I came across this resource, and I plan on taking at least one of each type of game and incorporating it into the Alberta Program of Studies.
The game “Hubbub” caught my attention. Players take turns tossing the dice and collecting point values, represented by the sticks. The game ends when all of the counters are gone, and whoever has the most sticks at the end wins.
This is a very simple game that opens up lots of discussion about probability, at many different grade levels. I can see it being used in elementary for patterns and collecting data; in the middle school level for simple probability; and at the high school level for statistics and probability.
http://mathcentral.uregina.ca/RR/database/RR.09.00/treptau1/mathcontent.html
Hi Victoria – This looks like a fun game to play with students from many grade levels. I also like how the game is quite portable to take the learning outside and perhaps even have the students create their own version of the game. The website link you shared even has a link to more Games from the Aboriginal People of North America which list quite a variety of math centered games. Great resource!
Thanks for sharing this! I could see playing this with my kids with things we collected from outside.