In the Red – An Integers Game for Junior Secondary

The Canadian Mathematics Teacher – Volume 1

Winter 1982

Publication of the Mathematics Council of The Alberta Teachers’ Association

11 – 12

In the Red – An Integers Game for Junior Secondary

Reynold Redekopp

“In the Red” is a game that was devised to introduce and review the concepts of integers. It deals, of course, with one thing all students are familiar with-the gain and loss (emphasis on loss) of money. The game is set up so most students will end up in the “red” in their accounts.