Kagan
It's All About Engagement!
Write! Math
Perform Your Math
Incorporate the multiple intelligences as you have students perform their math. In this activity each team creates a skit, puppet show, dance, song, pantomime or charade to illustrate a math concept. Students describe their performance, their individual contribution, and assess their own performance.
Write! Mathematics
MI & Cooperative Learning Activities
Do you want to move beyond drill and kill, teaching math for understanding? Do you want to sharpen your students' mathematical thinking skills? Do you want your students to help each other learn about mathematics? Do you want to incorporate multiple intelligences in your math instruction? Yes? Here's your road map! Includes 36 cooperative writing activities guaranteed to get students thinking and writing about mathematics. The activities are open-ended, so they'll work with every mathematical topic you teach. 140 pages.