Learning Through Puzzles

Author : Frank Otillio
Publisher : Clay Maze
ISBN 13 : 9781947508002
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Learning Through Puzzles written by Frank Otillio and published by Clay Maze. This book was released on 2017-06-28 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique book was designed to help children build spelling, writing and problem solving skills by grouping puzzles into sets that work together. The themed sets of Crossword Puzzles, Word Searches and Word Scrambles feature the same educational answers but offer different ways of finding them. Recommended for ages 5-10.

Author : Linda Schulman Dacey
Publisher : Stenhouse Publishers
ISBN 13 : 162531034X
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Well Played written by Linda Schulman Dacey and published by Stenhouse Publishers. This book was released on 2015-11-23 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Students love math games and puzzles, but how much are they really learning from the experience? Too often, math games are thought of as just a fun activity or enrichment opportunity. Well Played shows you how to make games and puzzles an integral learning component that provides teachers with unique access to student thinking. The twenty-five games and puzzles in Well Played, which have all been field-tested in diverse classrooms, contain: - explanations of the mathematical importance of each game or puzzle and how it supports student learning; - variations for each game or puzzle to address a range of learning levels and styles; - clear step-by-step directions; and - classroom vignettes that model how best to introduce the featured game or puzzle. The book also includes a separate chapter with suggestions for how to effectively manage games and puzzles in diverse classrooms; reproducibles that provide directions, game boards, game cards, and puzzles; assessment ideas; and suggestions for online games, puzzles, and apps. Well Played will help you tap the power of games and puzzles to engage students in sustained and productive mathematical thinking.

Author : Scott Nicholson
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 152975531X
Total Pages : 173 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Unlocking the Potential of Puzzle-based Learning written by Scott Nicholson and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2020-12-16 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the educational power of puzzle-based learning. Understand the principles of effective game design, the power of well-crafted narratives and how different game mechanics can support varied learning objectives. Applying escape room concepts to the classroom, this book offers practical advice on how to create immersive, collaborative learning experiences for your students without the need for expensive resources and tools. Packed with examples, including a full sample puzzle game for you to use with your students, this book is a primer for classroom teachers on designing robust learning activities using problem-solving principles.

Author : Linda Dacey
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1003842240
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Well Played, Grades K-2 written by Linda Dacey and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-10-10 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Students love math games and puzzles, but how much are they really learning from the experience? Too often, math games are thought of as just a fun activity or enrichment opportunity. Well Played, Grades K-2: Building Mathematical Thinking Through Number Games and Puzzles, shows you how to make games and puzzles an integral learning component that provides teachers with unique access to student thinking. The twenty-five games and puzzles in Well Played, Grades K-2 , which have all been field-tested in diverse classrooms, contain: • Explanations of the mathematical importance of each game or puzzle and how it supports student learning • Variations for each game or puzzle to address a range of learning levels and styles • Classroom vignettes that model how best to introduce the featured game or puzzle The book also includes a separate chapter with suggestions for how to effectively manage games and puzzles in diverse classrooms;game boards, game cards, and puzzles; assessment ideas; and suggestions for online games, puzzles, and apps. Well Played, Grades K-2 will help you tap the power of games and puzzles to engage students in sustained and productive mathematical thinking.

Author : Johnathan Conner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781521479841
Total Pages : 27 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Books for Kids Age 2-4 written by Johnathan Conner and published by . This book was released on 2017-06-10 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Role of ParentsAlthough a parent's role in their children's learning evolves as kids grow, one thing remains constant: we are our children's learning models. Our attitudes about education can inspire theirs and show them how to take charge of their own educational journey.Be a role model for learning. In the early years, parents are their children's first teachers -- exploring nature, reading together, cooking together, and counting together.Your mind is much like a muscle, Use it often and push it to the limit and it will get better and stronger with time. Discover together: With its 76 varied and challenging riddles, will assist you in doing just that. Riddles For Kids & Family! contains 76 fun and challenging riddles aimed mainly at children aged 2-4, as well as their parents, siblings and friends.The TEN basics of what puzzles do for your childWhen your child is alone with a puzzle you can expect TEN basic skills to be built:1. Language Skills: Puzzles offer children an opportunity to develop many language skills. Puzzles are often used when working with Autistic Children who have delayed speech ability as a playful tool to encourage speech. 2. Problem solving: Answers piece fits or it does not. Your child uses critical thinking skills to solve the puzzle and, best of all, you can't cheat a puzzle.3. Social Skills: When children work cooperatively to complete a puzzle they engage in conversation. They develop a plan to solve the puzzle, they take turns and help each other solve problems as they arise.4. Shape recognition: The first puzzles we use are simple shapes- triangle, squares and circles...5. Developing Persistence: When a child works on a Puzzle until completion the child is developing persistence. Once the Puzzle is solved the child can feel a sense of accomplishment which boosts his independence and self esteem. 6. Math Skills: Puzzles teach children several basic math concepts as well, 7. Spur Imagination and Creativity: Playing with mosaic puzzles encourages imagination and creativity, stimulate brain cells.8. Adaptable and Abstract Thinking: Children use adaptable thinking and deductive reasoning skills.9. Cognitive skills: As they solve the problems of a puzzle10. Emotional skills: They learn patience and are rewarded when they complete the puzzleThere is no mistaking the benefits of Puzzles in childhood development. You used them, your parents used them and your children are using them now. Give your child the opportunity to continue learning from simple shapes.

