Braden Kropp

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Math Games for Adolescences:

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Interactive concept to build in a content

area for students

Primary Focus (Mental Math):

Fabulous 15 (Tic-Tac-Toe)
Game of 99 (UNO)
Side Focus:
Mono-pi-ly (Geometry Pi)
Rock, Paper, Scissors (Statistics)

Conclusion:
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Allows Interaction

Improved Student Confidence

Improved in areas sought by the activities (Test Scores

went up)

Who does the strategy help?

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Students who seek activities

ADD

Students who struggle with specific

concepts of a subject

Overall it allows students to interact with each other and

the concept being taught..

Braden Kropp

Think Tell Share:

Game of 99 (2 to 5 Player Game):

1. Allow the student to think about

the problem in their own minds.

Materials Required:

2. Allow the student to share their

thoughts with a group to help
each other out.

How to Play:

3. Allow students to share as a class

and for the teachers response.

Fabulous 15 (Two Player Game):

Materials Required:
Draw 3 X 3 Grid (Tic-Tac-Toe)
Numbers 1-9

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52 Card Deck

1. Deal 5 cards to each player

2. Players alternate placing a card
in the center and then draw a
card
3. If you place a card in the center
and it is 99 than you are out
4. When a player is out
immediately reshuffle the
discard back into the draw pile

How to play:
1. Players alternate picking 1-9 to
put on the grid
2. Use each number only once
3. A sum of three numbers in any
direction that equals 15 makes
that player the winner

5. Continue this process until 1

player remains

Works Cited:
Kroon, C. D. (2006). Playing around with "Mono-pi-ly.". Mathematics Teaching In The Middle School, 11(6), 294.
Lach, T. M., & Sakshaug, L. E. (2005). Let's Do Math: Wanna Play?. Mathematics Teaching In The Middle
School, 11(4), 172-176.
Reys, B. J., & Wasman, D. G. (1998). Math is Functional! A Math Fair for Kids. Mathematics Teaching In The
Middle School, 3(4), 260-66.
Pictures from Google images.