{"id":2700,"date":"2012-09-12T06:23:14","date_gmt":"2012-09-12T14:23:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kidnexions.com\/blog\/?p=2700"},"modified":"2012-09-12T06:23:14","modified_gmt":"2012-09-12T14:23:14","slug":"jeopardy-in-the-elementary-math-classroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/?p=2700","title":{"rendered":"Jeopardy in the Elementary Math Classroom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_2709\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2709\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kidnexions.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=2709\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2709\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/kidnexions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/2012-02-08-15.25.03-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Math Jeopardy\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2709\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/2012-02-08-15.25.03-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/2012-02-08-15.25.03-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/2012-02-08-15.25.03.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2709\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">www.FamilyMathNight.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>Just finished a unit and want your students to review what they learned?  Getting ready for the chapter test?  Just want to have fun?  Jeopardy is a great way to review and reinforce what students have been learning.<\/p>\n<p>This photo shows some of the categories I use in the primary grades.  The ones at the bottom show additional categories.  Pretty much anything you&#8217;ve been learning can work.<\/p>\n<p>The students in my classroom are already set up in groups of 4-5.  These are the groups they&#8217;ll work with to play the game.  The rules are pretty simple: Students work with their group to answer the question and earn the points.  The team at the end with the most points is the winning team.<\/p>\n<p>If a team gets the answer wrong, it goes to the next team.  If this next team gets the answer correct, they earn the points.  If they don&#8217;t, then it keeps going around until all teams have had a chance to answer.  Regardless of who ends up getting the correct answer, the play resumes in order.<\/p>\n<p>Some tips:<br \/>\n-So that each student gets a chance to choose a category and number of points, I number the students.  On the first round, student #1 chooses the category and points and, after the team has all agreed on the answer, announces the answer.  On the second round, student #2 chooses&#8230;.and so on.<br \/>\n-I tell teams to use whispers as they work to solve the problem.  Not only does this help keep the noise level down, but it minimizes the chance of another team &#8220;stealing&#8221; their answer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just finished a unit and want your students to review what they learned? Getting ready for the chapter test? Just want to have fun? Jeopardy is a great way to review and reinforce what students have been learning. This photo shows some of the categories I use in the primary grades. The ones at the bottom show additional categories. 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