To support Let's Play Mathematics - Teacher's Edition, we have prepared a download with all links to supporting resources organised by topic in the order of the book.
Use the links below or download it free of charge here.
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44 Games with different versions of each game for every age group to Put the Pedagogy of Learning Through Play into Practice for Mathematics Harvard University Project Zero Pedagogy of Play Book
Some of the games and learning activities in this book have been adapted from NRICH tasks with permission of the NRICH project at the University of Cambridge (https://nrich.maths.org). All rights reserved. |
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GAMES LINKS, RELATED CURRICULUM DOWNLOADS FOLLOW UP & RESOURCES |
SECTION 1 NUMBER (includes pre-algebraic thinking for young learners)
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N1. Spin High Low & Less is More Place value, inequalities Download The Spin High Spin Low Poster. Less Is More on NRICH More Less Is More on NRICH |
Watch the CPD video Let’s Play Mathematically Problems involving inequalities suitable for Upper Secondary. |
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N2. Target Games Collection Calculation methods for whole numbers and algebra |
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N3. Integers Games Calculations with integers |
Follow-up: Extremes |
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N4. Tug of War Number line, calculations with integers |
Watch the CPD video What are Numbers? |
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N5. Divisibility Factors, Exponents, Prime factorisation. |
Powerful Thinking 1, 2, 3 and 4 |
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N6. Checkit Games Collection Calculations and Binary operations, including algebra Checkit Starter Games for 2 Players or Teams Poster Checkit Game – 4 Operations and Inverses Tailor Your Own Checkit Poster |
Watch the CPD video Combining 3 numbers -Polycircles, Triangle Midpoints and Checkit. |
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N7. Fraction Wall Games Comparison of fractions. Calculations with fractions Download The Fraction Wall 1 in 10 Game Poster.
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Follow-up: Primary Chocolate Fractions Fractions By Halves Fractions By Thirds Tangram Fractions Lower Secondary Divide Divide Repetition Egyptian Fractions The Greedy Algorithm Upper Secondary Peaches GP Algebraically GP Geometrically |
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N8. FDP Pelmathism Fractions, Decimals and Percentages Sets Of Cards for FDPI Pelmathism Download Sheets of Cards, Print onto Card and Cut Out. · Blank Cards To Make Your Own Game · One To Eight Memory Game For Early Years · Addition Memory Game For Lower Primary · Game 1 FI - Fractions and Images · Game 2 FD - Fractions and Decimals · Game 3 DI - Decimals and Images · Game 4 FP - Fractions and Percentages · Game 5 FI - Percentages and Images |
Guide for a CPD workshop on: Fractions, Decimals and Percentages
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N9. Telling the Time Pelmathism Telling the Time |
Guide for a CPD Workshop on: Time
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N10. Exponents Pelmathism Exponents (powers or indices) |
Guide for a CPD Workshop on: Exponents and Surds |
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N11. Mathgo + - × ÷ of numbers 1 to 6. Strategic thinking. |
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Fifteen Game Addition numbers 1 to 9. Strategic thinking. Isomorphism. |
Watch the GTEN video Fifteen Game Collection |
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Magic Square Addition numbers 1 to 9. Strategic thinking. Visualisation |
Download The Magic and Unmagic Squares Puzzles Poster See also Durer’s Magic Square |
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Laflot Word game. Strategic thinking. Isomorphism. |
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Siege Addition numbers 1 to 9. Strategic thinking. Visualisation |
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Ultimate Tic Tac Toe Game of strategy. Nine games played simultaneously. |
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SECTION 2 ALGEBRA AND CALCULUS
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A1. Frogs Games Number patterns. Finding formula defining sequences. |
Guide for a CPD workshop on: Sequences and Patterns |
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A2. Groups Games Reading information from tables. Groups.Transformations |
Watch the CPD video What are Numbers? |
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A3. Functions Game Functions and inverse functions. |
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A4. Algebrarea Puzzle and Game Factorising quadratic expressions. Graphs |
Guide for a CPD workshop on: Developing Algebraic Skills Watch the CPD video Quadratic Functions
