Stay Sharp with Dominos

by Steve McCrea and Mario J. Llorente Leyva Rules and Glossary by Mario
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Copyright 2012 Mario J. Llorente Leyva and Steve McCrea

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Something is going on in Cuba...

Sharper "hinkin# $ith Dominos
2ctavio Cr13 has lived in 4rinidad for all of her )* years and she likes playing a do1ble tile to s1rprise her opponents.

Two of the players in this photo are over ! years young "Guantanamo#.

5rnestina Cr13 is )26 lives in 7avana6 and 1s1ally beats Art1ro 81entes6 *)6 9ith a clever block. 5steban 2rti36 )1 and a resident of :1antana!o6 has to be dragged ho!e for s1pper. ;J1st one !ore hand<; he begs. =hat activity keeps these C1ban seniors sharp6 agile and engaged 9ith their neighbors> 4hey all play the ga!e of do!inos.

%i&e ways to stay sharp ?esearch sho9s that seniors can !aintain a !entally active lifestyle by engaging in sti!1lating activities. 4he A!erican Association of ?etired ersons @AA? A offers these s1ggestions to enhance the B1ality of life( 1. 5Cercise @keep !ovingA 2. 5at ;brain Dt; foods @bl1eberries6 vegetables6 n1tsA '. Meet ne9 people ,. 8oc1s yo1r attention

Mario Llorente "far right# plays in Guantanamo.

Meeting ne9 people and foc1sing yo1r attention are t9o activities that happen to people 9ho play do!inos. A 9ebsite that speciali3es in offering engaging ;brain ga!es; @Dtbrains.co!A points o1t that there are Dve 9ays to !aintain !ental ac1ity( 'emory( )roblem Sol&in#( !oncentration( Spatial &isuali*ation Lan#ua#e

"he #ame of Dominos en#a#es four of these acti&ities... and you can use domino tiles to build a +,D -house- or a -knock .em down- series of fallin# tiles. 4his book introd1ces yo1 to the po9er of Eo!inos to keep people active and engaged. 4here are often ne9 partners to play 9ith in daily neighborhood gathering places and 9eekly to1rna!ents. 5ach ne9 tile played on the table changes the calc1lations that help !ake the ga!e ever&evolving. 8or eCa!ple6 there are seven tiles 9ith the n1!ber -. #f three of the tiles are on the table and yo1 hold one tile 9ith n1!ber -6 yo1 kno9 that there are three tiles left. Eoes yo1r partner have one of those ;-; tiles> #f yo1r partner plays a ;-; tile6 no9 there are t9o tiles left in the hands. 4his book 9as originally 9ritten for distrib1tion to schools. =e have eCpanded it to incl1de seniors in the gro1p of people 9ho can beneDt fro! this !ental training. =e hope that yo1 9ill share do!inos 9ith friends 9ho are senior citi3ens F letGs get !ore do!inos in senior centers. So 9hen yo1 see sections of this book that are directed to9ard teachers6 yo1 can add Hand seniorsI to the sentence. Are yo1 ready to get started> Join 1s by contin1ing to read o1r advent1re abo1t do!inos.
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A#e and Dominos

By Mario J. Llorente Leyva

As a !e!ber of a do!inos cl1b that opened its doors in 1)2*6 # have al9ays been aro1nd players. So!e players are good6 so!e are brilliant6 others K1st average6 b1t they all share one thing in co!!on( do!inos has i!proved their !ental skills like nothing else. 4here is nothing strange abo1t a yo1ng player being fast 9hen calc1lating6 fast to react6 or even sho9ing a one&of&a&kind6 high&capacity short&ter! !e!ory to re!e!ber every !ove !ade in one partic1lar hand. 7o9ever6 9hen a person in his +0Ls or )0Ls @9hen !ost !ental skills start to fadeA plays at the highest level possible6 one cannot b1t 9onder 9hat is behind s1ch a pasti!e. #n order to play the ga!e correctly6 players have to be able to re!e!ber speciDc infor!ation abo1t the hand in B1estion. Let 1s 1se an eCa!ple so that the reader can assess the process. # 9ill conveniently speak fro! the point of vie9 of the fo1rth player6 co1nting fro! the starter of the ga!e @do!inos is played by t9o pairsJtea!s that co!pete to beat each other. =hoever starts the hand beco!es the starter6 the play contin1es in a co1nterclock9ise direction6 and the player to the left of the starter 9ill be the fo1rth player to playA.

