Create Your Own Math Game!

Hello Everyone!

Some of you are still working on finishing the math tasks, which is fine, but you may need to use more of your personal time now to catch up. Come show me your completed tasks as soon as you are done.

For those who are ready, please begin working on your own math game!

Learning Intention: Create a game for a specific audience that will teach or practice specific math skills.  

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. 
• 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.
• Write a set of rules for the game on the computer in size 12 font. 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! So, the game can be more simple in its format, but you need to put some time into how the game is played.

I look forward to seeing what you come up with!

Ms. D