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!
Average rating:
5.0
Number of reviews:(89)
What's included
1 live meeting
30 mins in-class hours per weekAssessment
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
Joined June, 2021
5.0
89reviews
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.Reviews
Live Group Class
$9
weekly1x per week
30 min
Completed by 44 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 11-14
4-10 learners per class