%ourth player0s mental description

4he starter opened 9ith do1ble&fo1r. 7eJshe sho9ed deter!ination and Dr!ness. $nference% the opener has a good suit at fours& and probably has no more doubles "one very common strategy of dominoes is to hunt and hang the doubles# My partner has played ,J' very fast. $nference% my partner has no more fours "playing fast indicates no more choices of play#& $ have no information on the ' that he(she has played

4he openerLs partner has pa1sed for a fe9 seconds @pa1sing indicates !ore than one choice of playA6 and played 'J1 $nference% the player has more options on the '& and he has presented his(her best suit% )

5ach individ1al player is follo9ing the sa!e infor!ation pattern6 9hich 9ill allo9 the! to create the best strategy to decide 9hat to play on each ro1nd. 4his !eans that one 9ill follo9 that eCercise Dve to siC ti!es on each hand. 4here are6 on average6 10 hands per !atch. layers play abo1t M&10 !atches in a dayLs 9orth of do!inos. 2+ tiles C 10 hands per !atch C M !atches per day NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN 16M+0 tiles per day 4he typical player thinks abo1t and foc1ses on 16M+0 tiles6 and each tile is connected to other tiles in the hand. As yo1 can see6 there is no rest in do!inoes6 so o1r !inds have to be f1lly engaged into the ga!e. =hen repeated often eno1gh6 this process 9ill grad1ally develop !ental skills s1ch as anticipation6 ind1ction6 ded1ction6 short ter! !e!ory6 concentration6 retention6 etc. As long as the !ind stays in training and activity6 it 9ill be opti!al for life. # canLt think of any co!!on activity that can inO1ence o1r !ental skills as do!inoes does.

A. #ntrod1ction
Eear ?eader 4his is a short book. #tGs one of the B1ickest books yo1 9ill ever read. #f yo1 are a vis1al or a1dio learner6 click on the videos @on the 9ebsite A$CEo!inos.co!A. #n fact6 yo1 can get the !ain idea after reading this page. 4hen tell yo1r friends abo1t it. 1. 4he ga!e that !any people in the PSA call -Dominoes- is 1ust a #ame. 2. 4he ga!e of do!inoes that !any PS kids learned to play has r1les that pro!ote individ1al co!petition && it is -e&ery player for himself.'. 4he r1les 1sed by !ost players of do!inos aro1nd the 9orld create partners && itGs still co!petitive6 b1t the ga!e also teaches collaboration and teamwork. ,. Collaborative skills that are gained by playin# brid#e @reco!!ended by $ill :ates and =arren $1ffettA are more 2uickly tau#ht with dominos. -. "he #ame is spelled -dominoes- in the PSA and is often associated 9ith individ1al players @si!ilar to the card ga!es 7earts and ?1!!yA. Eo!inoes are 1sed to create ;knock the! do9n; de!onstrations of ;the do!ino theory.; # 9o1ld like yo1 to Koin !e in 9riting -dominos- to indicate the team #ame that 1ses collaboration vers1s ;do!inoes6; 9hich are 1sed to create ;knock Ge! do9n; displays. M. 5ven the 9ay that players in the PSA count the points is !iCed 1p && yo1Gll learn !ore in ;Myths abo1t Eo!inos; @chapter $A. 4here yo1 have it && the entire book on one page. #f yo1 gre9 1p in the PSA6 yo1 probably learned do!inoes the 9ay # did( every person for hi!self. 0o1r 9orld K1st got bigger @the 9ay !y 9orld changed 9hen !y friend and collaborator Mario Llorente described the #nternational ?1les of Eo!inosA. "34S 556 is %/77 on the 4nternet8 0o1 can take yo1r ti!e looking thro1gh this book or yo1 can do9nload it free fro! scribd.co! ;free book about dominos do!inoes for teachers McCrea Llorente; is the search phrase. #tLs also available at A$CEo!inos.co! LetGs get right into this book. 0o1 are a teacher6 so yo1 donGt have ti!e to spend on elaborate descriptions of history and theories abo1t 9hy do!inos is eCcellent for !ental develop!ent @yo1 can learn those pieces in MarioGs other booksA. LetGs get thro1gh the table of contents and then e9plore the myths of this mental acti&ity. #n chapter C # describe the math behind
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dominos and6 by then6 yo1 9ill 9ant to kno9 the ;real r1les; of the collaborative ga!e. Mario 9ill give those r1les and glossary of ter!s6 follo9ed by a general description of the ga!e @9hich yo1 can skip if yo1 are in a h1rryA. 4he i!portant strate#y of -the block- and ho9 to gracef1lly communicate with your partner are described in Chapter 8 @fro! a transcription of a series of videos that 9e enco1rage yo1 to 9atch on 0o1t1beA. 4he book ends 9ith an ;end note; that gives yo1 the directions for spreadin# this fascinatin# acti&ity thro1gh yo1r school and school district. So6 fro! one teacher to another6 thank yo1 for taking ti!e 9ith !e today. Steve McCrea6 teacher SteveMath4eacher"g!ail.co! Call !e and letGs talk abo1t ho9 to get do!inos in yo1r school and senior activities center Q1 )-, M,M +2,M Skype Steve5nglish4eacher

