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January 10, 2019 · Leave a Comment

Spiral Math Review – A Fun and Easy Game!

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Fourth grade teachers, how do you bring spiral review into your math centers? Here’s a free Thumbs Up game to keep your students thinking, reviewing, and having great math conversations!  They’ll use a variety of skills and concepts, all in one game!

 

What is a Thumbs Up math game? 

  • A Thumbs Up game is an easy-prep game designed to be played by partners. 
  • The game has 24 cards, all printed on one page. 
  • Each card has a mathematical expression for the players to evaluate. Then they’ll decide if each expression is thumbs up/true or thumbs down/false. 
  • Each player chooses a game board, either “Thumbs Up” (true) or “Thumbs Down” (false).  As each card is turned over and solved, players compete to cover all the spaces on their board first.
  • This free Thumbs Up game is perfect for spiral review because it centers on converting and comparing, but it also requires your students to do some mental addition and multiplication.
 
Why should I use a Thumbs Up math game? 
  • We all know how engaging games are! Students want to play them again and again, and of course more play means equals more practice! 
  • Winning a Thumbs Up game is based as much on luck as ability. Therefore, you can have partners of mixed ability work together.  I love that! A game like Thumbs Up elevates your struggling students and reminds your higher students that everyone can (and should!) have opportunities to win!
  • Thumbs Up games are easy to prepare – just three pages to print! Answer keys are included, too.

 

How can I use this game in my classroom? 

  • Add it to your math centers and math rotations.
  • Play a game as an alternative to using a worksheet.
  • Great for early finishers
  • Enrichment/challenge
  • Review before a test on measurement, or before standardized testing

 

Click here now to get your free Thumbs Up game!

 

 

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About Linda Nelson

Hi, I'm Linda Nelson! I love to create resources that keep the fun in both teaching and learning! I specialize in resources for kindergarten through fifth grade, especially games, riddles, and activities for math centers and literacy centers. I hope you'll stop by to see more by visiting
Primary Inspiration blog and my Teachers Pay Teachers store. You can also find me on Pinterest and Instagram. Thanks for stopping by!

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