Musical Math Word Problems

We had a fun time doing Math on St. Valentine’s Day this year by adding in some music and dancing! I used Laura Candler’s ideas from her free February Activities and we played Mix it up Math.  The students were given word problems to work on with a partner.  When the music was playing, they danced around the room.  When the music stopped, they found a partner to do the problem with.  Each time the music stopped, they had to find a new partner.  Because some teams finished before others, I put Laura’s Valentine’s Day Word Challenge on the back  for them to do while waiting for the music to begin again (also in the free February Activities).   It was the perfect activity to do on this winter day when we were stuck inside and a little antsy due to the holiday.  Watch this video to see how much the students enjoyed it.

Musical Math Problems from Tina Schmidt on Vimeo.

 

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