Math madness

March Madness math activities are always a big hit in primary. Use the big NCAA tournament as an engaging way to practice math standards with these games.

math lessons and activities for March basketball tournament season (middle and high school)

How to implement March Mathness-a tournament-style, basketball-themed game to motivate students with basketball in math class.

Are you trying to find a way to incorporate March Madness into your elementary classroom? Check out today’s blog post on how to host a classroom tournament with math games. I love the idea of including a bracket for a friendly classroom competition while adding math skills into the fun. I walk through pre-picking student teams, teaching sportsmanship, and even give a list of math game ideas to use. Read here for my 6 tournament tips on how to have March Madness in the classroom.

Looking for a way to bring March madness into the classroom? Check out these ideas for classroom March madness activities!

With the Math Madness Bracket Battle students will use knowledge of place value to compare numbers, and with a bit of luck hopefully advance to the final round of the tournament.

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I love college sports so I cannot help but fall in love with this time of year!! In Spain March Madness doesn't exist, which breaks my math teacher heart. Why, you may ask? Because March Madness is the BEST time to teach/review/explore fractions, decimals, and percents!! Last year I used Miss Nannini's March Madness packet and absolutely fell in love. It's so simple to use. I started off by having my students fill in their own brackets. I took the time to explain step-by-step how they should…

March Madness basketball is a perfect way to engage your students with fun meaningful math. Check out this blog post for engaging ideas and activities you can use in your middle school math classroom today.

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