Today we played a super fun game called Fruit Shoot Coins. In the game the kids are given a shooter that has coins attached to it. They need to aim the shooter at the fruit that has the matching amount on it. It they get it right they fruit splatters all over the screen. If they get it wrong the fruit shows an X. The smaller the fruit the more points you get. The kids love playing this game. I love it because I can see right away who gets the skill and who does not. The kids even enjoy watching their classmates play. The game provides a relaxed mode and a timed mode. The relaxed mode is great for modeling and teaching. The timed mode brings an element into the game that the kids love. They love to race the clock and see how many points they can gather.
Today I had a kid ask me if we were counting this as indoor recess...I guess they were having that much fun!
I would love to hear what games/websites you have found to be helpful in your teaching.
http://www.mangahigh.com
ReplyDeletehttp://www.xpmath.com/
http://labyrinth.thinkport.org/www/
http://www.mathplayground.com/games.html
to name a few. I love games and know that they could be so much better. In fact, I was looking into schools to attend to become a game designer for education. I wanted to take the most advanced types of games out on the market today and tie in the high school curriculum. Unfortunately, I would have to quit my job for 3 years to complete school and that doesn't guarantee me a job.
I use games everyday in class and the kids love them and learn so much from them. Unfortunately, most math games are just drill and kills set up in different formats.