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1. How to Squeeze someFUN Into Middle School Math: Motivation

2. Troup Middle School Louis Mizell - 6th Grade Cassie Blanton - 7th Grade Kitty Badger - 8th Grade DeeAnn Berryhill - Special Education Linda Salgado - Math Lab Teacher

3. Troup Middle School • Troup ISD is a AA District in Northeast Texas, near Tyler • We have about 270 students in grades 6-8 • We average 78% of 8th graders taking Algebra I

4. Troup Middle School • We schedule extended time for math class • We use a math lab • 2011 Math TAKS Scores • 6th Grade Math: 81% • 7th Grade Math: 94% • 8th Grade Math: 97%

5. Take the Gloves OFF! • Large pair of leather gloves • Package of chewing gum or starburst candies • Tough TAKS problems

7. Music To Learn To • Music to play during class • CD’s, itunes, youtube, anywhere • Musical chairs for tedious assignments • Music for projects

8. Music To Learn To • Variables - ABC, Easy As 1, 2, 3 (Jackson 5) • Order of Operations - OOPS I Did it Again (Britany Spears) • Probability - Numbers in the Bag • Solving Equations - All My Ex’s Live in Texas (George Strait) • Inequalities - New York Minute (Don Henley)

9. Music To Learn To • If You Can’t Do the Math, Get Out of the Equation (Hillary Duff) • They Might Be Giants • Mr. DUEY

10. Monthly Estimation Contests • Estimation Hall of Fame

11. Monthly Estimation Contests

12. Monthly Estimation Contests • How many words are • on the front page of • this paper?

13. Monthly Estimation Contests • What is the volume of • each present, in cubic • centimeters? • What is the total volume • of the presents, in cubic • inches?

14. Monthly Estimation Contests • How many candies in • the container?

15. Monthly Estimation Contests • How much money • is in the bucket?

16. Monthly Estimation Contests • How many pencils are • in the box?

17. Estimate: How Long Was Summer Vacation? Summer vacation started at 12:30 pm on May 25 and ended at 8:00 am on August 16. How many seconds long was summer vacation?

18. Monthly Estimation Contests • How long is • this rope… • in inches? • in meters? • in spirals?

19. Monthly Estimation Contests • What is the • total cost of • the items on • this receipt?

20. Monthly Estimation Contests How many ounces do the groceries in the cart weigh?

21. Monthly Estimation Contests

22. Soup Beans That’s almost 53 pounds! There were 844 ounces of food in the cart! How much food was in the cart? 8th grade: Haley & Haley 7th grade: De’Andrea & Michael 6th grade: Amanda, Nikki & John

23. Monthly Estimation Contests

24. American Estimator (spin off of monthly estimation contest) • Team selection -three to five student by grade level • Ten contest stations, five Thinking Spots, and Turn in station • Rotate after 60 seconds • Team Response Sheet • Prizes for winning team in each grade

25. American Estimator

28. Team Response Sheet

29. TAKS Store Day 1 • 2008 or 2010 Release Questions • Students partner up, desks together, one marker and one question • Call time and collect papers with correct answers • Go over question; trash incorrect papers • Repeat 20+ times Day 2 • Partner up, pass out papers (AKA Money) • Shop!!

30. TAKS Store Store Ideas • Math Money • Drinks • Snacks • Pencils • Erasers • Restroom pass • Calculator pass • Tattoos/Mascot stuff

32. Bingo FD% Bingo 1

34. Bingo • Bingo with any worksheet • students draw a 4x4 grid • use any worksheet with 15 different answers (fractions, decimals, whole #’s) • call out answers to make game cards • write problems on board to play

35. Bingo Bingo with any worksheet 2 FREE 3.4 24.3 0.12 7.35

36. % T-Shirt Warm-ups

37. % T-Shirt Warm-ups

38. Math Money • Each Math Dollar is worth 10 points on a daily assignment • Easy, cheap prizes for games & contests • Include Math Dollars in Christmas cards or Valentines

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43. Drink Pass Drink Pass Drink Pass Drink Pass You can bring a drink to class any day. You must present this coupon to the teacher. You can bring a drink to class any day. You must present this coupon to the teacher. You can bring a drink to class any day. You must present this coupon to the teacher. You can bring a drink to class any day. You must present this coupon to the teacher. Drink Pass You can bring a drink to class any day. You must present this coupon to the teacher.

44. Snack Pass Snack Pass Snack Pass Snack Pass You may purchase a snack from the vending machines in the cafeteria or from the TMS office. You may purchase a snack from the vending machines in the cafeteria or from the TMS office. You may purchase a snack from the vending machines in the cafeteria or from the TMS office. You may purchase a snack from the vending machines in the cafeteria or from the TMS office. Snack Pass You may purchase a snack from the vending machines in the cafeteria or from the TMS office.

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46. Calculator for a day Calculator for a day Calculator for a day Calculator for a day Calculator for a day You may use a calculator in class. You must present this coupon to the teacher. You may use a calculator in class. You must present this coupon to the teacher. You may use a calculator in class. You must present this coupon to the teacher. You may use a calculator in class. You must present this coupon to the teacher. You may use a calculator in class. You must present this coupon to the teacher.

47. Fear Factor Math

48. Fear Factor Math

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