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“How come we’replaying games today?
I thought thiswas math class.”
Chris HunterNumeracy Helping Teacher
School District No. 36 (Surrey)
BCAMT Fall ConferenceOctober 21, 2011
“Play is the highest form of research.”
– Albert Einstein
Analyze puzzles and games that involve spacial
reasoning, using problem-solving
strategies. [CN, PS, R, V]
Grab a partner.
Count to
Strategy?
Strategy?
Connect…
…math ideasto each other
…to the real-world
Questions
to Reflect
How would you play
the next game differently?
Which pieces do you try
and save for tricky situations?
Which game piece has the
most vertices to connect to?
Questio
nsto Connect
How many polyominoes canbe made from one to five squares?
What percent of the
game board is yellow?
If the 4-player game board is 20-by-20,
what should the dimensionsof the 2-player board be?
With purpose.
Play.
ActivitiesTopics Questions
Ideas
You can discover more abouta person in an hour of playthan in a year of conversation.
“”– Plato
Thank-you!
ReferencesMaida, M. & Maida, P. (2011). Problem solving around the corner.
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 16(8), 466–472.
Photo Credits (flickr)“El Juego del Go” andres_colmen “10 - Pencil Vs Camera for Art Official Concept” Ben Heine “Four Storms and a Twister” JD Hancock“$20” Sh4rp_i“Blokus - Very Fun!!!” live w mcs“2011-01-19” bgottsab“Rush Hours” yozz!“Pocket” various visual stuff“Miniature Pool Ball 1” Leo Reynolds“Miniature Pool Ball 2” Leo Reynolds“Miniature Pool Ball 3” Leo Reynolds“Bright Ideas” purplemattfish“Die, Stormtrooper, Die” JD Hancock
Original Art“Portrait of Daddy” G. Hunter
