Prime Climb Student Voice
Term One Week 5 - Evidence of Flow
I have observed students playing Prime Climb and sometimes they keep playing after the bell has gone in order to find the winner. They are very animated and enthusiastic. The results below indicate some students are experiencing group mathematical flow whilst playing Prime Climb. My next step is to support the students who have not yet experienced this joy.
27th February: Two year 10 classes requested to play Prime Climb today rather than tomorrow. They were so exicted and enthusiatic I wondered if they were playing some kind of a joke on me. First we played fraction snap (Prime Climb Style) then played Prime Climb. The winners in each group played each other and all students were encouraged to play with different members of the class. I saw some students smiling and interacting with others in a way I had not observed them interact before. I listened to students articulating their thinking and giving each other help to opimize their moves. I hope I can get them to work in their learning workbooks tomorrow. ;-)
Students tend to be focused whilst playing Prime Climb.
Most students find time goes quickly, or normally, whilst playing Prime Climb.
Most students are paying attention to Prime Climb when they are playing it. They are engaged in their learning.
Most students are putting in a significant amount of effort whilst playing Prime Climb.
Most students are in their comfort zone playing Prime Climb.
Most students rate Prime Climb as very good or awesome.
Most students feel safe playing Prime Climb.
Student anxiety is a concern, so I feel Prime Climb offers a bit of fun and relaxation with a purpose.
Student Voice Comments:
Most students LOVE Prime Climb and understand how it helps them learn in a fun way.
- It's fun after getting to know the rules and when you implement cards to make the game more interesting. I tend to focus more on the game than paying attention to the prime numbers, which is quite cool since I find prime numbers uninteresting.
- I think that this is a good game for understanding number more and it is quite fun and competitive. It is also a chance to socialize with people in the class that you wouldn't normally socialize with.
- This is the only maths game I've ever played that is actually fun.
- It's a smart board game. I've never played anything like it.
- Prime climb is a good game for me. I'm still quite confused of the game mechanics etc. But I am very competitive towards my peers and I hope I get better and better.
- Prime Climb is a fun game that you can use to teach children how to multiply, divide, and learn there factors.
- I LOVE PRIME CLIMB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- Prime Climb is awesome! It is a great way to learn.
- Prime climb is amazing.
- I think this is a really good maths game because it helps you with a lot of aspects in maths, as well as strategy.
- I think Prime Climb's fun and it helps you learn math while getting to know each other.
- Prime climb is a very interesting way of working with multiples.
- I really like Prime climb and want to keep playing it. I also like playing it in a group.
- I enjoy Prime Climb a lot, playing in a group exercises my brain.
Some students do not understand the game yet, or do not understand how to extend their thinking through exploring strategies.
- I don't really understand the game. I don't see the strategies.
- I feel like Prime Climb is a waste of time and that we should be learning other things that will be useful to us in the future. I don't understand how Prime Climb helps us and how it will be beneficial to us in the future.
- Primetime for me is a waste of time because I barely learn anything and the game is generally boring for me.