Families benefit from board games
The Deseret News has a wonderful article looking at the benefits families get from board games, benefits that are both educational and social. Check it out!
Using Games to Learn Probability
Students in Miss Faro’s seventh grade mathematics classes at Carl H. Kumpf School in Clark are using widely known board and card games to practice probability calculations. Click here to read all about it!
Brain Games make kids smarter
Scientists have concocted mental fitness regimens (aka games) to strengthen weak thinking skills in students—in effect, making kids smarter. Scientific American has the scoop. Click here to read all about it!
March 2013: March Mathness
March's issue is all about math and games. Enjoy!
Math Games at Home
March is Math Madness Month here at Games for Educators! Some of my favorite store-bought math games include Yahtzee, Toss Up, Monopoly, and Tick-Attack-Toe. Here are a few other ideas that can be used at home or in the classroom.
Math can be fun and games
When my children were very young, we counted everything with them. How many stairs we climbed, picking up toys, how many peas were on the plate, pretty much anything we could count in play in order that they engaged in basic math skills in an enjoyable fashion!
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