{"id":3374,"date":"2013-08-06T18:35:27","date_gmt":"2013-08-07T02:35:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kidnexions.com\/blog\/?p=3374"},"modified":"2013-08-21T12:47:52","modified_gmt":"2013-08-21T20:47:52","slug":"the-attributes-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/?p=3374","title":{"rendered":"The Attributes Game"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By far, this is the game my students L-O-V-E the best. \u00a0That’s because it’s all about them. \u00a0And that’s okay because I get to use it to help kids make connections in math.<\/p>\n

This is a game we used to do in Mathematics A Way of Thinking (Math Their Way) workshops. \u00a0It’s all about attributes. \u00a0Attributes are characteristics of something. \u00a0I actually use the word ‘attributes’ with students because I want them to become familiar with what it means. \u00a0That way I can connect it later when we study geometry.<\/p>\n

The game is super, super easy and can take anywhere from a couple of minutes to a half hour if you let it. \u00a0But I keep it to a couple of minutes so that we can finish it over several days.<\/p>\n

First, your students are going to list 5 attributes about themselves. \u00a0 I tell them that the attributes are things that define who we are…like blue eyes and glasses. \u00a0It’s important that when they list their attributes, they list things that don’t change from day to day. \u00a0For example, my blue eyes won’t change the following day. \u00a0But the red shirt I have on will. \u00a0So I can’t list my red shirt. \u00a0To help them understand what I mean, and to give them ideas, I share with them (on the overhead or doc camera) my 5 attributes:<\/p>\n