I have decided to post games from Peggy Kaye’s “Games for Learning” and “Games for Reading” books here on my blog from time to time. Maybe weekly, maybe less often if I am busy. Once school really begins in August I am sure I will be quite busy. 
The first game is called ‘Rearrange Connection’ and it’s a math game used to develop understanding of the ideal behind borrowing in subtraction. When you subtract 9 from 42, what you are really doing is rearranging 42 into 3 tens and 12 ones, and then subtracting 9 ones from 12 ones. It is worthwhile for children to understand the mathematical ideals behind a process, rather than just learn by rote (Borrow from the 4, you get 3. Give to the 2, you get 12), even if it takes a little bit longer.
For this game you will need:
The game cards - rearrange-connection-cards.doc
The game board – rearrange-connection-board.doc
18 game markers for each player They need to be two different items (pennies and nickels or kidney beans and pinto beans).
2 willing players
Shuffle the cards and place them face down on the table. Now pick a card. Study the rearranged number. Can you figure out the original number? Find it on the board and cover it with one of your game markers. Now it’s your child’s turn. He picks up a card, matches the rearranged number with the original on the playing board, and covers the spot with his marker. Continue taking turns until one player links up four markers. They can link in a straight line, a diagonal line, or bent lines as long as the four markers are connected. The first player to connect four markers wins.
Enjoy!
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I teach regrouping the way you do about what they are actually doing. When you regroup you are actually making the 3 sets of tens and twelve ones so you can subtract. I use base ten blocks to do this. To teach addition I play a game called race to a hundred where they have to roll the dice and each time they roll they pick up that many ones,once they get 10 they can regroup that ten any left overs have to stay in the ones section. After the game then we start trying in with actually problems. Once they understand why they have to regroup they get it so much easier and it sticks better.
Very cool way to teach math! I might have to steal these for my classroom one day.
I use allot of educational games in homeschooling. Thanks always looking for more
[...] 25th, 2007 by Becky We played “rearrange connection” today for the first time. I have had the board and pieces ready for ages and we just haven’t [...]
Thanks, I have a new game to play with my class. We start regrouping soon. I can add this to my race to a 100 games!