Create Your Own Math Game

Hello Everyone!

We are now moving on to a new unit, but we want to finish up our discussions from the math we were doing. As discussed already in class, we will be making our own math games! We will work on these games leading up

Learning Intention: Create a game for a specific audience that will teach or practice specific math skills from the structure of math tasks we did, or the conjectures we discussed during term one. Use your creative, critical-thinking, and ADST skills, as well as communication and collaboration skills if you choose to work with a partner!

Due: We will work on these off and on up until December 18th. Our hope is that we can play your game no later than December 18th, Friday.

Requirements:

• Choose to work either on your own or with a partner. If you choose to work on your own, be careful that your game is not too complex, so you can finish the requirements.
• Choose an audience for your game. It could be our class, intermediate students, or primary students, such as our buddy class.
• Choose a format for your game. It does not have to be something complicated. Think about all the games we experimented with during our unit. This can be a dice, card, board, or trivia game, for example. Get creative!
• Think about what will make a game appealing. When you compared games, what kinds of things did you notice will make an interesting game?
• Many of you said you enjoyed critical-thinking games that involve strategy. What strategy will you need to use to win your game?
• Think about a unique idea. Avoid playing another version of a pre-existing card or board game. You can use elements of games you have played, but we are not copying games.
• Determine what materials you will need. Either create or gather what you will need to play the game. Ask Ms. D for any materials you need at school. Do not buy anything new — think reuse and recycle from what you already have!
• Write a set of rules for the game on the computer in size 12 font  OR write the rules by hand on paper provided by Ms. D. Rules need to have the game title, game objective, game materials, game strategy, the math you are practicing through the game, and the steps you will need to play the game.
• Have someone play your game.
• Evaluate your own game for its success!

Last year, we made complicated board games for the human body unit. The purpose of those games was to practice specific knowledge from the unit. For this project, however, the intention is to use math actively, and to involve critical-thinking skills and strategy!

I will provide you with a handout in class, in addition to this blog entry, but it says the same things. Many of you have already started working on your ideas and plans. Great work!

I look forward to seeing what you come up with!

Ms. D