Click on the pictures to find some activities that use problems from a variety of units.
These may work well to review concepts near the end of the year
to prepare for the provinical assessment.
Capture the Flag
Twenty questions from various units meant to get students thinking. Designed to have students working in teams to capture flags whose value is not revealed until the close. An added layer of engagement coupled with a great review.
Math 8 Scavenger Hunt
This scavenger hunt has students doing 9 problems from various units at the level of challenge they choose.
Student question sheets and answers to post are included as well as ideas to level up the experience. Happy Hunting!
2 Truths & a Lie
This activity includes 14 prompts where students must identify the lie from three given statements.
There is a mix of problems from different units so this makes a great review.
The nature of this activity promotes lots of productive discussion as students prove their choice.
Grade 8 Math Market
Students buy problems and sell back their solutions making a profit. More difficult problems cost more, but have a higher profit margin.
Students can review concepts at their chosen level of challenge in an engaging way.
Activity includes 32 problems from a variety of concepts making this an ideal review activity.
Review with JENGA
Quick level one problems to keep content fresh.
Label your JENGA game as seen in the picture.
The given task cards contain problems from a variety of units that have answers 1-9. Students will solve the problem and pull a block that contains the answer and place it on top.
Fun way to review!
Makes a great station activity
on FUN-damental Friday . . .
Grade 8 Math Libs
Twenty multiple choice questions from a variety of topics. Students answer the problem and choose the corresponding phrase. In the end a sentence is created and read out loud together. Teachers can customize their copy to include teachers names students know and treats they like.
A collection of warm-ups to kick off class.
Featuring Mystery Number Monday, Two Truths and a Lie Tuesday, Word Problem Wednesday, Throwback Thursday, and Fix It Friday, these warm-ups will allow for a quick review, productive discussion, and a chance to share strategies and ideas on a variety of topics. Use the linked answer sheet to keep your class organized.
Check back often, I’ll keep adding more.
A collection of retrieval practice grids to kick off class. Composed of four problems from a variety of topics, students will have to recall and apply strategies to be successful. A great tool to keep content fresh. I’ll keep adding more . . .
JoAnn Sandford Math 