How our Maths Dept are embedding L2L (teamwork) into lessons.

1. Fairground Games
L.O.
•To produce an interesting and clearly
explained fairground game
•To become an effective team worker.

3. Fair Game?
• Design a “fair game”, which could be used
as part of a school fete
• The game must be simulated indoors in a
classroom
• Ideas include Lucky Dip, Roll-a-penny
• Finished project will consist of:
- a plan of your project, including
calculations of the probabilities involved
- a poster explaining the rules of your game
- an evaluation of your game
- the game itself

4. Types of game
Games of chance: Games of skill:

5. Lesson Guide
Lesson 1: Plan your game
Optional Homework 1: Collect any materials
you will need
Lesson 2: Make your game
Optional Homework 2: Finish making your game
Lesson 3: Showcase your game and
evaluate

6. Lesson 1: Planning
Include the following in your plan
• Your names
• Name of game
• Type of game (eg Lucky Dip, Dice Roll etc.)
• Brief description of game apparatus
• Brief description of how to play
• Game instructions and rules
• Calculations to show the probability of winning/losing
• Details of prizes
• A detailed, annotated drawing of your game

7. Optional Homework 1: Finding
• Bring in anything that you will need to
make your game with at the start of the
next lesson
• A4 coloured card, scissors, glue, sellotape
will be provided

8. Lesson 2: Making
In todays lesson you must:
• Make your game
• Produce a poster explaining
how to play
Projects must be ready before the start of the
next lesson!
If you have time at the end you can investigate the probabilities of
winning/losing further. How much money would you expect to make from
20 people? 50 people? In a day? How could you vary the prizes /
structure of your game to make it more interesting?

9. What makes a good team?
• Think about what makes a good team –
use ideas from your Learning to Learn
lessons.
• Your teacher will collect your ideas on
the board…these will be your agreed
rules for this task.

10. Teamwork
• You will be working in teams to make your fairground game.
• You will each be given a role:
. 1. Team Leader
- makes sure that everyone is on-task and has a job to do
2. Equipment Monitor
- collects and organises the equipment that will be needed for your
game
3. Time Keeper
- makes sure that the game will be ready by the end of the lesson
4. Poster Coordinator
- makes sure that the rules of your game are clearly explained

11. Optional Homework 2: Finishing
• Your game, rules and calculations all must
be completed before the start of your
next lesson

12. Lesson 3: Evaluating
In todays lesson you will have a chance to
showcase your game, and to try other
people’s projects.
When you are showing your game, keep
good records of what happens on each
turn: how much is won/lost?
After showcasing, write an evaluation to
explain what went well, and what you
would need to improve if using the game
again. Calculate how much money you
would have won/lost if you considered
entrance fee and prizes.

13. How did your team do?
• When you are evaluating your game,
think about how well you worked as a
team.
• Did everyone carry out their roles well?
• Who was the best member of your
team?
• How could you have improved your
teamwork?