USING GAMES AND ACTIVITIES TO MAKE MATH MORE FUN FOR STUDENTS Claran Einfeldt Barbara Jo Evans com USING GAMES AND ACTIVITIES TO MAKE MATH MORE FUN FOR STUDENTS Claran Einfeldt Barbara Jo Evans com

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

FAVORITE GAMES Color Tiles Tangrams 24 Krypto Sets Quizmo Figuro Color Tiles Tangrams 24 Krypto Sets Quizmo Figuro Pig I Have Who Has Versatiles Mastermind

KRYPTO AND 24 Use given numbers and four operations to get to target number Basic Facts Order of operations Finesse writing of math sentences Basic Facts Order of operations Finesse writing of math sentences

SETS SETS Classifications Characteristics Visual 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. Classifications Characteristics Visual 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 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.

QUIZMO Like Bingo Multiple levels available Vocabulary Easy to differentiate Like Bingo Multiple levels available Vocabulary Easy to differentiate

FIGURO Some familiar card games Multiple Decks for student growth and differentiation Multiple representations Self-correcting Some familiar card games Multiple Decks for student growth and differentiation Multiple representations Self-correcting

PIG 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 HAS Inexpensive to make Students have ownership Students don’t turn off Used for concepts and vocabulary Inexpensive to make Students have ownership Students don’t turn off Used for concepts and vocabulary

VERSATILES Easy to differentiate Self-correcting Easy to differentiate Self-correcting

LESSONS LEARNED Small Groups 4-5 Short Time period – about 20 minutes Teach a few students in after school Use in centers with differentiation CLOSING DISCUSSION Multi-grade levels Adaptations Preparation Small Groups 4-5 Short Time period – about 20 minutes Teach a few students in after school Use in centers with differentiation CLOSING DISCUSSION Multi-grade levels Adaptations Preparation

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