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4able of contents
So!ething is going on in C1ba... Age and Eo!inos A. #ntrod1ction $. Seven Myths abo1t Eo!inos C. A Math 4eacher Looks at Eo!inos Eo!inos or Eo!inoes> E. 4he ?1les @by Mario J. Llorente LeyvaA :lossary 5. MarioGs story abo1t Eo!inos 8. 4he $lock @transcription of a ga!e sho9n by MarioA Mario describes step&by&step the con :. ?eso1rces for More Learning End Note

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$. Seven Myths abo1t Eo!inos

'yth <. =4 could ne&er introduce dominos in my classroom ,, the kids will lose the tiles or start throwin# them at each other.>
?eply( #f this is a concern6 print o1t the do!inos on paper. 4here are several 9ebsites that give photocopiable sheets 9ith the tiles distrib1ted on the!. 0hotocopiable sheet% http%((www.,rst+school.ws(theme(printables(dominoes+math.htm

'yth ?. =!hess is a better #ame for teachin# thinkin#.>

?eply( Chess is an individ1al sport. #t is eCcellent for enco1raging persistence and critical thinking6 b1t 9hat does it do for collaboration> 4he ga!e of do!inos @9hen played in tea!sA entrains the skill of cooperation.

'yth +. =Dominoes is every man for himself. You can.t teach collaboration with dominoes.>

?eply( Ah< 4he r1les of Htea! do!inosI are set 1p so that yo1 play 9ith a partner. #tGs yo1 and yo1r partner against a second tea! of t9o. =hy is collaboration so highly val1ed> Look at the list of Seven :lobal Skills @co!piled by 4ony =agner6 a 7arvard professorA( !ollaboration !ritical thinking !reati&ity and i!agination !ommunication skills 4nitiati&e and entreprene1ring Adaptability and agility Accessin# and analy3ing infor!ation !!!! 4 AA "hese are the se&en skills of dominos. Eennis 013enas @a high school teacher 9ho !aintains a history 9ebsite at =hatEo0aRno9.co!A adds Co1rtesy and =ill S1therland @a teacher in 5ngland6 S$5Acade!y.netA adds #ntegrity.

'yth @. =$e can0t play dominos without numbers.>

2h> 4here are free printo1ts that yo1 can get on the #nternet that have seven i!ages to replace the n1!bers. 4he do9nside of this ga!e is that the relative differences bet9een tiles are re!oved.

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4he strategies of blocking and ending the ga!e in a variety of 9ays @either red1cing yo1r eCpos1re or clai!ing as !any points as possibleA are red1ced or eli!inated 9hen n1!bers are re!oved fro!

7ere is a 9ebsite that offers a free printo1t 9itho1t n1!bers @a f1n ga!e6 b1t it lacks the level of sophistication that do!inos providesA. http(JJwww.#ameideasforkids.comJdo!inos T20pdfJdo!inosT20doraT20p1.pdf 89T-% :ominos without numbers is a clever way to introduce one part of dominos to children. Children can recogni4e patterns before they develop a deep understanding about numbers& so it ma1es sense ,rst to allow students to learn the matching aspects of dominos without numbers& then to as1 them to use tiles that have numbers. ";or more about the stages of development related to numbers& see the wor1 of child development psychologist Jean 0iaget.# The danger of using dominos without numbers is that the activity can easily degenerate into an 6every person for herself 7 sport. <e want to ma1e sure students have a complete e2posure to the brain activities associated with the international rules of dominos. <e have given you this electronic boo1 because we want students to have the e2perience of playing team dominos.

