Author(s): Jayne Bamford Lynch,Linda Dacey,Karen Gartland,Kassia Omuhundro Wedekind
Format: Paperback
No. of Pages: 224
Publisher: Stenhouse Publishers
Language: English
Date Published: 2015-12-31
Dimensions: 152 x 229 x 12.7mm
Publication City/Country: York, Maine, United States
Edition:
Illustrations:
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: 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 stylesclear step-by-step directions; andclassroom vignettes that model how best to introduce the featured game or puzzle. The book also includes a separate chapter with suggestions for how to effectively manage games and puzzles in diverse classrooms; reproducibles 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.
Format: Paperback
No. of Pages: 224
Publisher: Stenhouse Publishers
Language: English
Date Published: 2015-12-31
Dimensions: 152 x 229 x 12.7mm
Publication City/Country: York, Maine, United States
Edition:
Illustrations:
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: 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 stylesclear step-by-step directions; andclassroom vignettes that model how best to introduce the featured game or puzzle. The book also includes a separate chapter with suggestions for how to effectively manage games and puzzles in diverse classrooms; reproducibles 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.
Book Info | |
Author | Jayne Bamford Lynch, Linda Dacey, Karen Gartland, Kassia Omuhundro Wedekind |
Date Published | 2015-12-31 |
Dimensions | 152 x 229 x 12.7mm |
First Author | Jayne Bamford Lynch |
Format | Paperback |
ISBN | 9781625310347 |
Language | English |
No. of Pages | 224 |
Publication City/Country | York, Maine, United States |
Publisher | Stenhouse Publishers |
Well Played
- Jayne Bamford Lynch
- Paperback
- Publisher: Stenhouse Publishers
- ISBN: 9781625310347
- Availability:In Stock
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