Active Games: An Approach to Teaching Mathematical Skills to the Educable Mentally Retarded.

Taylor, George R.; Watkins, Susan T.

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ERIC Number: EJ113189

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1974

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Active Games: An Approach to Teaching Mathematical Skills to the Educable Mentally Retarded

Taylor, George R.; Watkins, Susan T.

Arithmetic Teacher, 21, 8, 674-678, Dec 74

Several games involving both motor behavior and practice with mathematical skills are described. These include adaptations of musical chairs (subtraction), call ball (multiplication), and ring toss (linear measurement); other games are designed to provide practice on identifying numerals, telling time, using money, and naming fractions. (SD)

Descriptors: Basic Skills, Class Activities, Educational Games, Elementary School Mathematics, Experiential Learning, Games, Low Achievement, Mild Mental Retardation, Number Concepts, Teaching Methods

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Audience: Practitioners

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