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Great directory of tutorial textbook style lessons to point your learners to.

It is great that today children can learn math while playing games.

I was skeptical about playing games, but since I'm a mom of two, I have to choose proper games for my children. I like ABCya https://abcya.pissedconsumer.com/review.html. My kids can learn math and have fun at the same time. What can be better?

Literature review and research study

This is a wonderful maths puzzle site where players must use + - x or ÷ with a set of four numbers to equal 24. There are many modes to choose from, including an easier 'kids' version of the game, timed games and even a battle mode where you can challenge other people. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Maths

A fun dinosaur archaeologist themed coordinates game. Find the correct coordinates to uncover the dinosaur bones. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Maths

Abstract: "In spite of the efficacy of Operations Research (OR), its tools are still underused, due to the difficulties that people experience when describing a problem through a mathematical model. For this reason, teaching how to approach and model complex problems is still an open issue. A strong relation exists between (video) games and learning: for this reason we explore to which extent (real time) simulation video games could be envisaged to be an innovative, stimulating and compelling approach to teach OR techniques."

A four quadrant coordinates game. Set the position of your characters and try to find where the computer or a friend has hidden them. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Maths

A fun maths addition game. Shoot an acrobat out of a cannon on to the correct answer. Play full screen at http://funschool.kaboose.com/gamesFiles/flash/kaboose/cannonMath/cannon.swf http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Maths

A fun, fast flash addition game. Pop the balloons to answer the question. Play full screen at http://funschool.kaboose.com/gamesFiles/flash/kaboose/mathPopper/popper.swf http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Maths

A competitive 2-player adding game. The game can be customised by choosing the size of the numbers to add. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Maths

A simple maths game where players must choose + - x or ÷ as quickly as possible to make the calculation correct. Play full screen at http://mathnook.com/math/games/quickmath.swf http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Maths

"The participants of this study were undergraduate students at a university in Western Canada. They were enrolled in a Secondary Mathematics methods course as part of their program. A total of 21 students (10 males and 11 females) in the class participated voluntarily, ranging from ages 20 to 45 years old. " Surveyed before and after they design math games for the classroom.

Algebra games - list some are okay most are simple

Play space invaders and save the world by using your knowledge of place value with this good flash game. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Maths

Mathematics in Popular Culture Essays on Appearances in Film, Fiction, Games, Television and Other Media Edited by Jessica K. Sklar and Elizabeth S. Sklar Foreword by Keith Devlin Print ISBN: 978-0-7864-4978-1 Ebook ISBN: 978-0-7864-8994-7 25 photos, appendices, notes, bibliographies, index 353pp. 2012

Using games to illustrate concepts in statistics

Describes Motion Math, an iPad game, shown in a study to improve 5th graders' facility with fractions

A great whiteboard game for teaching about number lines, decimals and place value. Work out what the number is along the number line. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Maths

"Math Quest is a role playing game that could be used as a tool to learn numbers and basic mathematic operations. The Math Quest package consists of two main modules; learning and game modules that can be executed separately. The use of the learning module as a tool in learning will allow for a highly individualized and interactive environment. This paper presents the design of the learning module for numbers and their mathematics operation. Due to its interactive and stimulating nature, the module is suitable for school children age 9 to 12 years old to learn the subject. The development takes into consideration of constructivism learning theories where learning is based on students' active participation in problem solving and critical thinking regarding activity that they are involved in. The framework for each of module is as follows: objectives, concept, examples, exercises, quizzes. A heuristic evaluation on the design was conducted and positive feedback was obtained."

This is a MUST TRY site. It's not often that I'm amazed be an educational resource, but I am with this one. Pora Ora is a stunning educational virtual world for Primary school aged students. Play truely fun educational games which practise skills in English, maths and many other subjects. The graphics and useably is superb. Online safety is at the heart of this site. The parential admin account can set the student's account to free chat with everyone to completely locked down where they have the world to themselves and everything in between. The site has a language filter and users can report any incidents of trouble. Also, the first task requires the user to complete an online safety task. The site is free with a few premium features coming out later. You have got to try this one! http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/ICT+%26+Web+Tools

A farm themed multiplication game. Get a question and catch the pig or sheep with the correct answer. Choose from a choice of tables. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Maths