Building Math Skills and Strategies With the 24 Game and Other Strategic Games

This ongoing course's objective is to engage students in math in games that will challenge them, but also be fun!  
We'll start each class with The 24 Game.  It is a math game that builds strategies to make 24 using addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.  Because of this, it will be very helpful if your student knows the basics of multiplication and division.  We will go over ways to find 24, and it is helpful if your learner knows 8 x 3, 6 x 4, and 2 x 12.   (If your learner is better with addition and subtraction, I have a class called "It's a Game" - Addition and Subtraction that is the 24 game but with just addition and subtraction). 
This is a great game for all, and learners with lots of math smarts still find it challenging.  I have used this game with gifted 2nd, 3rd and 4th graders and they all loved it.  Best of all, any adult who played it with them loved it too!  

Below are ideas of what a class might consist of - and we often have time for extra games too, depending on the engagement of the learners.

Week 1:  24 Game - rounds based on student interest.  Time permitting, an estimation puzzle
Week 2:  24 Game - rounds based on student interest.  Time permitting, First to 50 card game
Week 3:  24 Game - rounds based on student interest.  Time permitting, "Beat the Teacher" card game
Week 4:  24 Game - rounds based on student interest.  Time permitting, Multiplication Top It
Week 5:  24 Game - rounds based on student interest.  Time permitting, "Beat the Teacher" card game
Week 6:  rotation starts over