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Games for learning
I have found that games are a great way to help students learn, as well as foster teamwork, and improve oral literacy. I’m not great at creating games so how can I use the ideas found here to make it seem like we’re playing games?
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I have been using some of the Math Games with Bad Drawings (https://mathwithbaddrawings.com/2020/05/27/math-games-with-bad-drawings/). Because there are many different kinds of games, most students end up finding a few that they really like and/or are quite good at…and there’s nothing better than beating the teacher!
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Great resource Sean! Ben has great books too!
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Solid share! Thanks a ton!
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My middle schoolers love Gimkit games. There are different ways to play so they can compete with one another or just review by themselves.
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This sounds familiar, but I am not sure… what are they?
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Years ago I discovered the Factor Game through the Middle School Math Project. Of course, there is an online version now, for which I’ve included the link: https://www.nctm.org/Classroom-Resources/Illuminations/Interactives/Factor-Game/ This online version allows you to create the size that will work best for your students. To learn how to play the game, I usually start by having the students play against me. I love this game because the students usually don’t think we are doing math.
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Thanks for sharing. And if I’m not mistaken, there are options to play competitive or collaborative (if I remember right!)
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We play a lot of “I have, You Need” We started with me saying “I have 3, what do you need to get to 10” “7” and now we are making hundreds pairs. I usually start off easy – a tens or ones, but soon they are seeing the number pairs all over the place.
It’s a game from Pam Harris.
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Love it. Simple, but effective!
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@tracy-mcdiarmid I just went live on Facebook and shared 3 strategies that I use for practice time. This might be what you’re looking for as well. https://makemathmoments.com/3strategies/
