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Classroom games for training numerical intelligence
A briefcase to learn math with 8 fun board games designed for children in 1st, 2nd and 3rd grades of primary school!
Eight games designed to be played simultaneously by the whole class divided into small groups and characterized by a narrative context in which the children will be the protagonists of the entertaining investigations of Inspector Numbers: the outcome of each game will help to uncover a clue to find the culprit and solve a mysterious riddle!
CONTENTS
Inspector Number’s briefcase includes:
AN ACTIVITY GUIDE
6 DECKS OF CARDS
6 DICE and 4 PAWNS
164 TOKENS
1 GAMEBOARD
A POSTER OF SUSPECTS TO HANG IN CLASS
OBJECTIVES
The games contained in Inspector Numbers’ briefcase are intended to integrate the didactics of mathematics teaching with non-traditional practices. In fact, they offer children an experiential basis to express mathematical skills acquired in class and to learn others in a playful and engaging way.
Furthermore, the narrative context in which the games are inserted favors communication and cooperation between classmates who must try to solve the mysterious cases together.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
The games – divided into three levels of difficulty (level 1, level 2, level 3) – are designed for the development, training and consolidation of the following mathematical skills:
Leaf through a few pages of the Activity Guide which have been translated into English to facilitate your evaluation of the product:
NUMERIC INTELLIGENCE MINI MYSTERIES
Inspector Number is also the main character of the Numeric Intelligence Mini Mysteries: a series of fun activity books to train numerical intelligence in primary school!
THE AUTHORS
Daniela Lucangeli is a Professor of Developmental Psychology, Vice Rector of the University of Padua, President of the National Association for Specialized Teachers (CNIS), and a Member of the International Academy for Research in Learning Disabilities (IARLD).
Adriana Molin is a psychologist specializing in life cycle psychology and an expert in learning psychopathology.
Nicoletta Perini is a psychologist specialized in learning psychopathology and psychological testing, and is a lecturer at the School of Specialization in Life Cycle Psychology at the University of Padua.
Silvana Poli is a psychologist, an expert in learning difficulties, and a lecturer at the School of Specialization in Life Cycle Psychology at the University of Padua.
