Sudoku and other puzzles can incorporate play and critical thinking skills, while easing students into solving standard math problems.

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"Nowadays, it's pertinent to seek new instruments to develop children through mathematical means. One of such instruments is a puzzle," says co-author Nadezhda Telegina. The research in question ...

Associate Professor of Computational Media David Lee's two children enjoy math games at the festival. Students were challenged with logic problems and geometric puzzles. More than 80 local elementary ...

An elementary-school math teacher silently paces his classroom in a pin-striped stockbroker shirt, his mouth full of braces. All around him, tiny students with pencils in hand struggle over puzzles at ...

Holidays bring celebration, rest and, for many families, long stretches of indoor time. For some, this means tabletop games quickly reappear on kitchen tables. Games provide opportunities for learning ...