March madness math ideas

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

March Madness: Upper Elementary Edition

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)

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

March madness in the classroom can be EPIC and so much fun! With these rigorous March Madness activities your students will be so engaged!

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I played Math basketball in the 6th grade. I'm 40 years old and I still remember it. It is one of the best fun math lesson plans of all time.

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.

March was so good to me. 🌟 I was the featured mathematician for @blackgirlmathgic ’s March box, celebrating the exciting blend of math and basketball with March MATHness! (Although March is over I will be posting more content related to my box because math is all year long) 🏀March Madness has been amazing! I have been able to actually sit and ENJOY watching college games this year. Last year I missed so many. 🏀 I had time to plan a March Mathness in my classroom and I will post more…

March Madness Basketball Tournament Math Project by Kristine Nannini - The Benefits of Project-Based Learning - Students need to LEARN BY DOING. PBL structures curriculum around real world activities that require upper elementary 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th grade students to solve multi-step problems or ask complex questions. Connecting academic situations to the real-world is a big benefit. Use for March Madness! (third, fourth, fifth, sixth graders, Year 3, 4, 5, 6 Kristine Nannini)

Basketball themed learning activities and free printables.

Are you looking for March Madness classroom ideas that your elementary students will love? If so, check out this blog post that explores six creative ways to incorporate March Madness activities for school. All of these ideas, like choosing a favorite book by using a bracket or designing a basketball stadium are fun ways to keep students engaged and motivated, even those that don’t really like sports. You can even grab March math activities that I like to say are for March Mathness.

During March Madness this year to get our 3rd grade students motivated to learn their multiplication facts we took time to have a tournament! 1. Each classroom had their own tournaments to send "representatives" to the real tournament. 2. 32 total students from the grade level went to the overall challenge. 3. We randomly put the student's names on bracket. 4. When it was their turn, they came forward and answered multiplication facts as fast as they could. For the first round, the first…

During March Madness room transformations are an easy way to boost student engagement in the classroom! I did a basketball themed math review to prepare for our state standardized test. The whole group review was displayed on my SmartBoard and students answered each question on their dry erase boards. After each question, students from the "home team" and the "away team" were able to shoot mini basketballs into the hoops on the "court" in the middle of my classroom.

With the Math Madness Bracket Battle game 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.

You know it's going to be a fun Friday when you start with materials like this... a good book and a game! I decided to integrate Salt in His Shoes with a

March Madness is a winner takes all tournament of 68 NCAA basketball teams. Try these March Madness games with your kids this month!

Get ready for March Madness basketball with sports science projects and experiments for basketball fans!