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Math Stations. For Middle School. Why Math Stations?. Math Stations allow each student to succeed. Teacher has more time to work with individual students and small groups. Station Ideas. FACTS & CONCEPTS GAMES PROBLEM SOLVING GRAPHING & PROBABILITY TECHNOLOGY
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Math Stations For Middle School
Why Math Stations? • Math Stations allow each student to succeed. • Teacher has more time to work with individual students and small groups.
Station Ideas • FACTS & CONCEPTS • GAMES • PROBLEM SOLVING • GRAPHING & PROBABILITY • TECHNOLOGY • ANCHOR ACTIVITIES for early finishers.
Internet Resources • List of links by strand area • Middle school links • Grades 4-6 Links • Ready-made games and boards • Pyramid Math
Facts & Concepts Station • Flash Card Wars • File Folder Games • Concept Activities: • Money • Place Value • Measurement • Fractions • Geometry • Decimals
Game Station • Frog Math Games (Frog Publications) • Battle Ship (for coordinate grids) • Card Games
Problem Solving Station • Daily Problem Solving Posters • Brainteasers • Daily Word Problems
Graphs & Probability Station • Survey the Class • Pocket Chart for Pictographs. • Create Questions using Bloom’s Taxonomy. • Glyphs • Spinner Activities • M&M Math • Venn Diagrams & Graphic Organizers
Technology Station • SuccessMaker • Math Spy Guys • Fact Drill Websites • Webquests • Online Math Games 4-6 • Calculator Activities • Middle School Resources • Sites for TN Math Teachers k-12 • Portaportal.com
The Purpose of an Anchor Activity is to: Provide meaningful work for students when they finish an assignment or project, when they first enter the class or when they are “stumped”. Provide ongoing tasks that tie to the content and instruction. Free up the classroom teacher to work with other groups of students or individuals.
Some Anchor Activities • “Brain Busters” • Learning Packets • Learning Centers • Vocabulary Work • Drops in the Bucket • Daily Oral Math • Weekly Essentials • Math 4 Today Series
Think Big… Start Small.