Brief Description
Students line up or form groups based on the month and day of their birthday.
Objectives
Students practice mental math problems.
Keywords
multiplication, division, mental math, primes, odd numbers, even numbers
Materials Needed
Students should know the numerical month and day of their birthdays.
Lesson Plan
Play this game any time students are lining up or forming groups. Call groups based on numerical criteria of the month and day of their birthdays. (January 25 would be 125.) Ask for those whose birthdays, for example, are:
multiples of 3
prime numbers
even or odd numbers
divisible by 5
Assessment
This review activity is evaluated by teacher observation.
Lesson Plan Source
Submitted by:Lindy Hopkins, ([email protected]) Saltillo Elementary School, Saltillo, Mississippi
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05/25/2000
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