math board game final project work sample

Final Math Project: Create a Math Game June 2015

The final math assignment my 1:1 student was assigned during the last three weeks of school involved creating a math board game. The purpose of this assignment was to culminate all my student learned in math this year and put it toward a purposeful product. This assignment was also a way for her to continue practicing her math skills over the summer and beyond! ! The assignment required the following: -50 game questions that incorporate what my student learned this past school year. -A handmade game board ! Also, modifications were made based on my student’s specific needs: -The questions were based on a modified curriculum she uses. -Although my student used math strategies, games, and Kohlberg’s Digiblock program to compose the questions, I scribed what she dictated, then had her type the questions on Microsoft Word. !Game Questions (actual font, size, and typing)

1) How many tens are in 24


3) How many ones are in 41

4) How many ones in 33


6) 4+0

7) 2+2

8)3+1

9) 1+3

10) 0+4

11) 2+0

12) 0+2

13) 1+1

14) 1+0

15) 0+1

16) 3+0

17) 2+1

18) 0+3

19) 1+2

20) 2+1+1

21) 3+1+0

22) The number of sides in a triangle

23) The number of sides in a rhombus

24) The number of sides in a square

25) The number of sides in a rectangle

26) The number of pairs of parallel lines

in a rhombus

27) The number of vertices in a rhombus

28) The number of sides in a trapezoid

29) The number of parallel lines in a

rectangle

30) The number of parallel lines in a

trapezoid.

31) The largest number on the game board

32) The smallest number on the

gameboard

33) The number that is smaller 1 or 4

34) The number that is larger 1 or 4







41) 8-5

42) 13-9

43) 9-8

44) 9-7

45) 2-0

46) 13-10

47) 4-3

48) 12-9

49) 7-4

50)3-1

*Photo of Twister game mat she used My student wanted to make a Twister board game, which was a different approach than any of her classmates though of. However, with my guidance, she came up with a way to meet the requirements. Each circle is labeled with a number and each color is a different number. A “caller” picks up a “body card” (as seen below) on white paper and a math problem on tan card stock. Then students on the mat place the appropriate body part on the correct answer. !!

Body Cards (actual size, font, and typing)

Right foot on

Left hand on

Right hand on

Left foot on

Right foot on

Left hand on

Right hand on

Left foot on

Right foot on

Left hand on

Right hand on

Left foot on

The learning involved in this project went beyond the 50 questions she composed. Additional skills she learned to make this project included: -Brainstorming and other critical thinking skills to make sure she could incorporate math into Twister. -Typing skills and shortcut key usage. -Measurement to create the proper distance between Twister dots. -Fine motor skills to trace the Twister dots. It took a great deal of work to plan and create this game, but the results were worth the effort! My student was able to play her game with classmates and friends on the second to last day of school and at least half of the class joined in! I am extremely proud of her performance and efforts in creating this game, as well as the progress she made in math and critical thinking this year. The success from my student’s board game creation is exactly why I believe in project based learning. It not only teaches a variety of skills at once, but it also make learning meaningful and authentic.

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