Mathsational

I wrote about Slap It! as a game for building fluency once before.  The game is played like Slap Jack, except that you do not play with a standard deck of cards (use math problems instead) and the card that you slap, changes with each round. Here is a link to the original post with more detailed directions on how to play the game.  In that post, you will find two sample games.  The first game is on the equations of circles and the second is on triangle trigonometry . Here are two new games: Grade 1: Attributes of Shapes Slap It! Grade 6: Quadrants in the Coordinate Plane Slap It!

The next practice structure that I'd like to share is Slap It!  This is a variation of Slap Jack.  This activity works best for practicing skills where there are a limited number of responses.  I've created a version for identifying the center and radius of a circle from an equation and a version for identifying the sine, cosine, and tangent of angles.  I think this would also be a good way to practice evaluating simple logarithms or specific values on the unit circle.  I'd love to hear what you would do with this idea.  Please share any variations that you try. Here are the rules for Slap Jack provided by Bicycle Cards : Object of the Game:  The goal is to win all the cards, by being first to slap each jack as it is played to the center. The Deal:  Deal cards one at a time face down, to each player until all the cards have been dealt. The hands do not have to come out even. Without looking at any of the cards, each player square...