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Math Tag

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Students play the game tag inside the classroom with three or four designated 'taggers'.  In this math game lesson, students have to solve a math problem to be unfrozen once they are tagged.  When the frozen student has correctly answered the problem, they can return to the game. 

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tag, word problems, math applications, real-world applications

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group activity, math problems, tag game, math
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Grade
1st - 3rd
Subjects
Math
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Resource Type
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Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
1 day
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Project-Based Learning
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