Mathematical Games

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These are some of the many games in the book  Let’s Play Mathematically AIMING HIGH Family Games which are designed for enjoyment and to help learners develop the transferable skills needed in employment while, at the same time, being school curriculum related. The companion book for teachers: ‘Let’s Learn Mathematics Through Play’ will be published later this year.

PRIMARY AND LOWER SECONDARY

ROCK PAPER SCISSORS  https://aiminghigh.aimssec.ac.za/rock-paper-scissors-game/    Contingency tables and cycles

HALF A MILLION GAME  https://aiminghigh.aimssec.ac.za/half-a-million-game/          Place value

SPIN HIGH SPIN LOW https://aiminghigh.aimssec.ac.za/spin-high-or-low-game/           Place value

TARGET GAME COLLECTION https://aiminghigh.aimssec.ac.za/target-games-collection-suitable-for-all-ages/    Calculations involving numbers or algebra

TARGET GAME WITH INTEGERS https://aiminghigh.aimssec.ac.za/target-game-with-integers/     Calculations involving positive and negative numbers

TUG OF WAR  https://aiminghigh.aimssec.ac.za/tug-of-war-game/    Integers as directed numbers and the number line. Simple version for lower primary.

PIG GAME https://aiminghigh.aimssec.ac.za/pig-games/   Estimating probabilities.

CHECKIT https://aiminghigh.aimssec.ac.za/checkit-game/   Calculations and algebra.

FRACTION WALL GAME https://aiminghigh.aimssec.ac.za/fraction-wall-game/   Calculations involving fractions.

PELMATHISM https://aiminghigh.aimssec.ac.za/pelmathism/   Fractions, Decimals and Percentages. Telling the time. Functions and graphs, derivatives, exponents.

FIFTEEN GAME https://aiminghigh.aimssec.ac.za/fifteen-game-collection/  Addition, number bonds, strategic thinking, introducing isomorphism.

MAGIC SQUARE GAME https://aiminghigh.aimssec.ac.za/magic-square-game/   Addition, number bonds, strategic thinking.

PAT THE PIG https://aiminghigh.aimssec.ac.za/pat-the-pig/   Strategic thinking, isomorphism.

SIEGE GAME https://aiminghigh.aimssec.ac.za/the-siege-game/   Strategic thinking, isomorphism.

ULTIMATE TIC TAC TOE  https://aiminghigh.aimssec.ac.za/ultimate-tic-tac-toe/   Logical reasoning and strategic thinking.

MATHGO  https://aiminghigh.aimssec.ac.za/mathgo/   Calculations and working systematically. Coding.

FIVE IN A LINE AND GO MOKU https://aiminghigh.aimssec.ac.za/five-in-a-line-game/  Strategic planning. Visualisation.

NINE MENS MORRIS https://aiminghigh.aimssec.ac.za/nine-mens-morris-or-morabaraba/   Strategic planning. Visualisation.

SQUARES GAME https://aiminghigh.aimssec.ac.za/squares-game/  Visualisation. Foundation of Pythagoras Theorem.

DRAW AND TALK  https://aiminghigh.aimssec.ac.za/draw-and-talk-game/    Enrichment

VECTORS GAME https://aiminghigh.aimssec.ac.za/vectors-game/    Numbers in 2 dimensions.

SENET  https://aiminghigh.aimssec.ac.za/senet/   Ancient dice game.

POLYSTARS https://aiminghigh.aimssec.ac.za/polystars-game/   Logical thinking, visualisation and 3D shapes.

MYSTIC ROSE GAME https://aiminghigh.aimssec.ac.za/mystic-rose-game/   Visualisation

NIM GAMES https://aiminghigh.aimssec.ac.za/nim-games/    Logical and strategic thinking.

RED OR BLACK GAME  https://aiminghigh.aimssec.ac.za/red-or-black-game/   Estimating probabilities

HORSE RACE GAME https://aiminghigh.aimssec.ac.za/the-horse-race-game/    Counting all possible events in the sample space. Contingency tables.

FROGS PUZZLE AND GAME    https://aiminghigh.aimssec.ac.za/frogs-puzzle-and-game/   Visualisation, number patterns and formulae for sequences.

L GAME  https://aiminghigh.aimssec.ac.za/the-l-game/   Visualisation

SEEGA https://aiminghigh.aimssec.ac.za/seega/    Strategic thinking

 BLOCKS BRICKS AND BOXES https://aiminghigh.aimssec.ac.za/blocks-bricks-and-boxes/   Surface area

SECONDARY

DIVISIBILITY GAME  https://aiminghigh.aimssec.ac.za/divisibility-game/    Factors and multiples. Divisibility.

GROUPS https://aiminghigh.aimssec.ac.za/groups-games/   Reading tables. Introduction to groups.

POLYPATH GAME  https://aiminghigh.aimssec.ac.za/polypath-game/    Properties of polygons and polyhedra.

ODDS AND COLOURS GAMES  https://aiminghigh.aimssec.ac.za/odds-and-colours-games/  Deciding if a game is fair. Isomorphism

LUCKY NUMBERS https://aiminghigh.aimssec.ac.za/lucky-numbers-game/    Calculating probabilities, tree diagrams.

MATHOPIA LOTTERY  https://aiminghigh.aimssec.ac.za/mathopia-lottery-game/   Calculating probabilities, tree diagrams.

MEAN MEDIAN MODE GAME  https://aiminghigh.aimssec.ac.za/m-m-and-m-game/ Averages

THE FUNCTION GAME  https://aiminghigh.aimssec.ac.za/function-game/   Functions

FACTORS AND MULTIPLES GAME https://aiminghigh.aimssec.ac.za/factors-and-multiples-game/   Factors and multiples.

IN THE BOX GAME https://aiminghigh.aimssec.ac.za/in-a-box/   Probability, tree diagrams.