It is good tactics for the teacher to deliberately lose on most occasions. 2 Students look for a way to win Each pair receives a set of 20 counters and plays the game several times. Sometimes it is useful to ask questions that will help students to focus their thinking. Students test their winning strategies on these further games. 4 Students explain the winning strategies Pairs of students explain winning strategies to the class.
Students find that speaking mathematically is quite a demanding task.
Discussion of the strategies used helps them to develop this skill. Space , an interactive CD-ROM Maths Task Centre Kit Chance and Data , a set of books, computer disks and video Return to Primary Lesson Plans Index.