Tularcitos Elementary School

1

Math at Work:

Research how one or more people use your math topic in their jobs. Write or illustrate your results.

2

Visual Art

Collage:

organize a collage showing your math topic through pictures and possibly words

3

Oral Presentation:

Prepare a short oral presentation on some aspect of your current math topic. Include graphics.

4

Comic or Story:

Design a comic  or write and illustrate a children’s story that explains your math concept.

5

Math Game: Create or play a math game related to your topic of study. Teach the game to others.

6

Develop a math test,

and then have at least 3 students complete it. Based upon their responses, evaluate the effectiveness of your test.

7

Math Tracks:

Create one or more multi-step equations that connect a beginning number to an end number.

8

Create five problems

on your topic, rate them according to difficulty, and defend your ratings either orally or in written form.

9

Frame Activity:

Use the depth and complexity iconic prompts to create a frame based on your math topic

10

Universal Themes:

Relate your math topic to one or more of your grade level’s universal themes. Come up with at least three examples for each universal theme.

11

Guess My Word:

Write at least 5 clues so your classmates can figure out your math vocabulary word related to your topic.

12

Math in Literature:

*Read a picture book about math and respond either using the Math Reading Response organizer or in another way.*

13

Create a Math Vocabulary Book

that includes a drawing, a sample problem, and a definition in your own words.

14

Write the big idea and important details about your topic using The Important Thing organizer after reading The Important Book*

15

I Am _______

*Complete an “I Am” poem about anything related to our math topic. Have your teacher or classmates solve it.*

16

Acrostic Poetry:

Write an acrostic poem using words or  sentences related to your math topic. Make sure your words or sentences teach us about your topic!

17

Create a Power Point Presentation explaining the rules for solving problems related to your topic or that teaches us something specific about your topic.

18

Evaluate a Math Website

Choose a math website and share its contents, what you liked, and what you didn’t enjoy with your class.

19

Research a famous mathematician and share your findings with the class through writing, an oral presentation, pictures, and/or another art form.

20

Free Choice:

examples include

~sports math

~math in history

~math in music

~number systems

~anything else you can think of!