What is Fantasy Sports and Mathematics?
Fantasy Sports and Mathematics are math programs that are based on the popular fantasy sports games. The programs are for grades five and up (although several teachers are using them in grades three and four). The programs consist of a teacher resource guide and a student workbook for each of the four major sports: football, baseball, basketball, and soccer. Each teacher resource guide includes lesson plans, a pre- and posttest, student handouts, 46 practice worksheets, 46 matching quizzes, and examples of graphs and box scores (i.e., statistical recaps of games). In addition, the books contain step-by-step instructions on how to play the games, as well as over 100 scoring systems that allow the content to be customized according to the skill level of students. Each program addressees nine national math standards and over 50 national math expectations.
