Sneaking in Some Drill
Keyword(s):
Classroom situations that help students strengthen a mathematical skill while they are enjoying a mathematical activity should be an objective of all teachers. And yet, quite often, classroom periods devoted to maintaining mathematical skills become days devoted to dull drill. On the other hand, the mathematics lessons that students enjoy most seem to be those involving mathematics games with limited overt computations. What is needed then are games that covertly require computation.