Celebrate Math with Easy-to-Integrate Breakout EDU Activities!

Celebrate Math with Easy-to-Integrate Breakout EDU Activities!

Challenge students to apply thinking skills and use mistakes to solve problems

Teaching math often involves a wide range of methods, including direct instruction, hands-on activities, and practice to drive student progress towards year-end learning goals. Explaining concepts, demonstrating how to solve problems, and allowing for physical manipulation of objects are core pedagogical practices. 

Students need practice to solidify their understanding, improve their skills, and build the cognitive scaffolding necessary to support them in meeting grade-level standards. Practice means many things: completing worksheets, solving practice problems, or even playing Breakout EDU games! 

Breakout EDU is an interactive and engaging educational tool that encourages students to work together on a mission to solve puzzles in order to "break out.” Our customizable games are a versatile and effective instructional resource for teaching, practice, and even assessment for all math levels. 

Here are a few ideas on how to use Breakout EDU to complement your math instruction:

1. Practice and review key concepts

Reinforce key concepts that students were recently taught. Any Breakout EDU game can be customized to include any level of math skill - from pattern recognition to basic arithmetic and all the way to algebra and geometry. Students will need to apply their skills in a variety of contexts, including solving word problems or completing math equations.

2. Introduce new mathematical concepts

Create a challenging game pushing students to use addition, fractions, or algebraic expressions as a pre-teaching strategy. Breakout EDU games are much more fun than pretests and still allow you to evaluate prior student knowledge before planning a unit. Puzzles help students apply high-level concepts in a fun and interactive way.

3. Develop problem-solving skills and resilience

Encourage students to think critically and solve problems - all while they solve a mystery. Breakout EDU games are designed for students to have an infinite number of attempts to solve. Each game is an opportunity for students to develop valuable critical problem-solving skills - and resilience - essential for their success in college and/or careers.

4. Promote teamwork and collaboration

When students work together they communicate and share ideas. This contributes to a sense of community and teamwork within a classroom, which can have a positive impact on student learning and achievement - plus it is fun! One of the best parts of a Breakout EDU classroom is the laughter and excitement in student voices. 

5. Make math more engaging and fun

Let's face it, math can be a challenging subject for some students. Breakout EDU helps to make math more engaging and fun by turning it into a game. By using Breakout EDU for math instruction, teachers can help to make math more appealing and motivating for students, which leads to increased engagement and learning.

Breakout EDU is a versatile and effective tool for teaching, practicing, and assessing math in the classroom. If you're looking for a new and innovative way to teach math, consider incorporating Breakout EDU into your lesson plans. Start your 14-day FREE trial today!