Multiplication or Division Relay

       Towards the end of the school year, I was trying to come up with engaging, yet meaningful activities to do with my students. One of the activities that I tried was a multiplication relay. My students absolutely loved it, and I loved that they were reviewing math! It literally takes one minute to set up, and the students love doing it! 

So here's how it works! 
    The students break up into teams. I like to have anywhere around 4-6 students on a team. Have them stand in a line towards the back of your room. Write a math problem on the whiteboard for each team and cover with a piece of paper. It could be multiplication or long division problem. I like to give each team the same numbers in the problem, just in a different order so they can't copy each other. 
    Give the student at the beginning of each line a "baton" (marker). When you say "GO" have the first student come solve the first step of the problem, then they have to run back and hand the marker off to the second person in line. Then the second person does the next step of the problem. This continues until the problem is solved. If there is a mistake the person has to correct one mistake and that is the end of their turn and they have to run back and hand off the baton to the next person. The team who solves the problem correctly first wins.

Just a couple tips when doing this activity:
*Make sure students don't rush too quickly or else they will make a lot of mistakes. 
*Don't let any teammates help the person at the front of the board. Student's love to yell answers out loud.
*Split up the teams evenly with a mixture of academic levels on each team. You don't want to have all of your speedy mathematicians on the same team.

Your students will absolutely love reviewing multiplication and long division. This activity really helps to make sure students understand the correct steps and order to solve these problems.
Have fun reviewing!