Lesson Plan #: AELP-ATH0047
Mad Minute Relay
An Educator's Reference Desk Lesson Plan Submitted by: John Orgovan
Email: jorgovan@suffolk.lib.ny.us
Date: July 4, 2000
Grade Level(s): 2, 3, 4, 5
Subject(s):
Duration: 20 minutes
Description: A variant of the twenty year old mad minute. Students learn timed math facts in a team environment. Math problems can be any single operation problem (ex: + - X / (for X and / use #s up to 12 X 12 or 144/12))
Goals: Learn math facts while developing good social skills
Objectives: 1. Students will work in teams to answer math problems and to develop good team work skills.
2. Students will answer math problems to learn math facts.
Materials:
Procedure: The students are split into two teams. Each team receives one sheet of problems. When the teacher says BEGIN, a five minute clock is started...student one on each team begins working on problem one. After that student is done, the sheet is passed down and the procedure repeated. Each team goes 3x around (This may vary depending on class size. I generally get as close to 30 problems on one sheet as possible (ex. if you have 12 students you break it down 12/6 then 6x5= 30 and that works out even...In other words for 12 students number the problems 1-6 and have the students go 5x around.)) No conferring between teammates until the end. If there is time left on the clock, teammates check the answers. If sheets are handed in before the time limit expires, the team cannot take it back to continue to work on it. Most correct answers win.
Assessment: Each team will be required to check the answers they came up with. The team with the most correct answers wins.