A great new way to getall kids excited about math Fantasy sports are a hit worldwide, and now teachers and parents can take advantage of this phenomenon to give students a reason to look forward to doing math The games and activities in Fantasy Basketball and Mathematics will get kids excited about learning and practicing math, even if theyre not big sports fans With this funfilled educational resource, you can teach one math concept or many and plan lessons that can last for a week or a whole season Heres how it works Students create fantasy teams by picking reallife professional basketball players, following their players statistics, and calculating their teams total points using algebraic or nonalgebraic methods specifically designed to complement the math skills they are learning The instructions are easy to follow, and the dynamic handson games address all learning styles and abilities The book includes more than 100 scoring systems that give you the flexibility to customize the content according to your students skill levels In addition to the basic Fantasy Basketball game, the book contains easytouse lesson plans, reproducible worksheets for extra practice on 46 different math concepts, graphing activities, quizzes, a pre and post test, and an answer key More than just a fun way to learn math, the books activities also support the NCTM Math Standards The beauty of the Fantasy Sports and Mathematics programs is that while all the students are busy having fun, enjoying the competition, and building better relationships with sportsminded parents, they are, much to their surprise, learning to love math Ryan D Verver, math teacher,Southwest Chicago Christian School Students were eager to be the first in their math class to tally their scores and begin working with their teams stats It was great to see boys and girls who were working both above and below grade level fully engaged in using their math skills and learning new ones Sara Suchman, Harvard Graduate School of Education, former middle school director Also available in the Fantasy Sports and Mathematics series: Fantasy Basketball and Mathematics