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One of the toughest challenges facing math teachers is keeping students interested and involved throughout the year. With the prospect of double periods of math looming in the coming school year, it will be crucial to the achievement of the students and the sanity of the teachers to keep interest high and disruptions low. For many students, math seems unbearably boring and meaningless. Fortunately, there are countless problem-solving activities and math games that a teacher can incorporate into the curriculum to keep the students engaged. The number of websites and books dedicated to math games and problem-solving is truly extraordinary; you could spend days and days exploring them and not even make a dent. I have tried to streamline that task a bit and target specific activities that are directly related to the Connected Mathematics 2 (CMP2) units that I teach to seventh graders, as well as activities that will help my students become more involved learners. Rationale I love math, and I would love my students to love it too. I consider myself