“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

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