| "EQUATE ORIGINAL CLASSROOM SET" PRODUCT DESCRIPTION:
Supply your entire class with EQUATE games at a bargain price! Have fun creating equations crossword-style while honing math skills from simple addition to fractions and algebraic logic.
A player's hand consists of 9 tiles, including a combination of operations and numbers. An equal symbol is available whenever needed. Players form true equality statements, called equations, horizontally from left to right or vertically from up to down. After beginning at the center of the board, each successive play must connect with a previous play.
Players work for a high score by taking advantage of the individual symbol scores as well as the premium board positions. The score for each symbol or character is located in the lower right-hand corner of the tile.
Adapts to many levels!
Game Specifications:
Ages: 8+
Players: 2-4
Length of Play: 120 minutes
Game Contents:
23 page Rules Booklet, with a Math Review
8 Laminated EQUATE Game Boards
32 Tile Racks where players place their tiles
Plastic Tote Bag
8 Tile Sets of 190 Tiles, stored in ziplock bags. Each tile set includes:
- 40 Equal Symbols
- 103 Number Symbols
- 44 Operation Symbols
- 3 Blank Tiles
Game Awards:
- Dr. Toy, 10 Best Games 1998
- Dr. Toy, 100 Best Children's Products 1998
- Games Magazine, Top 100 Games 1999
- Parents' Choice Foundation, Recommended
Product Specifications:
Size: 13" x 13" x 6"
Weight: 11 lbs
Product Safety:
WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD - SMALL PARTS. Not for children under 3 years.
Game Reviews:
Family Review Center Review: "Equate has proven to be both engaging and challenging for all players involved in the game, no matter what level of math skills they have."
Burt Hochberg, Games Magazine: "Equate is a truly educational game (eek!), but it's a lot of fun anyway... With certain tiles eliminated, Equate becomes a painless, indeed enjoyable, math tutor for children. My wife, a retired elementary-school math teacher, recommends it for fourth grade and up, and I recommend it not only for grown-up mathophiles but also for mathophobes and other innumerates."
Dr. Toy: "Children need more math experiences. This innovative product helps combat this serious deficit... Designed by an educator who saw the need for developing more interesting math products, Equate is not about speed but about thinking. A fun way to test your child's ability to understand math and utilize algebraic reasoning."
A NOTE FROM LAURI:
Great for the classroom! Many levels can play together, where kids can learn by example from others with stronger math skills!
Manage your time! Without any time limits, EQUATE games can be long, as everyone tries to find really great equations for their turn. I recommend that you set time limits appropriate for the experience and/or age of the players. This time limit can be the same for everyone or can be determined for each player if there are multiple ages and abilities that are playing. If playing the game at school, consider buying the EQUATE CLASSROOM SET, so that fewer players can play per game board.
Simplify the game for beginners. For kids that do not understand fractions or division, take out the division and fraction tiles and have them make up equations horizontally, anywhere on the board. Do not have them build equations vertically or adjacent to any current equation on the board. Make it do-able! Make it fun!
Build on skills. As kids become comfortable with fractions and division, take out the hard ones but keep the fractions and division tiles there. So, take out half of the division tiles, and take out the fraction tiles with denominators of 3 and 6. Keep the fraction tiles with denominators of 2 and 4.
Start by having the tiles in two separate piles. Help kids have a balanced hand between numbers and operators by putting the numbers and operators in separate piles, and having kids draw 2-3 operators and the rest numbers. As they get more experienced, you don't need to bother separating the piles!
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