NYLearns.org - Tackle Math with the Buffalo Bills

Activity

Tackle Math with the Buffalo Bills - Warm-Ups

Subject

Math, Science & Technology

Grade Levels

Intermediate, 6th Grade

Author

This project was made possible through the collaborative effort of the Buffalo Bills organization and the Buffalo Public School Mathematics Department. The following educators were involved in the development of these materials: Debra Sykes, Director of Mathematics, Buffalo Public Schools; Arlene Rosowski, Supervisor of Instruction, Buffalo Public Schools; Sharyn Miller, Math Support Teacher, Buffalo Public Schools; Claudette Rivera, Math Support Teacher, Buffalo Public Schools.

Description

It is important that athletes do warm up exercises before they play a game or begin a practice session. Likewise, it is important that students do warm up exercises before the day’s lesson to reinforce prior skills that they have learned. Warm up exercises are provided on transparencies for this purpose. While integrating the Tackle Math with the Buffalo Bills Program, choose one exercise per day.

This project was funded by the Buffalo Bills. Considerable credit for this project goes to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the National Football League, and the authors of Project PASS. Tackle Math with the Buccaneers was used as a model for Tackle Math with the Buffalo Bills and the majority of the activities were updated and adapted to fit New York State Education Standards and the Buffalo Bills.