The classroom gets boring. We spend nearly five hours a day in there for five days straight. We begin to lose focus and that is when distractions begin. We may not always have the capability of going on field trips or traveling to other classrooms, but one place a lot of us have access to is the outdoors!
I have learned that the outdoors is my students favorite place to learn. The fresh air cleans their cluttered brains and the unusual setting makings them ready to learn. My students also learn best when actively moving. So why not combine the two together and create a math walk?
Math walks are a series of math problems that written and drawn out with chalk on a blacktop or sidewalk.
There are two steps my students do when doing a math walk.
- Create their own
- Do the ones their classmates created
Math walks come in a variety of formats and contain multiple different math concepts. They can even be use with any grade level, although if it being down with kindergarteners there should be more drawings and less words.
Here are more examples of math walks you can create for your students.
They are fun, engaging, and a different approach from the standard paper and pencil. Students are guaranteed to deepen their understanding and be actively engaged with the materials.