{"id":905,"date":"2017-05-08T05:21:38","date_gmt":"2017-05-08T05:21:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/70.40.220.109\/~tercedu\/investigations\/inv2\/?page_id=905"},"modified":"2017-10-26T01:46:24","modified_gmt":"2017-10-26T05:46:24","slug":"using-games","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/investigations.terc.edu\/inv2\/curriculum-in-the-classroom\/using-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Using Games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; _i=&#8221;0&#8243; _address=&#8221;0.0&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Page Title&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; _i=&#8221;0&#8243; _address=&#8221;0.0.0.0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div id=\"header_bar\">\n<h1>Using Games as Tools for Learning<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;Row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; _i=&#8221;1&#8243; _address=&#8221;0.1&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; _i=&#8221;0&#8243; _address=&#8221;0.1.0.0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div id=\"content\">\n<p>Games provide opportunities for students to practice important mathematical concepts and skills and to develop and deepen their mathematical understanding and reasoning. To make effective use of games as tools for learning, teachers need to:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><strong>Plan<\/strong>. It\u2019s important to know the game \u2013 the math it focuses on, the materials it requires, the rules, and ways to adapt it to make it easier or harder.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><strong>Create a supportive classroom environment<\/strong>. Students need to be able to use materials responsibly, and to work both independently and cooperatively. The teacher is responsible for creating such a learning environment.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Encourage repeated play<\/strong>. The more students play, the more practice they get, the more math they do. 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