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

Enhance your math curriculum and create an exciting adventure theme for your students. This teacher's guide shows exactly how get the most out of journaling in math class. Includes 66 pages of examples, illustrations, and detailed explanations. It was this prize-winning project that enabled Integer Jim to earn an Educator of the Year Award!

This is a fun math activity that I have used for several years in grades 6—8. It references the description from the Bible to calculate the amount of gold used to cover the Ark of the Covenant. Once the students determine the amount of gold used, they can calculate the value of the gold using the current price. The students discover that the value of the gold exceeds a staggering ten million dollars! The math concepts used in this activity are measurement conversions, the calculations of surfac

My #1 top-selling product with over 100 sales! This teacher's guide is complete with all the information you need to create your own map adventure titled "Math Treasure Island." Students will practice using a compass, straight-edge, and protractor; measuring in inches and metric; using proportional scale; and finding places on the map using the coordinate plane. All the features on the map have math names such as Percent Cliffs, Ratio Valley, and Exponent Swamp. The final challenge is to use the

This is a collection of over 25 creative projects which I developed during my 40+ years as a middle school math teacher -- 172 pages in all! Included are all of my most popular and TPT highest rated lesson plans (plus a bunch more that I've never published before) -- every one of them developed and perfected in the classroom. A number of the projects use stories from the Bible as a source. These projects will promote understanding of the math concepts and also help students remember what they ha

"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

• The race car project is a fun way to teach students about time, distance, and speed. It can also help them understand traction. • It will take roughly 3 to 4 forty minute class periods. This can be shortened if the students build their cars at home. • In building the cars, it is important that students only use the materials listed for this project. This assures that everyone has an equal advantage. • I provide cardboard, soda straws, craft sticks, rubber bands, and hot glue gun. Students must

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

Over the years, I have done a lot of fun and creative activities with my math students, but the one thing that has resonated with the most students is Math Bucks. The short description explains how I have used Math Bucks in my classes both as rewards and penalties. They play a vital role in my classroom management. I have also included a full page of math bucks that are ready to print.

These are common, proper fractions all in simplest form. The fraction bars are horizontal. Please see the preview. The PDF file has the complete chart that you can print and the link where you can download and install the TTF file.

This is a fun math project for first through fourth grades. Everything you need is included in this booklet. The project is based on the story of David and Goliath, one of the most popular stories in the Bible, recorded in the 17th chapter of the book of First Samuel. Even people who know very little about the Bible, are familiar with this story. The key element in the story is how a small shepherd boy who trusts God is able to defeat a huge giant that everyone else is afraid of. The lesson is

A simple and fun way to teach students how to manage a checking account. This booklet comes with complete instructions on implementing my very simple, no-fuss system. The streamlined method I devised creates very little extra work for the teacher/banker. Includes masters for checks, checkbook covers, balance record, deposit slips, and a poster that illustrates how to write a check. FYI: this project works great with my math buck learning incentive which is FREE to download.

Making tessellations are a very popular, fun activity combining math and art. However, tessellations can be quite complicated for teachers to teach and students to draw. This simple method shows two easy ways to draw tessellations. Students will be able to create an entire sheet of tessellations in less than twenty minutes!

A really challenging and fun math activity which is especially great for review. My students absolutely love this game. They solve a series of problems which are the clues to discovering the "treasure." This FREE download includes complete instructions, a sample handout, and all the forms you'll need to create your own math treasure hunt games. When I first started making these treasure hunts, I would invariably make mistakes in the clues. (That was embarrassing!) The forms are a way to insure t

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 is a well-known trick based on binary numbers. My version has a clean, professional appearance. Students think of a secret number 1 - 60. The teacher then shows 6 charts and asks which of the charts contain the number. The teacher then announces the number correctly! The trick is an excellent way to introduce binary numbers.

This is a video explanation of how in three simple steps to incorporate a mural painting project into your middle school/high school math classes. The use of measuring, scale, proportion, ratio, and elements of geometry are involved in this hands-on creative project. (Note: Mr. Bennett apologizes for any glitches, including a major gaff at 12:25 -- But this is one of his first videos.)