This is day one and I thought we would do some math icebreakers. I found some these icebreakers very interesting and thought I would share them:
Ice breaker: Getting to Know You
-Materials needed: 3x5 index cards, one each per student Procedure:1. 2 Truths and a lie: Have students write down 2 true things about themselves and one lie to see if the rest of the class can guess the lie. (10 min.)
2. Have students write down a phrase containing their name and a description about themselves, with words starting with the same letter as their name. Ex: I’m kooky Katherine, I like kissing kittens. (This project is fun for the students and will help you to memorize their names.) You
will be collecting these later. (5 min.)
Starter MaterialGraphing (ex. Graph y = 3; graph y = x; plot point (1, -2); graph y = 2x + 2)
Percentages/fractions: (ex. x is 10% of 50, find x; ½ of 220 is what?; 1/5 +2/4 = ?; 30 = x% of 90, find x.)
Solve for ‘x’: (ex. 40x = 200; 25x + 30x = 110; (100/x) = 20; (12-8)(10) =x.)
Exponents, solve for ‘x’: (ex. 23 = x; 52 = x2; 3x = 9; 251/2 = x )
Geometry: (ex. perimeter of square with side of 2”; Area of right triangle with leg of 3”, other leg 4” and hypotenuse of 5”; The name of a four sided polygon with two sets of equal length sides that are parallel to each other (rectangle or rhombus); If two triangles have corresponding sides, angles and sides that are adjacent to each other, then the triangles are what?)
After The Icebreakers are complete I will break the students up into stations and have them play speed math. WIth this the students will have two minutes to complete as many math problems as possible within there group. Depending on how well each student does will not only asses thier ability as a studrnt in the class but also assess whether they belong in the class.
