Delta-K,  Feature Articles,  Volume 38, Issue 2

The Place of Games in the Teaching of Mathematics and the Place of Numero Among Available Mathematics Games

Journal of the Mathematics Council of the Alberta Teachers’ Association

Volume 38 Issue 2, May 2001

51 – 53

The Place of Games in the Teaching of Mathematics and the Place of Numero Among Available Mathematics Games

Frank Drysdale and Brian McGuiness

Is playing games a waste of time in a mathematics lesson?

Obviously, it depends on the game. Philosophically, however, is there a place for games in the mathematics curriculum?