Scientists have shown that board games based on numbers and counting, such as Monopoly, Othello and Traps and Ladders, improve the math skills of young children. This was revealed through a comprehensive review of research published on the topic over the past 23 years.
Board games were previously known to promote children's learning and development, including improving literacy and reading. A new study finds that for children three to nine years old, number board game formats help improve counting, addition, and the ability to recognize a number as greater or less than another.
Researchers find that children benefit when they play board games several times a week under the supervision of a teacher or other trained adult. They based their findings on a review of 19 studies published since 2000 involving children aged three to nine years. All but one of the studies focused on the relationship between board games and math skills.
All children in the studies received special board game instruction, which averaged twice a week for 20 minutes each. one and a half months. Teachers, therapists, or parents were among the adults who taught these sessions. The authors measured success in four categories, including basic number skills, such as the ability to recite numbers and basic understanding of numbers, such as «nine over three.» Other categories included increased number understanding, where the child can add and subtract accurately, and interest in math.
Results showed that children's math skills improved significantly after the intervention on more than half (52%) of the problems analyzed. . In almost a third (32%) of cases, children achieved better results than those who did not participate in board games.
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