The document outlines activities designed to engage middle school students in math through creative storytelling and practical applications, such as a tug-of-war themed math challenge and a restaurant simulation for bill calculations. It also includes links to various educational resources for further learning. Additionally, suggestions for incorporating songs and candy-related statistics into lessons are provided.

1. Bringing Math to Life
Katie Moore & Cheryl Weaver
Heritage Middle School

2. Math Curse Project
● Outline
● Rubric
Let’s get started…………..

3. Creating your own story
We have included a template for you to fill
in your own story. Please be ready to
share.

4. March “Math” Madness
★ 2015 ACC Fraction, Decimal, and Percent
Activity
★ March’s Mathematical Madness Stat Sheet
★ March Mathness!

5. My Favorite NO!
https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/
class-warm-up-routine

6. Math Checkpoint
Ms. Valk created a checkpoint for her
“Favorite NO’s”
Students enjoy finding her mistakes.

7. Writing Songs
● Students write lyrics about multiplying
decimals
● Suggestion - Have students write new
lyrics for finding Volume to the song- All
about the Bass by Meghan Tranor “All
about the BASE”

8. A Mathematical Tug of War
Let’s do some math….

9. A Mathematical Tug-of-War
Round 1
On one side are four Giant-Twenty-
Something-Mutant-Ninja-Frogs who
have left their pond for this special
event. They all have well developed
pulling muscles because they work out
regularly at Silver’s Gym. All are
known to be of equal strength.
On the other side are five grandmas, a
tugging team that has practiced by making
taffy for their grandchildren and playing
racquetball twice a week. They are Tai Chi
masters of the first order. You should know
that they, too, are all of equal strength.

10. In a contest between the two
teams, the result is a draw.
They are evenly matched and neither
team can out-tug the other.

11. Round 2
On one side is Kanga-tu, an especially well trained
kangaroo that has a well developed tugging style
perfected by long months of rope-pulling. Kanga-tu has
enjoyed tug-of-wars (or is it tugs-of-war?) since she was a
joey. Her opponent is a team made up of two grandmas
and one Giant-Twenty-Something-Mutant-Ninja-Frog.
vs.
Once again…
The result is a draw

12. Round 3
On one side are Kanga-tu, a grandma, and two Giant-Twenty-
Something-Mutant-Ninja-Frogs. Their opponent is a team with
the remaining Frogs and grandmas (four grandmas and 2 Frogs).
vs.
Who will win??? Why?? With your
group, create a viable mathematical
argument to prove your position.
Show your work/thinking or illustrate
your thoughts.

13. Round 4
Create a tug that will not end in a draw.
Be prepared to justify your conclusions.

15. Little Caesars Pizza Kit Math
One of the schools in our county had some
extra fundraiser flyers and we used them in
the math classroom.
Parents even donated some pizza kits for
the students to enjoy pizza and cookies
after the activity.

16. Candy in Math
● Candy Probability
● M&M’s Statistics Activity

17. Turn your room into a restaurant and place
students appropriately.
Assign waitresses/waiters and patrons.
Have them to complete the check for their
table, and everyone needs to check the total
bill.
Enrichment: Provide them with discount
coupons.
Math Dining

18. ● www.betterlesson.com
● www.teachersnotebook.com
● www.teacherspayteachers.com
● learning.blogs.nytimes.com/category/lesson-plans/
● www.pbslearningmedia.org/
● www.sharemylesson.com
● www.teach-nology.com/
● www.nctm.org/
● www.opusmath.com/
● www.opened.io/
● www.aplusclick.com/
● www.yummymath.com
● www.thirteen.org/get-the-math/
● Math 1 Resource - http://www.wsfcs.k12.nc.us/page/51682
● http://jfmueller.faculty.noctrl.edu/toolbox/examples/examples_tasks_math.htm
Websites to check out: