Move math beyond the boring textbook—get students up and out of their seats with these five activities. 

Five Math MOVEs

• MOVE: Credit Dot Plots
  Move to form a dot plot using information from credit reports
• MOVE: Follow the Funds
  Gamify your review of exponential functions and investing with this scavenger hunt
• MOVE: Paycheck Scavenger Hunt
  Race to read a paycheck and calculate percentages in this scavenger hunt
• MOVE: Exponential Growth
  Move to compare linear and exponential growth
• MOVE: Inflation Over Time
  Explore inflation and exponential growth with this guessing game

Teaching Financial Algebra?

You’ll also see these popular MOVE activities that cover key personal finance topics.

• MOVE: Let's Make a Mutual Fund
  Discover the power of diversification
• MOVE: Your Tax Dollar in Action
  Race to find out how our federal tax dollars are spent
• MOVE: Credit Musical Chairs
  Compete in this classic game to classify credit
• MOVE: Up and Down with Credit Scores
  Step forward or back to model credit scores
• MOVE: What Determines Your Insurance Premium?
  Collaborate to discover the factors behind insurance premiums

Don’t miss it - Engage Your Class With MOVE Activities Virtual PD on Tuesday, April 15

Join Amanda for a fun session to explore best practices for using NGPF’s MOVE Activity series. Get students learning while physically moving around the classroom. Participants will help create a collaborative playbook that will be helpful for classroom implementation!

About the Author

Kathryn Dawson

Kathryn (she/her) is excited to join the NGPF team after 9 years of experience in education as a mentor, tutor, and special education teacher. She is a graduate of Cornell University with a degree in policy analysis and management and has a master's degree in education from Brooklyn College. Kathryn is looking forward to bringing her passion for accessibility and educational justice into curriculum design at NGPF. During her free time, Kathryn loves embarking on cooking projects, walking around her Seattle neighborhood with her dog, or lounging in a hammock with a book.