Prodigy

Students will:

• Know how to use the Prodigy game to complete math tasks and interact with other students.
• Be able to complete math tasks that have been assigned by the teacher.
• Understand that in order to earn play time they must complete the math tasks.

Vocabulary Words:

1. Username: The username is a name used to sign into account.

2. Password: A password is a secret word or phrase that must be used to gain admission to something.

To prepare for this lesson:

• Teacher should sign up for the free account on www.prodigygame.com and select “Get Your Free Account”.

• Select teacher option.

• If you are not using Google, provide your full name, e-mail address, and the password you would like to use for the account and click the "Create Account" button.

• If you sign into (or are already signed into) a Google account on this browser with only one email associated with it, you’ll be automatically moved to the next step.

• Click on "I want a new Prodigy account".

• Select “Teacher” and complete the information needed.

• To learn how to use Prodigy use their handy help page. 

• View the video on Prodigy. 

• Students will begin with a placement assessment.

• All student results are placed on the teacher dashboard.

• The teacher has the option to assign skills on the teacher planner.

• Students under 13 years of age will need parental permission to use Prodigy. 

See the Accommodations Page and Charts on the 21things4students website in the Teacher Resources. 

Directions for this activity:

1. The teacher will introduce the students to the Prodigy website. Explain how they will choose a character name for their "Wizard Character" and how they will progress through the different Prodigy worlds. 

2. Students navigate to Prodigy.

3. Have the students select the “Play Prodigy” button in the upper right-hand portion of their browser window.

4. Enter the child/student’s username and password.

5. Select the “Login” button. The game will begin to load automatically.

6. Explain to the students how they can battle with each other to see who can get the most problems right. 

Different options for assessing the students:

• Observations
• Check for understanding
• Prodigy provides the teacher with individual student and class data. This can allow the teacher to assign specific skills to students.