Author : Linda Schulman Dacey
Publisher : Stenhouse Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1625310323
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Well Played written by Linda Schulman Dacey and published by Stenhouse Publishers. This book was released on 2015 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Well Played: Building Mathematical Thinking Through Number Games and Puzzles, Grades 3-5 "This is a book full of thoughtful and well-chosen games and puzzles, but it is also a book that offers a lens into how we might include this kind of play in our own classrooms in ways that are deeply meaningful and engaging for our students. It is a book truly rooted in the realities and possibilities of the classroom, which is what makes it such a valuable resource for teachers." - Kassia Omohundro Wedekind, from the foreword Students love math games and puzzles, but how much are they really learning from the experience? Too often, math games are thought of as just a fun activity or enrichment opportunity. Well Played shows you how to make games and puzzles an integral learning component that provides teachers with unique access to student thinking. The twenty-five games and puzzles in Well Played, which have all been field-tested in diverse classrooms, contain: - explanations of the mathematical importance of each game or puzzle and how it supports student learning; - variations for each game or puzzle to address a range of learning levels and styles; - clear step-by-step directions; and - classroom vignettes that model how best to introduce the featured game or puzzle. The book also includes a separate chapter with suggestions for how to effectively manage games and puzzles in diverse classrooms; reproducibles that provide directions, game boards, game cards, and puzzles; assessment ideas; and suggestions for online games, puzzles, and apps. Well Played will help you tap the power of games and puzzles to engage students in sustained and productive mathematical thinking.

Author : Linda Dacey
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1003841570
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Well Played, Grades 3-5 written by Linda Dacey and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-10-10 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Students love math games and puzzles, but how much are they really learning from the experience? Too often, math games are thought of as just a fun activity or enrichment opportunity. Well Played, Grades 3-5: Building Mathematical Thinking Through Number Games and Puzzles shows you how to make games and puzzles an integral learning component that provides teachers with unique access to student thinking. The twenty-five games and puzzles in Well Played, Grades 3-5 which have all been field-tested in diverse classrooms, contain: Explanations of the mathematical importance of each game or puzzle and how it supports student learning Variations for each game or puzzle to address a range of learning levels and styles Classroom vignettes that model how best to introduce the featured game or puzzle The book also includes a separate chapter with suggestions for how to effectively manage games and puzzles in diverse classrooms; game boards, game cards, and puzzles; assessment ideas; and suggestions for online games, puzzles, and apps. Well Played, Grades 3-5 will help you tap the power of games and puzzles to engage students in sustained and productive mathematical thinking.

Author : Edwin F. Meyer III
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1447164768
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Guide to Teaching Puzzle-based Learning written by Edwin F. Meyer III and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-07-23 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides insights drawn from the authors’ extensive experience in teaching Puzzle-based Learning. Practical advice is provided for teachers and lecturers evaluating a range of different formats for varying class sizes. Features: suggests numerous entertaining puzzles designed to motivate students to think about framing and solving unstructured problems; discusses models for student engagement, setting up puzzle clubs, hosting a puzzle competition, and warm-up activities; presents an overview of effective teaching approaches used in Puzzle-based Learning, covering a variety of class activities, assignment settings and assessment strategies; examines the issues involved in framing a problem and reviews a range of problem-solving strategies; contains tips for teachers and notes on common student pitfalls throughout the text; provides a collection of puzzle sets for use during a Puzzle-based Learning event, including puzzles that require probabilistic reasoning, and logic and geometry puzzles.

Author : Jupiter Kids
Publisher : Jupiter Kids (Childrens & Kids Fiction)
ISBN 13 : 9781682604168
Total Pages : 46 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book When Kids Learn Puzzles written by Jupiter Kids and published by Jupiter Kids (Childrens & Kids Fiction). This book was released on 2015-09-16 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When kids learn puzzles, they learn to think strategically too. They also learn that thinking is not boring; rather, it is a fun learning experience. When kids learn through puzzles, they learn to appreciate education for its fun factor. This will evolve into a love for learning that will bring about many benefits in their academic and social lives. Help your child to start learning puzzles today!

Author : Various
Publisher : Windmill Books
ISBN 13 : 9781725393165
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Puzzle It Out! (Set) written by Various and published by Windmill Books. This book was released on 2019-07-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learning about math and logic can be fun when it's done with puzzles. This innovative series helps readers of many ages and levels develop important skills in areas such as problem solving, reasoning, counting, and adding and subtracting. These skills are imperative to helping young minds grow. Each puzzle features vibrant illustrations to help keep readers engaged, along with accessible text offering simple directions. Exciting activities make for a captivating series that is sure to be a popular addition to any collection. Features include: Educational puzzles that help with the development of important skills such as logic, math, and reasoning. Colorful illustrations hold the attention of readers of many ages and levels. Thought-provoking puzzles are an excellent supplement to early elementary curricula.