Math Review Scavenger Hunt #made4math

So, I got this idea from a coworker:

Put the answer to a question at the top of a paper and a new question at the bottom.  Put the answer to that question at the top of another paper and a new question at the bottom.  Repeat (making sure you don't have the same answer to more than one problem) until you have enough questions to cover the concept you are reviewing and end with the question whose answer corresponds with the first paper.

Then, post the papers randomly around the room.

The students then will work independently or in a group (however you want to do this) and start anywhere.  They work the problem out from the bottom of the paper then find the answer around the room.  Then, they answer that question and so on.  I usually reveal how many questions there are so they know whether they did it right.  If they get back to where they started with fewer questions, they need to backtrack and figure out where they went wrong.  I will post pictures of how this looks in my class the next time I set up this activity.

Has anyone else ever done this?

Does anyone have any questions?  This is a fun and easy way to set up a review that gets the kids up and moving.  Once you have it set up, the students do all the work!


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I realize it's been several months since I have posted on here.  It's amazing how we can get so wrapped up in school...

#made4math Monday - Bazinga!

So, truly inspired by @NoraOswald, I created a Bazinga board:

The darker spots on the black posterboard is glue drying.  :-) 

If you want the instructions for Bazinga, check out Nora's post.

The only thing I changed was the pushups...I changed the pushups to jumping jacks.

I CAN'T WAIT TO TRY IT OUT THIS WEEK!!!

#hssunfun Algeopardy - favorite review game

My favorite default review game is "Algeopardy".  Since I mainly teach Algebra, it was easy to smush that word with Jeopardy to create Algeopardy.  Beforehand, I create the game board with the different main topics of the chapter/unit as the categories.  I use notecards for the questions and cover them up with post-it notes that have the dollar values written.  (I don't have the answers written and have the students say the question...that would be a bit challenging and would stray from the point of the review.)  I split the class up into 3 teams.  I don't have the buzzers, so the teams are "Crash", "Boom", and "Bang".  When a team writes their answer on a dry erase board, they call out their team name.  I acknowledge the first team name I hear.  They hold up their answer (instead of saying it).  If they are correct, they are awarded the "money".  If they are incorrect, that "money" is subtracted.  Negative money is possible.  I have 2 daily doubles.  At the end of the class period, the team with the most "money" gets 3 bonus points on their test the next day.  Second place gets 2 bonus points on their test.  Third place gets 1 bonus point.

Here is a picture of a student made Algeopardy board.  They used tissue paper instead of post-its (and had different dollar values as you can see).  I think they gave candy instead of awarded money since they didn't have extra credit power when they conducted their review game.  Plus, they all like bringing in candy.

Review Games by Students for Students

As exam review each semester (and this year, each trimester), I gave students a group project worth 100 points to come up with review games for each chapter that will be on the exam.

Here is a link to my description.  Over the years, I decided to have due dates along the way for things such as writing the review questions.  That way, I could grade them ahead of time and have students correct their mistakes before presenting the game to the rest of the class.  Before I did that, the games turned into finding the REAL correct answers instead of playing the games.

Here is a link to my rubric.  I gave each group a copy of the rubric so they knew in advance how I would be grading them.  Then, I filled out a rubric for each group along the way as each due date came.

Here is a link to my reflection piece.  The students would each fill this out.  After they turned them in, I would give them a chance to discuss what they liked and what they wanted to do differently as a class.  Then, I encouraged them because most of the projects turned out really well.

Here are a few pictures of review games: