Create with math

So this started out as more of a project for my G.T. kids but others saw what they were doing and begged me to let them do it too.  Some of them even asked if they could take it home and do it for fun.  Math for fun!  Be still my beating heart.  So I started putting it into our math café. 

So these are the tasks I let them do.

1. Poster– Create an anchor chart type poster include any necessary steps, vocabulary, and any picture that would help connect aid to the concept.
2. Song– write the words down and have a tune with some motions. I will record you singing the song.  You can use props if you want.
3. Story- Create a story that would help connect the key steps or main ideas of the mathematical skill.
4. Graph– Create a question about the mathematical skill we are working on (it can’t be a yes or no question) then create a graph based on the information.  It can be a bar graph, pie graph, scatter plot, or stem and leaf graph.
5. Comic strip– Include main parts or steps needed to solve the mathematical skill.  Bonus point if it is funny :).
6. Test– Write five questions to match our skill.  One computation, two open ended questions and two word problems.
7. Real life example– sketch or picture of an example of a skill we have been working on in real life.   
8. Paragraph explanation of how and why this skill would be used. 
9. Blog– Write a brief summary of what we are working on in class and tell why it is important.  After you write it out we will edit and publish it.

I keep a copy of this and a grading rubric so they know how I will be grading along with a box of craft supplies and this project board so they will have some idea of what I want.

Click on the link below to get the full description and rubric.

Create with math