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'yth A. ="he only thin# we can use the files for is buildin# rows to demonstrate the principles of physics( to de&elop patience when settin# up the tiles and to de&elop creati&ity with new arran#ements. "he traditional #ame is not useful for academics.>
?eply( 0es6 ;knock Ge! do9n; is a delightf1l activity and !any intricate and i!aginative 9ays of setting 1p the tiles for collapse. See /ideos of ;knock Ge! do9n;( Search key 9ords like -5&er %5B/ 'illion Dominoes , 4t.s A :ew $orld /ecordMario has identiDed the 9orldGs record for the n1!ber of tiles involved in a ;knock Ge! do9n;

collaboration. 7o9ever6 9hile the hand is being played6 9hat happens to the partner of the 9inning bid> 4hat bridge partner sits back.

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4eachers need to b1ild a c1lt1re of cooperation in !any of their classes. 4he b1ddy syste! is i!portant for st1dents to learn to develop tr1st in another person. Co!!1nication 9ith the partner is ongoing d1ring do!inos and the r1les are learned !ore B1ickly than the r1les of bridge. :o ahead and introduce brid#e in !iddle school6 as s1ggested by n1!ero1s bridge advocates. $1t start with dominos in ele!entary school.

#n an article in the %e9 0ork 4i!es6 6To see seventh and eighth graders sitting and concentrating for three hours& it never happens except in bridge&7 said *ud *rewer& whose nonpro,t group& Reno /outh *ridge& held a tournament in =pril after teaching the game to )>! students in )? public middle schools and three private schools in Reno and Spar1s& 8ev. ?eply( 2h> #f ed1cators took ti!e to go to So1th A!erica and 9atch kids playin# dominos6 they !ight be s1rprised ho9 long children sit together. This photo "above# comes from a youtube video showing Gates and *uffett playing bridge. <hy not also play dominos& the team sport@

'yth C. =Dominoes is child.s play.>

?eply( 4he 9ay the tiles are played by children in the PSA && yes6 that ga!e has ele!ents of !any childrenGs ga!es. #ndivid1al6 every !an for hi!self6 and scoring is done differently fro! the ;tea! do!inos; 9ay. =hen yo1 teach st1dents the tea! do!inos6 yo1 give the! a lifeti!e of 9orking 9ith a partner. #n short6 there are !any reasons to introd1ce do!inos into schools and into the lives of senior citi3ens. 7ereLs a point that Mario often tells !e(

=4f your mind is trained for more thin#s( you will be better e2uipped for life. 4f 4 ha&e to remember information only for 2ui**es and tests( 4 will not be ready to memori*e other important thin#s. Dominos trains retention.>
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C. A Math 4eacher Looks at Eo!inos

# have ta1ght !ath since 1)*2 9hen a teacher asked !e to coach a class!ate thro1gh the co!pleCities of algebra. # hold a teaching certiDcate in the State of 8lorida for Math levels M&12 and # teach an SA4 co1rse at $ro9ard College in 8ort La1derdale. My 9ebsite SA";ideos.com is 1sed by h1ndreds of st1dents. #Ld like to tell yo1 abo1t the mathematics behind dominos> "/ou should s1ip this chapter and go directly to Mario3s description of the rulesA# =e 9ill go into ga!e theory in a larger book. #n fact6 search on the #nternet for ;Mario Llorente do!inos; and see 9hat a proliDc a1thor !y collaborator is. After this short book6 yo1 9ill have plenty of things to look at to deepen yo1r a9areness of this re!arkable !ental activity. 4here are three ideas that 9e can convey to st1dents( aA probability6 bA co!binations and cA collaboration.

a) probability
Ask yo1r st1dents( #f yo1 hold the -J- and yo1 see -J, and -JM on the table6 ho9 !any other tiles are in the hands of the other players> 4here6 yo1Gve got yo1r st1dents thinking abo1t probability.

