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USING GAMES AND ACTIVITIES TO MAKE MATH MORE FUN FOR STUDENTS
Claran Einfeldt claran@cmath2.com
Barbara Jo Evansbjevans@etacuisennarie. com
USING GAMES AND ACTIVITIES TO MAKE MATH MORE FUN FOR STUDENTS
Claran Einfeldt claran@cmath2.com
Barbara Jo Evansbjevans@etacuisennarie. com
Why Use GamesTime is Finite!!!!!!Why Use Games
Time is Finite!!!!!! Student Motivation Practice Skills Conceptual
Understanding Vocabulary Remediation Competition Peer Pressure FUN
Student Motivation Practice Skills Conceptual
Understanding Vocabulary Remediation Competition Peer Pressure FUN
Warm –Ups Informal
Assessments Use in Centers Differentiation Strategic awareness
Warm –Ups Informal
Assessments Use in Centers Differentiation Strategic awareness
FAVORITE GAMESFAVORITE GAMES
Color TilesTangrams24KryptoSetsQuizmoFiguro
Color TilesTangrams24KryptoSetsQuizmoFiguro
PigI Have Who
HasVersatilesMastermind
PigI Have Who
HasVersatilesMastermind
KRYPTO AND 24Use given numbers and four operations to get to target
number
KRYPTO AND 24Use given numbers and four operations to get to target
number
Basic FactsOrder of operationsFinesse writing of math sentences
Basic FactsOrder of operationsFinesse writing of math sentences
SETSwww.setgame.com
SETSwww.setgame.com
ClassificationsCharacteristicsVisual Perception
The idea is to form "sets" from the cards shown. Each card contains shapes with characteristics drawn from four categories. Each category contains three different possible appearances.
ClassificationsCharacteristicsVisual Perception
The idea is to form "sets" from the cards shown. Each card contains shapes with characteristics drawn from four categories. Each category contains three different possible appearances.
HOW TO PLAY SETSHOW TO PLAY SETS
The four categories are: Color (Red, Green, or Purple) Shape (Circle, Diamond, or Squiggle) Number (One, Two, or Three) Shading (Filled, Striped, or Empty) For 3 cards to form a set, they must be all
different or all alike within each category. To test 3 cards for a set, look at each category individually.
The four categories are: Color (Red, Green, or Purple) Shape (Circle, Diamond, or Squiggle) Number (One, Two, or Three) Shading (Filled, Striped, or Empty) For 3 cards to form a set, they must be all
different or all alike within each category. To test 3 cards for a set, look at each category individually.
QUIZMOQUIZMO
Like BingoMultiple levels availableVocabularyEasy to differentiate
Like BingoMultiple levels availableVocabularyEasy to differentiate
FIGUROFIGURO
Some familiar card gamesMultiple Decks for student growth and
differentiationMultiple representationsSelf-correcting
Some familiar card gamesMultiple Decks for student growth and
differentiationMultiple representationsSelf-correcting
PIGPIG
Take a sheet of paper and divide in half Put your name on one side, your partner’s on
the other Take turns rolling the dice and keep track of
sums Your turn finishes when you decide to end
your turn OR if you roll a 1 If you roll a 1, you record 0 for that turn If you roll double 1’s, you record 0 for the
whole game and start over. Add each turn’s sum until you get to 100
Take a sheet of paper and divide in half Put your name on one side, your partner’s on
the other Take turns rolling the dice and keep track of
sums Your turn finishes when you decide to end
your turn OR if you roll a 1 If you roll a 1, you record 0 for that turn If you roll double 1’s, you record 0 for the
whole game and start over. Add each turn’s sum until you get to 100
I HAVE WHO HASI HAVE WHO HAS
Inexpensive to makeStudents have ownershipStudents don’t turn offUsed for concepts and vocabulary
Inexpensive to makeStudents have ownershipStudents don’t turn offUsed for concepts and vocabulary
VERSATILESVERSATILES
Easy to differentiateSelf-correcting
Easy to differentiateSelf-correcting
LESSONS LEARNEDLESSONS LEARNED
Small Groups 4-5Short Time period – about 20 minutesTeach a few students in after schoolUse in centers with differentiationCLOSING DISCUSSIONMulti-grade levelsAdaptationsPreparation
Small Groups 4-5Short Time period – about 20 minutesTeach a few students in after schoolUse in centers with differentiationCLOSING DISCUSSIONMulti-grade levelsAdaptationsPreparation
QUESTIONSQUESTIONS
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