division problem. I used the place white dice and used circle stickers to write numbers on all sides. The divisor dice has one digit on each side while the dividend dice have 2 digit dividends. The students roll their "snowballs" to create their division problems and complete on the Snowball Record Sheet. To extend the activity, students roll their dividend dice 2 times to create 4 digit dividends.
3) Word of Math: Students are learning about the different parts of a circle by creating Circumference Snowmen. I used a paper plate to label the parts of a circle and wrote an explanation for each part on the back of the plate. Students use this information to label their 3 circles that will be used to create a snowman. On students second trip to this station they will be measuring the parts of their circle snowmen.
4) Team Time: This centimeter race game is a fun way for students to practice using a centimeter ruler. The students choose a different colored marker and try and be the first to the finish line. Students roll the dice and use the code box to determine how many centimeters they can go. Students trace their rule on their side of the race track and try to be the first to the finish line. With each turn they add the number of centimeters to their previous line. Their partner is makes sure they are measuring correctly to ensure the race is accurate and fair.
5) Dyna-Math: This is a monthly magazine I ordered last year from Scholastics. It was a bit pricey so I laminated a few copies to preserve for future use. The students really enjoy these magazines as they are full of current events and pop culture meshed with math! Students even get to use calculators to help solve the problems within the magazine. I did find it useful to create a record page that matches the magazine to help students know what questions to complete.
Station 6 & 7: These are both computer based stations. At the Orchard station students log on to the Orchard Gold program which has tailored activities to meet each students individual math needs. This is a program provided by our county. The Study Island Station has students log on to their Study Island account. This program is purchased by our school. I am able to go in to the program and create individual learning activities for each individual students. Our Title 1 program has few laptops that we are able to check out. The students just love using the laptops and which is a great motivator for them while they complete their Study Island Skills.
Check out more photos of these Math Munchies Stations below.
