Students love math games and puzzles, but how much are they really learning from the experience? Too often, math games are thought of as just a fun activity or enrichment opportunity. Well Played shows you how to make games and puzzles an integral learning component that provides teachers with unique access to student thinking. The twenty-five games and puzzles in Well Played, which have all been field-tested in diverse classrooms, contain:The book also includes a separate chapter with suggestions for how to effectively manage games and puzzles in diverse classrooms; reproducible that provide directions, game boards, game cards, and puzzles; assessment ideas; and suggestions for online games, puzzles, and apps. Well Played will help you tap the power of games and puzzles to engage students in sustained and productive mathematical thinking.
- explanations of the mathematical importance of each game or puzzle and how it supports student learning;
- variations for each game or puzzle to address a range of learning levels and styles;
- clear step-by-step directions; and classroom vignettes that model how best to introduce the featured game or puzzle.
- ISBN13 9781625310323
- Publish Date 30 June 2015
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 12 March 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Stenhouse Publishers
- Format Paperback
- Pages 277
- Language English