Spatial games
The purpose of this resource is to provide suggestions to whānau about how spatial games can support mathematics learning.
About this resource
This section provides some ideas for how you can raise awareness and share mathematics using everyday experiences and resources found around your home. It includes ideas for supporting your children’s learning in all areas of mathematics: geometry, measurement, statistics, algebra, and number.
This page provides suggestions as to how mathematics conversations can be facilitated at home with spatial games.
Spatial games
This type of game is usually presented as a challenge to match or create patterns. Games such as the Tantrix, Rush Hour, and Blokus are boxed commercial games, but there are also versions of these available online. Games with cards or pictures such as Memory are good practice for developing and strengthening spatial memory.
There are multi-piece games such as Pick-up Stix or Jack Straws where pieces are worth different points and it is a physical/spatial challenge to collect the pieces but it also involves multiplying or adding to keep track of scores.
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