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Educational Games

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By the twentieth century, many Americans embraced the idea that children should spend most of their time at play or in school, rather than working outside the home. Toys that encouraged learning—including learning arithmetic—acquired special status. These ranged from card games to moveable toys.

  • Arithmetic Teaching Apparatus
  • Textbooks & Cipher Books
  • The Teaching Abacus or Numeral Frame
  • Geometrical Models for Arithmetic Teaching
  • Flash Cards
  • Charts and Tables
  • Tests
  • Blocks and Bars
  • Educational Games
  • From Teaching Machines to Electronic Devices
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  • Educational Game - Fraction Play
  • Grandma's Arithmetical Game
  • Add-A-Count Scale
  • Quizmo
  • Arithmetic School, a Toy by Playskool
  • 24 Game, Single Digits, a Card Game for Teaching Arithmetic
  • 24 Game Add/Subtract Jumping Levels 1 to 3
  • 24 Game Multiply/Divide Jumping Levels 4 to 7
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