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ERIC Number: EJ622086
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-1073-5836
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Exploring the Game of "Julirde": A Mathematical-Educational Game Played by Fulbe Children in Cameroon.
Gerdes, Paulus
Teaching Children Mathematics, v7 n6 p321-27 Feb 2001
Presents an educational mathematical activity from Africa. Shows how one child explored the game of Julirde, a game of the mosque emphasizing problem solving and symmetry. Offers several suggestions for exploring the game from the central African country of Cameroon in the elementary school mathematics classroom. (ASK)
Descriptors: Educational Games, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Foreign Countries, Mathematics Instruction, Multicultural Education, Problem Solving, Symmetry
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Africa
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