Integer Jim's Math Adventures

This is a fun math activity that uses the description from the Bible to calculate the size of Noah’s Ark and the number of animals it could hold. The students will discover that the ark was a gigantic ship that could not only house all the animals but had ample space left over for food and supplies. The math concepts used in the activity are measurement conversions, scale, volume, and percent . Complete lesson plans with easy-to-follow instructions and student worksheets. Developed in the clas

"Bible Math Collection 1" is a cost-saving collection of 5 of my most popular Bible Math lesson plans. Appropriate for middle grades and higher. It includes math lessons about Creation, Noah’s Ark, Ark of the Covenant, King Solomon’s Pool, and Gideon’s Army. These lessons are described in detail below and may be purchased individually. This collection contains every page in the lesson booklets. My students loved these projects. They are excellent for schools and homeschools.

Although this lesson was certainly not designed exclusively for Christian school teachers (or Christian homeschoolers), it should be of particular interest to them. I know that math teachers in Christian schools (of which I was one for some 15 years) are often interested in relating math lessons to the Bible whenever possible. This lesson provides a way they can do that. This is a math activity that uses the creation story from the Bible as a “springboard” for the students to investigate differ

Use math to calculate speed and altitude while building and flying rubber band rocket planes. It's a fun way to learn how math can help solve real-world problems. Students love it! This project will enable students to Experiment with aerodynamic design. Calculate speed (rate) using the formula R = D/T. Calculate altitude using basic trigonometry. Included are detailed plans and instructions for building the rocket planes and for calculating speed and altitude. Materials needed: printer paper

Here's a creative way to help a student master fractions and decimals -- make it into a game! This 40-page booklet of worksheets is great for one-on-one instruction especially in a homeschool or tutoring setting. It guides the student from the basics through conversions, addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Each time the student does a good job on a worksheet, he or she gets to advance toward the summit! If they don't do well, it's an opportunity to reteach. This is a fun, no-pr

7 Word Search Puzzles using math terms, and each puzzle contains a secret message! Students solve the word search puzzles and the letters that are not used will spell out a hidden message. The puzzles contain math words that are used with arithmetic, fractions, decimals, percents, geometry, and number theory. These are words that students should know – words such as: add, subtract, multiply, divide, fraction, decimal, simplify, percent, numerator, denominator, hundredth, line, point, plane, tria

Mental math practice for the multiplication facts using this popular round-robin classroom game. Included are a set of cards for up to 30 students to play. There is also a blank template for making your own cards. Suggestions for making the game more challenging and fun for your students.

This round-robin game for practicing math operations is popular with teachers and fun for students. It's a great way to reinforce math skills. This packet has a set of 30 pre-made cards (for practicing one and two digit addition) plus a template for making your own sets of cards.