Archive for February, 2010
Most people like games and competing. They like to win and do well. This is why the use of games in education is a great idea. You can play bingo online and as a result learn numbers. A young child won’t see that they are doing math or spelling – what they will see is that they are winning the game.
A game which is great for math is bingo. It is really useful for them to identifying numbers. One child chooses the numbers and has to call them out; the others than have to search their card to see if they have that number. Studies revealed that kids who liked to play bingo showed a greater aptitude for math than those who didn’t. Now with the advent of online bingo, you don’t even have to play it the old fashioned way.
Interesting it also helps people at the other end of the age spectrum. It has been proved that elderly people play bingo and other games and keep their brains active is a great way for staving off something like dementia which can be a horribly debilitating disease. The brain is needs to be constantly working and by playing something such as bingo they are doing this.



