Making Math Fun!

To practice the skill of subtraction with regrouping the students played a game of Subtraction Bingo. They each got a bingo card and they had to choose two numbers at a time and find the difference between the two numbers by subtraction. They recorded these in their math notebooks. They could either circle or cross out the answer on their bingo card if it appeared there. They worked in pairs and challenged each other to be the first to get three in a row for bingo. Once bingo was called, they could clear their bingo cards and start a new game. Not only did they play cooperative, but they helped each other with solving the problems when necessary. They had fun playing the game and almost forgot they were actually doing math!

Sorting and Categorizing Food

The grade three students worked collaboratively on a food sorting project. Each group of three students was given cutouts of food items and they had to work together to sort the food items into categories. They shared their categories and received feedback and suggestion from their classmates. This led to a discussion of the different food groups and the foods we need more of or less of. The students were able to connect this to the food pyramid, which outlines the daily requirements for each food group. We then put all the food items together in their appropriate categories.