The first three games utilize the part of the brain that reacts to ratios.
Specific neurons in this region will react to specific ratios such as 1/3 or 3/4.
This newly identified area is an area upon which fractional understanding can be built.
The games include ordering, comparing and making symbolic to nonsymbolic connections.

These three games involve working with money.
While briefly mentioned in the standards, it is potentially an important daily event.
Once mastered money can be used to help with understanding math concepts such as place value.

Place value is a very important concept needed in daily life and formal mathematics.
This concept can be difficult because a given symbol has different meanings depending upon its location within a number.
This can be especially difficult if the spatial placement of numbers is difficult.
The valet parking game uses money to help in the understanding of place value.
The three games below provide practice to help master the concept.

The count all method is often used as a less efficient strategy for adding two single digit numbers.
There can be a delay in the use of the more efficient count on strategy.
These games help encourage the use of the count on strategy and
provide practice in working with single digit numbers.

Fraction instruction uses a whole number model because it was believed that our brains did not have the ability to respond to ratios.
This has created the tendency for individuals to think that ¼ is larger than ½ because 4 is larger than 2.
Also, when naming fractions certain parts are counted twice which is something that is rarely done.
Factoring is an important skill when reducing factions and when adding fractions with different denominators.

Understanding basic computation concepts such as division as successive subtraction
are needed for many advanced math concepts.
These games help in understanding basic computation concepts.