{"id":5655,"date":"2026-05-06T10:42:27","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T18:42:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/?p=5655"},"modified":"2026-05-06T10:42:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T18:42:28","slug":"math-monster-mash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/?p=5655","title":{"rendered":"Math Monster Mash"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Kids love it when it’s all about them. Let’s leverage off of that and get in some fun data analysis work as there’s been a big push recently to get students to look at, describe, and interpret data. And analyzing data is foundational to critical thinking, a skill very much needed to make sense of our world today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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So what better way to begin to develop these skills than through a fun and engaging Math Monster Mash activity at your next Family Math Night<\/a> event! And although I did this at our Math Medley <\/a>Family Math Night, it’s fabulous as a classroom activity, as well, where kids can really dive into the data. A perfect project for the end of the school year!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The activity revolves around glyphs. Here’s how I describe glyphs in the lesson plan:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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In order to create their glyph, students need to look at the\u00a0Math Monster Math\u00a0<\/em>legend (included in the lesson plan available below) and choose the symbols that apply to them. Check out our final result.<\/p>\n\n\n

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As you can see from all the different monsters, a lot of great questions can come from looking critically at our collection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n