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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ1278738
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Dec
Pages: 6
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ISSN: ISSN-0025-5769
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Children's Games and Games for Children
Banting, Nat; Williams, Chad
Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12, v113 n12 p983-988 Dec 2020
This article examines the mathematical activity of five-year-old Liam to explore the difference between the mathematics games designed for children and the children's games that emerge through playful activity. We propose that this distinction is a salient one for teachers observing mathematical play for evidence of mathematical sense making.
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Educational Games, Teaching Methods, Play, Kindergarten, Game Based Learning, Mathematical Concepts, Concept Formation, Manipulative Materials
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Kindergarten; Primary Education
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Language: English
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