Benefits of Playing Math Games
Meaningful Situations
- The application of mathematical skills are created by games.
Motivation
- Children freely choose to participate and enjoy playing.
Positive Attitude
- Games provide opportunities for building self-concept and developing positive
attitudes towards mathematics, through reducing the fear of failure and error.
Increased Learning
- In comparison to more formal activities, greater learning can occur through
games due to the increased interaction between children, opportunities to test
intuitive ideas and problem solving strategies.
Different Levels
- Games can allow children to operate at different levels of thinking and to
learn from each other. In a group of children playing a game, one child might
be encountering a concept for the first time, another may be developing his/her
understanding of the concept, and a third child may be consolidating previously
learned concepts.
Assessment
- Children's thinking often becomes apparent through the actions and decisions
they make during a game, so the teacher has the opportunity to carry out
diagnosis and assessment of learning in a non-threatening situation.
Home and School -
Games provide 'hands-on' interactive tasks for both school and home.
Independence
- Children can work independently of the teacher. The rules of the game and the
children's motivation usually keep them on task.
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