The Quadratic Matching Cards and Game have been adapted from the STANDARDS UNIT professional development materials produced by the UK Department for Education and Skills. Author Malcolm Swan |
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A5. Multiple Representations Pelmathism Multiple representations of algebraic functions. Graphs. |
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A6 Derivatives Pelmathism Functions and derivatives |
SECTION 3 GEOMETRY
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G1. Squares Properties of squares, area, angles. Download a sheet of 3 by 3 grids or 4 by 4 or 5 by 5 grids. |
Watch the CPD video Squares Games, Puzzles and Pythagoras Theorem Play against the computer on NRICH
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G2. Rollover Visualisation. Rotations in 3D. |
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G3. Polystars Latin Squares and combinatorics. Regular polygons. |
Teddy Town on NRICH |
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G4. Polypath Recognising 2D and 3D shapes |
Making Triangles leads to Tet Trouble
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G5. Mystic Rose Visualisation. |
Watch the CPD video Path to the Stars Path to the Stars learning activity. |
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G6. Vectors Moving on a torus according to 2D vectors. |
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G7. L Game Reflections, rotations and trapping the opponent. |
Wikipedia Article L Game Edward de Bono invented the L game. See his videos, for example How to have a Beautiful Mind. |
SECTION 4 PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS
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P1. Horserace Game First introduction to probability and contingency tables. |
Guide for a CPD workshop on: |
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P2. Sum Difference Game Counting events in a sample space, probabilities 2 events. |
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P3. Game of Pig Addition and subtraction. Estimating probabilities |
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P4. Red or Black Easy game. Mainly luck. Some probability involved. |
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P5. Odds and Colours Games Contingency tables. Fair games conditions. Isomorphism. |
Guide for CPD workshop on: Problems Leading to Series Watch the CPD video Odds & Evens, Red & Blue Games |
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P6. Rock Scissors Paper Extensions to 5 & 7 actions. Contingency tables and cycles. |
Guide for CPD workshop on: Probability and Tree Diagrams Contingency Tables and Venn Diagrams Watch the CPD video |
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P7. Lucky Numbers Tree diagrams and calculating probabilities. |
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P8. Mathopia Lottery Tree diagrams, probabilities simulating National Lotteries |
More learning activities involving tree diagrams: |
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P9. Mean Median Mode Game Averages. For a variant see Unequal Averages on NRICH |
Watch the CPD video Mean Median and Mode |
SECTION 5 GAMES FOR CLUBS
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C1. Draw and Talk Visualisation, communication and enrichment. Download the cards to print, cut out and to play the game. |
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C2. Five in a Line Game of strategy. Download the Five in a Line worksheet and gameboard Download The Five In A Line Poster.
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C3. Nine Men’s Morris Game of strategy, blocking opponent & capturing pieces. |
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C4. Seega Game of strategy, blocking opponent & capturing pieces. |
Wikipedia article Seega Game |
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C5. Senet Game of strategy from Ancient Egypt. Blocking opponent |
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C6. Nim games Game of strategy analysed using binary arithmetic. |
Article explaining how binary numbers are the key to winning Nim Games Play to Win with Nim |
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MORE GAMES & RESOURCES |
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Factors and Multiples Factors and multiples |
Watch the CPD video How Many Factors? |
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In a Box game Contingency tables. Fair games conditions. Isomorphism. |
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Blocks game Cuboids. Volume |
Watch the CPD video Volume and Capacity |
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Tangram Fractions game Fractions |
Watch the CPD video Tangram Geometry |
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The Mathematical Playground MATHIGON Julia Robinson MATHEMATICS FESTIVAL Wikipedia HISTORY OF GAMES MacTutor HISTORY OF MATHEMATICS MacTutor Biography of Edouard Lucas
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Wikipedia LIST OF DICE GAMES
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