How do math games help children?
Parents and administrators sometimes question why students should be playing math games. An article in “Education Week” points to the growing body of research that shows that board games strengthen mathematical skills. Ancedotal evidence suggests that other games are also effective in teaching math skills.BasicsMath games can use dice, dominoes, cuisenaire rods and an assortment of other manipulatives. They can be played on an individual basis, in pairs, teams or as an entire class.RelevancyBy placing a math concept in the context of a learning game, the teacher often provides the reason why children should learn the concept. An example is children learning how to add fractions by playing a game with pizza pieces instead of adding them on paper.ConcreteMath is a discipline containing many abstract concepts. Math games immediately engage children’s interest and turn the abstract concepts into concrete situations that they can understand.Learning StylesMany children have an interpersonal