7o9 !any co!binations are in the do!inos set> =hy are there +@ dominos in the typical set of tiles> 0o1 can get the st1dents to discover the ans9er by asking the! to arrange the tiles in a pattern && and let the! create their o9n patterns. =8S<-R at the end of R-S9.RC-S "Chapter G#

b) combinations

c) collaboration.

#s !ath abo1t collaboration> 0es. 0o1 and # gre9 1p doing !ath 9ith friends6 9ith parents6 9ith neighbors... and then 9e 9ent to school. =e sat in chairs and 9e 9ere told to ;keep your eyes on your paper and don.t look at the 9ork of other st1dents.; 4here are fab1lo1s books abo1t collaborative or creative ga!es and activities 9ith !ath. A teCtbook that # learned 9ith6 7e1tinck and Rra!er6 clai!ed that P.S. schools typically cover a lot of material at a shallow le&el. A typical ,-&!in1te class !ight do <A,?D problems. #n Eapan6 according to the teCtbook6 a typical class tackles at !ost three e9ercises in a session. @%otice the difference in lang1age( PSA has proble!s and Japan has eCercises.A Many teachers in Japan give ti!e for elaboration and tea!9ork to let st1dents Dnd several 9ays of solving proble!s.
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7ave yo1 read ;A Mathe!aticianGs La!ent;> #tGs a '0&page essay by a1l Lockhart. 7ere are so!e eCtracts( Discussions bet een !Simplicio! "the simple one# and !Salviati! "the saved one#$ S$M0L$C$9% *ut isn3t one of the purposes of mathematics education to help students thin1 in a more precise and logical way& and to develop their 6Buantitative reasoning s1ills@7 :on3t all of these de,nitions and formulas sharpen the minds of our students@ S=LC$=T$% 8o they don3t. $f anything& the current system has the opposite effect of dulling the mind. Mental acuity of any 1ind comes from solving problems yourself& not from being told how to solve them. DDDDDDDD S$M0L$C$9% *ut surely there is some body of mathematical facts of which an educated person should be cogni4ant. S=LC$=T$% /es& the most important of which is that mathematics is an art form done by human beings for pleasureE =lright& yes& it would be nice if people 1new a few basic things about numbers and shapes& for instance. *ut this will never come from rote memori4ation& drills& lectures& and e2ercises. %ou learn things by doing them and you remember what matters to you. <e have millions of adults wandering around with 6negative b plus or minus the sBuare root of b sBuared minus ?ac all over Fa7 in their heads& and absolutely no idea whatsoever what it means. =nd the reason is that they were never given the chance to discover or invent such things for themselves. They never had an engaging problem to thin1 about& to be frustrated by& and to create in them the desire for techniBue or method. They were never told the history of man1ind3s relationship with numbers. More importantly& no chance for them to even get curious about a BuestionG it was answered before they could as1 it. DDDDDDDD = good teacher can guide the discussion and the How of problems so as to allow the students to discover and invent mathematics for themselves. The real problem is that the bureaucracy does not allow an individual teacher to do that. <ith a set curriculum to follow& a teacher cannot lead. There should be no standards& and no curriculum. Just individuals doing hat they thin& best for their students. # !ade this eCtended B1otation fro! LockhartLs essay in the hope of driving yo1 to look 1p his !aterials. lease search HMathe!aticianLs La!ent.I See this interpretation

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https(JJsites.google.co!JsiteJtheg1ideonthesideJho!eJ!ath&teachers&la!ent # told yo1 all of these things to get yo1 in the !indset to receive the follo9ing infor!ation( Dominos 9hen played as a tea! (-team dominos-) is an en#a#in# acti&ity. 4ea! Eo!inos pro!otes !ental !ath at the end of the ga!e @9hen adding 1p the pointsA. 4he st1dents see ho9 their blocking strategy !ight or !ight not pay off 9ith the scoring syste! 1sed in international @tea!A do!inos. 4here are strategies that Mario ta1ght !e that are not re9arded by the r1les of individ1al do!inoes.

Dominos or DominoesF

As a !ath teacher6 # !1st stand 1p. 4oo often P.S. st1dents are given the idea that itGs okay to learn !etric syste!6 b1t itGs only 9hen yo1 go traveling or if yo1 9ork in certain ind1stries. 5Cc1se !e> Look at the list of ite!s that P.S. st1dents are told ;oh6 yo1 donGt need to kno9 ho9 to convert that...;(

4ry to con&ert these measurements @ans9ers in Chapter :A(

gallons or B1arts to liters 8 to C !iles to k! yards to !eters inches to c! po1nds to kg ... and now IdominoesI and dominos.

