When I was a mathematics teacher in Istanbul/Turkey, we developed this game with K-4 and K-5 students to play in the Living Mathematics Student Club. We enjoyed the game very much.
Playing Mataboo helps the students to improve their body-math language and verbal communication skills. It gives feedback about how they construct the mathematical terms and concepts. And since the game is played with groups, it improves their social interaction and communication skills.
How do we play Mataboo?
First you prepare a game board with a cardboard and 3 different colored papers (I used post-it). You build a road on the cardboard with these papers. Also with the same colors you prepare the game cards. Number of the colors is preferable in fact; you can use only one color to play classical taboo (telling without using the taboo words written on the card). I used 2 more colors: pink, for telling the words with puppet and green for telling 3 words at the same time by using only 15 words (using connotations).
You need at least 4 people (2 teams, each consisting of 2 persons) to play the game. But you can play with as many people as you want. You choose a starting point. Teams put their pawns on the first block of the path which they have to go on to finish the game (I made the pawns with cardboards but it can be a small stone, a small toy or whatever the teams choose to represent themselves). Teams, in turn, draw a card from the same color of the cards with the path they are on. And they try to get their teammates say the word within a preplanned time (we used 1 minute sandglass). Now let's look what will happen when teams are on the
Orange Road
First you prepare a game board with a cardboard and 3 different colored papers (I used post-it). You build a road on the cardboard with these papers. Also with the same colors you prepare the game cards. Number of the colors is preferable in fact; you can use only one color to play classical taboo (telling without using the taboo words written on the card). I used 2 more colors: pink, for telling the words with puppet and green for telling 3 words at the same time by using only 15 words (using connotations).
You need at least 4 people (2 teams, each consisting of 2 persons) to play the game. But you can play with as many people as you want. You choose a starting point. Teams put their pawns on the first block of the path which they have to go on to finish the game (I made the pawns with cardboards but it can be a small stone, a small toy or whatever the teams choose to represent themselves). Teams, in turn, draw a card from the same color of the cards with the path they are on. And they try to get their teammates say the word within a preplanned time (we used 1 minute sandglass). Now let's look what will happen when teams are on the
Orange Road
Stepping on to an orange road, one of the team member draws a card from the orange cards. Then s/he tries to get her team find out the word written on the card. S/he may only use speech (but of course not allowed to say the taboo words) to prompt his or her teammates. For example describing the 'trapezoid', s/he cannot use the words polygon, quadrilateral or skew.
Pink Road
A pink card is drawn and told with using a puppet. Words like circle, ray, angle, diagonal can be written on these cards.
Green Road
Similarly a green card is drawn and the team member tries to describe the 3 words by using maximum of 15 words. Words like 'Meter-Origami-Denominator', 'Gram-Compass-Degree', 'Number-Cube-Addition', 'Second-Dividend-Area' can be written on green cards.
So what are you waiting for? Make your game and play now. I wish you a lot of fun!
So what are you waiting for? Make your game and play now. I wish you a lot of fun!
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Thanks a lot :)
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Evreeeen, gizli hazinelerin varmis senin :) Diger iki blog da super :) Ama niye Ingilizce? Yani benim icin hava hos da bunlari izleyemeyen, ogrenemeyenler icin Turkce olsalar daha iyi olmaz miydi? Ufff simdi okunacak bir dolu sey cikti bana :)
Berceste, cok tesekkurler! Ya okullar hep Ingilize olunca, calismalar da oyle oldu malesef. Bazilarini cevirmek istiyorum ben de ama sirada bir tez var yazilmasi gereken. Sonra umarim firsat bulacagim. Technocosmos, ders bloguydu, okudugumuz makaleler uzerinden reflection notlari olarak yaziyordum, yazdigim donemden bu yana dusuncelerim degistigi icin bazi yazilar ilgisiz duyulabilir, demedi deme :P Simdi tez blogu olarak degerlendirmeyi umuyorum. Ingilizce blog yazmak bana tez yazma konusunda da motivasyon olur diye umuyorum :) Yoksa diger Evren'in dedigi gibi "anneme blogger oldugumu soylemeyin o beni tez yaziyor saniyor" durumu olacak :)
aaa ben daha yeni gordum burayi. ne guzel bir oyun gelistirmissin. eline saglik:)
Tesekkurler! Bir zamanlar, matematik ogretmeniyken... :)
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