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“I Have…Who Has” Game
The goal of this game is to provide experience in mental mathematics and to keep skills, concepts, and vocabulary in the minds of the students. This is one more way to increase number sense and keep students’ minds in motion.
The teacher can prepare game cards for whatever concepts are being studied. Distribute all cards to students. If necessary, some students may have more than one card since all question cards need to be handed out. The teacher then asks any student to begin by reading his/her card. A statement is read first (example: “I have 7.”) followed by a question (example: “Who has the sum of 3 and 6?”) The students all look at their cards. The one with the answer to the question then reads his/her card. This continues around the group until the student who had the first card reads again. The questions are done in a circular fashion which brings them back to the starter card. The teacher may make more cards to accommodate the class size. To make the game longer each student may have more than one card. Just remember that the last question must lead back to the original starting card. Here is a short example of a game:
QUESTION ANSWER
1. I have 70. Who has 3 tens and 2 ones?
2. I have 32. Who has 4 tens and 7 ones?
3. I have 47. Who has 2 tens and 9 ones?
4. I have 29. Who has 6 tens and 4 ones?
5. I have 64. Who has 7 tens and no ones?
If a question is read and no one answers, it is best to have the question repeated. If necessary the teacher may prompt with, “What are we looking for?” If there is still no response, the teacher may encourage everyone to look at their own cards and then their neighbor’s card to see if someone can help to find the answer.
The “I Have…Who Has” game may be used as an evaluation or as a review. Each student can record answers on a recording sheet. The students listen as questions and answers are read during the game and they write every question (or problem) and answer on their sheet. This encourages students to continue listening even after their card is read. If appropriate, students could color or shade in all answers on a hundreds chart instead of using a recording sheet.
A blank recording page and a blank template page for making cards is included with this handout. Also included is a card game for place value. Check the KCM Discussion Forum for a blank template for typing cards on the computer.
Resources: I HAVE, WHO HAS?, Math 1-2 Written by: Trisha Callella ISBN-13: 978-1-59198-428-3 http://www.creativeteaching.com/p-664-i-have-who-has-math-gr-1-2.aspx http://www.mathwire.com/whohas/whohas.html http://www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/3801 http://math.about.com/od/mathlessonplans/ss/ihave.htm http://kymath.org “I HAVE…WHO HAS” RECORDING PAGE NAME:______
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