Play For Pay

Students discover fair trading in an economy. In this economics lesson, students participate in a role playing game in which they must trade their goods with the government in an unfair market. Students discuss the lack of fairness among...

In this addition instructional activity, students play a game using positive and negative numbers. Two players complete a 3 x 4 array. Player A writes positive numbers 1 to 6 in any box, player B writes negative numbers -1 to 6 in any...

Students participate in a role play where they see how a bank works and how interest is paid by having money in the bank. In this bank lesson plan, students operate a bank and learn about saving, accounts, deposits, withdrawals,...

Students simulate an economy in the classroom by role playing employees, employers, and the bank. In this economy lesson plan, students get and deposit fake checks and create an account register.

Fourth graders make change by participating in a role-play restaurant activity. In this making change lesson plan, 4th graders use their math skills to compare prices and compute bills in a role play restaurant activity.

Using a varity of strategies, young mathematicians solve multistep word problems. They play a logic game as a whole group, and then work with a partner on a computer to complete a worksheet that requires a variety of problem solving...

Upper graders will solve equations using order of operations, and create equations that to play a fun math bowling game. They will bowl using dice to practice operations. Extensions are also included.

Here is a nice idea, have your young entrepeneurs form their own companies. Each company is given a paper bad to locate and place resources in that they can use to create products their businesses sell on Sale Day. They identify and...

Learners help their teacher set up their classroom in the form of a store. Using construction paper, they make different amounts of paper money and items to buy. To end the lesson, they play the game to practice making change and adding...

After brainstorming all the board games they enjoy playing, learners design an original board game with a theme to utilize their math and art skills. They sculpt playing pieces and write clear directions and rules for their original...