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Math Games and Social Club for Middle Schoolers

In this ongoing social games club, middle schoolers get to chat about topics such as sports, video games, Legos, food, Star Wars & more! We will relate each topic to math, then play an exciting Blooket or Gimkit game to practice that math skill!

Megan McAra (M. Ed) Math Class Can Be Fun!

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5.0

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(89)

What's included

1 live meeting

30 mins in-class hours per week

Assessment

For some games, skill reports can be provided and shared with parents.

Class Experience

US Grade 7

In this ongoing class,  middle schoolers will find a relaxed, safe, fun space in which to chat with each other and play popular games while they practice important basic math skills! Each week I will provide a general topic or questions with engaging prompts to get the conversation going, but a lot will be student driven based on interest.  I will then relate the week’s theme to a specific key math skill through a short 2-3 minute mini-lesson. Students will get to practice that week’s math skill in one or more exciting, interactive, fast-paced math games! We will play at least one Blooket or Gimkit game each week! 
**ESL/EFL friendly!

Week of October 17th:  
--Topic/Question: October Weather & Activities
--Math Skill: Mixed skill word problems (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division)
--Game: Apple Cider Donut Game, Blooket Gold Quest

Week of October 24th:  
--Topic/Question: Costumes: Do you celebrate Halloween? Are you dressing up? Do you like to dress up for other occasions?
--Math Skill: Mental Math: Adding 2-digit numbers
--Game: Witch’s Brew, Blooket Monster Brawl

Week of October 31st:  
--Topic/Question: Halloween Treats: What are your favorites?
--Math Skill: Division with remainders : Sharing treats
--Game: Blooket Candy Quest

Week of November 7th:  
--Topic/Question: What is your favorite game or activity? How is math involved?
--Math Skill: Elapsed time (to the hour,  half hour, and quarter hour)
--Game:  Blooket Fishing game

Week of November 14th: 
--Topic/Question: What are you grateful for?
--Math Skill: Multiplying by 10, 100, 1,000 and big numbers!
--Game:  Blooket game (Student vote)

Week of November 21st:  NO CLASS

Week of November 28th: 
--Topic/Question: What is your favorite sport to play or watch?
--Math Skill: Finding averages
--Game: Blooket Tower Defense

Week of December 5th:
--Topic/Question: Favorite Foods, sharing food, celebrations
--Math Skill: Division by 7 
--Game: Blooket Cafe

Week of December 12th:
--Topic/Question: Seasons/December activities
--Math Skill: Opposites/Inverse operations (Multiplication vs. Division)
--Game: Blooket Cafe (student vote)

More dates and topics coming soon!

Other Details

Parental Guidance

We will be playing age-appropriate fast-paced, competitive games. Some games will have timers in order to focus on fact fluency, and some have elements in which players can sabotage each other in small ways. I will make sure these are played in light-hearted, respectful and fun way, but this class may not be the best fit for learners sensitive to or anxious about these types of games. We will be using the third-party websites listed below that provide interactive, fun opportunities for building mastery and fluency of math concepts and skills: (each week) Blooket: Students love playing these fun, fast-paced games with math question banks that I am able to create and taylor to the needs of the class. The report I see after each game serves as a great informal assessment. I will post a direct link in the Zoom chat, students will simply enter their first name of nickname and begin playing the game. *No account or personal information needed (some weeks) Google Jamboard: A great interactive tool for collaborative learning and sharing ideas. I will send a direct link in the Zoom chat that will allow students to enter directly into the specific Jamboard without any kind of sign-up * No account or personal information needed (some weeks) Google Slides: I will usually use Google Slides to present lessons through the screen share function, but may at times give students the link for activities or games that I have created. *No account or personal information needed

External Resources

In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:

Megan McAra (M. Ed) Math Class Can Be Fun!

Joined June, 2021

5.0

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Teacher expertise and credentials

I am a certified teacher (Grades 1-6) with a Masters in both Elementary Education and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. I have over 20 years of classroom, small group and one-on-one experience. Math has been my focus for the past 5 years.