Positive and Negative Numbers
1. Using a play by play summary of a real game or a made up game have students calculate yardage for both teams. Have your children will determine total yardage then deduct the penalties or negative yardage from the total.
2. Make a number line using positive and negative numbers. Print out a football or football player to move up and down the number line. Write plays and penalties on index cards. Have your child pick a card to determine if he moves forward or backwards on the number line. Once the card is selected your child will roll a die to determine the number of yards to move forward or backwards.
Ratios
Your children will calculate the touchdown to interception ratio of football quarterbacks. Look up statistics of a famous quarterback like Bret Favre. Once your children have determined the ratio of 497:317 ask them to explain their data. For instance a student should be able to calculate that for every 1.57 touchdowns thrown Favre throws one interception.
Averages and Percentages
1. Your children will learn to determine averages by calculating yards per football rush attempt. Give your children several story problems illustrating the total number of yards and total number of attempts. Students will determine the average yards per carry. Have your children round their answers to the nearest tenth. Not only will this add in rounding practice it stays true to how yard attempts are truly calculated. Once mastered give your children a running back’s total yards per carry over the course of several games. Students will determine the yards per carry average for all games.
2. Have your children practice calculating percentages by determining the quarterback completion percentage of a real or made up player. Tell the your children a quarterback attempted 25 passes and completed 15. Ask your children to set up the equation and solve it for completion percentage. Once your children are familiar with the concept have the students determine the average quarterback completion percentage over several games.
3. Have your children determine a kicker’s field goal distance average. Supply the students with field goal yardage for a kicker over the course of several games. Instruct your children to solve for the average field goal distance of the kicker.
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