Fun Math Activities to Use Now

Try out these fun card sorts for a spring SOL Review for Algebra 1. My students loved them!

Try out these fun card sorts for a spring review for Algebra 1. My students loved them!

Engage students by asking questions that kids want to answer! Students will be motivated to do the math, so that they can find out the answers to the questions. My students would head straight to the whiteboards and start working before the bell rang for the start of class! Enjoy!

Students will have fun using order of operations while being engaged with figuring out the answers to the fun facts! There are four fun facts to figure out. The problems are designed to look very challenging, but are actually not too difficult when order of operations are followed. Students are excited when they figure these out! Some ideas for using this activity include: Show one or two fun facts on the screen each day as a bell ringer at the start of class. Students can work out the problems

Enjoy this free sample activity! The full versions of each activity are available in my store: Fun Math Activities to Use Now! Students will have fun using order of operations or solving equations while being engaged with figuring out the answers to the fun facts! There are two fun facts to figure out. The problems are designed to look very challenging, but are actually not too difficult when carefully worked out. Students are excited when they figure these out! Some ideas for using this a

Students will have fun solving equations while being engaged with figuring out the answers to the fun facts! There are eleven fun facts to figure out. The problems increase in difficulty and include combining like terms, distribution, variables on both sides, fractions and function notation. Show one or two fun facts on the screen each day as a bell ringer at the start of class. Students can solve at vertical whiteboards, hand-held whiteboards or paper.Print one complete set and place around the

Students will enjoy this hands on matching activity while gaining an understanding of linear transformations and the associated vocabulary. Students can work individually or in groups to match the transformation of the linear function to the description provided. There are a total of 24 cards for twelve matches. One option is to copy several sets onto colored cardstock and laminate before cutting out the cards. I suggest making each set a different color, so the cards don't get mixed up between

With this activity, students will have fun and gain a visual understanding of composite figures! Students cut out shapes to create their own composite figure and then determine the area of the figure.   A grid page containing a variety of simple shapes is provided. Squares, rectangles and triangles of various sizes and orientations are included. The grid enables students to count squares or calculate areas in square units. After labeling areas, students cut out the shapes of their choice to make

Students will have fun with this challenge! After completing this activity, students will have a better understanding of systems of inequalities. This matching set challenges students to think carefully because the inequalities, solutions and graphs look very similar to each other. There are 36 cards and a title row.  The master set is also the answer key.  Here are a few ideas for use. Laminate and make a few class sets for students to work in groups. Copy on paper for students to cut out thei

After completing this activity, students will have a better understanding of linear systems. This matching set challenges students to think carefully because the equations, solutions and graphs look very similar to each other. Your choice of two challenges are provided.  Graphs and solutions are the same for both challenges.  However, one set uses mostly slope-intercept form for the equations, and the other set uses both slope-intercept form and standard form on each equation card.  Each set is

Students will have fun with this challenge! After completing this activity, students will have a better understanding of systems of inequalities. This matching set challenges students to think carefully because the inequalities, solutions and graphs look very similar to each other. There are 36 cards and a title row.  The master set is also the answer key.  Here are a few ideas for use. Laminate and make a few class sets for students to work in groups. Copy on paper for students to cut out thei

After completing this activity, students will have a better understanding of linear systems. This matching set challenges students to think carefully because the equations, solutions and graphs look very similar to each other. Your choice of two challenges are provided.  Graphs and solutions are the same for both challenges.  However, one set uses mostly slope-intercept form for the equations, and the other set uses both slope-intercept form and standard form on each equation card.  Each set

With this activity, students will have fun and gain a visual understanding of composite figures! Students cut out shapes to create their own composite figure and then determine the area of the figure.   A grid page containing a variety of simple shapes is provided. Squares, rectangles and triangles of various sizes and orientations are included. The grid enables students to count squares or calculate areas in square units. After labeling areas, students cut out the shapes of their choice to

Students will have fun using order of operations while being engaged with figuring out the answers to the fun facts! There are four fun facts to figure out. The problems are designed to look very challenging, but are actually not too difficult when order of operations are followed. Students are excited when they figure these out! Some ideas for using this activity include: Show one or two fun facts on the screen each day as a bell ringer at the start of class. Students can work out the problems

Students will have fun solving equations while being engaged with figuring out the answers to the fun facts! There are eleven fun facts to figure out. The problems increase in difficulty and include combining like terms, distribution, variables on both sides, fractions and function notation. Show one or two fun facts on the screen each day as a bell ringer at the start of class. Students can solve at vertical whiteboards, hand-held whiteboards or paper. Print one complete set and place around

Students will enjoy this hands on matching activity while gaining an understanding of linear transformations and the associated vocabulary. Students can work individually or in groups to match the transformation of the linear function to the description provided. There are a total of 24 cards for twelve matches. One option is to copy several sets onto colored cardstock and laminate before cutting out the cards. I suggest making each set a different color, so the cards don't get mixed up betwe