A plethora of activities make up a cross curricular choice page filled with math games—relay races, dice, and crossword puzzles—a survey challenge equipped with data organization, graphing, a quicksand recipe, Hula-Hoop activity to experience centripetal force, and discover what causes lightning. Additionally, book connections are available, as well as an informative letter that answers a question about the all too common "summer slide."

Concepts

subtraction, centripetal force, number puzzles, addition, division, multiplication, lightning

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• For the Pick a Problem math game, instruct scholars to write problems that reflect the current math unit or review past skills
• Have a game day to share and complete crossword puzzles with peers 
• Display surveys and graphs at Open House or Back-to-School Night, and invite pupils to share their findings with their families 

Classroom Considerations

• Copies are required if sending the pages home
• A variety of materials are required depending on which activity you choose

Pros

• Notes, as well as tips and tricks are provided to aid in specific activity implementation 
• Each activity covers a range of classroom topics and engages learners in different ways 

Cons

• None

Common Core

3.OA.A.4 3.OA.B.5 3.OA.C.7 3.OA.D.9 3.NBT.A.2 3.MD.B.3 4.NBT.B.4