100 !iles U > 100 k! U > 10 liters U> 2- degrees 8 U > 10 gallons U > 10 po1nds U > 10 kg U >

$illions of people call the activity -dominos- and several h1ndred !illion 5nglish speakers insist on 1sing the pl1ral like to!atoes6 potatoes and !osB1itoes. Stand Dr!6 teachers. Pse the 9ord ;do!inoes; to describe the ;knock the! do9n; displays of physics and to refer to the individ1al do!ino ga!es. =hen yo1 refer to the team version of dominos6 please drop the ;e; in the pl1ral.

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As a !ath teacher6 # enco1rage !y st1dents to speak OeCibly. 4hey can !ove fro! '20 kilo!eters to 200 !iles6 fro! '*2 liters to 100 gallons6 fro! 100 kilogra!s to 220 po1nds6 fro! '0 degrees C to +M degrees 8. 8or seniors6 these types of conversions are helpf1l. 4he !etric syste! is like a second lang1age for P.S. residents.

$rain Activities for Seniors

A search on the Internet reveals a growing interest in the use of dominos for seniors in the USA. Here's what one author described the impact of dominos on the brain: Dominoes for seniors is a very great way to help in stimulating their brain activities, since it requires focus, attention, concentration, and the use of strategy techniques. Every time a senior plays a domino tile can help in encouraging neuron pathways to continuously develop and grow new brain cells that may seem to be unusual for seniors. Aside from stimulating the brain, dominoes can also help in improving social interaction between other seniors, for it is played with other players. No matter what a persons age is, keeping the mind active and healthy through stimulating the brain through brain games and activities, such as dominoes, can help in maintaining the overall health of a person. http(JJactivities&for&seniors.infoJdo!inoes&brain&ga!e&for&seniorsJ http(JJ999.dnainfo.co!Jne9&yorkJ20120*10Jb1sh9ickJ!e!bers&only&b1sh9ick&do!ino&cl1b& val1es&friendship&good&!anners

Domino !lub #rows from an 4nsurance !ooperati&e

A place called SPJST sponsors a domino club. Here's an article that describes SPJST, which was uncovered by a search of the terms domino club seniors. SPJST proudly serves Texas families with life insurance products and fraternal activities. SPJST was founded July 1, 1897, in La Grange, Texas, by early Czec oslo!a"ian #ioneers as a fra$ernal bene%$ socie$y $o ensure $ e %nancial securi$y of i$s &e&bers' SPJST s$ands for Slo!ans"a Pod#oru(ici Jedno$a S$a$u Texas, or Sla!onic )ene!olen$ *rder of $ e S$a$e of Texas' Czec eri$age is #roudly #ro&o$ed, bu$ SPJST &e&bers i# is o#en $o e!eryone' +ou beco&e a &e&ber si&#ly by #urc asing life insurance' T roug a wide range of life insurance and annui$y #lans, SPJST offers i$s &e&bers $ e #eace of &ind $ a$ co&es wi$ %nancial securi$y' SPJST is fraternalism for all ages! SPJST as local lodges all across Texas' T e &e&bers in $ ese lodges s#onsor a wide range of fa&ily,orien$ed ac$i!i$ies and co&&uni$y ser!ice #ro(ec$s' -a&ily ac$i!i$ies &ay include &usical and dance grou#s, dances, #icnics, ga&es, con$es$s, $ourna&en$s, su&&er ca&#s, and you$ ac$i!i$ies' Lodge &e&bers also #ar$ici#a$e in co&&uni$y ser!ice #ro(ec$s and food dri!es, con$ribu$e lodge funds, and assis$ os#i$als, nursing o&es, #olice and %re de#ar$&en$s' T an"s for !isi$ing www's#(s$'org and c ec" bac" of$en for u#da$es' www.spjst.com/ Slovansk Podporujc Jednota Statu Texas. Fraternal benefit societ offerin! life insurance policies in Texas. http://activities-for-seniors.info/indoor-activities-for-seniors/ !""et-point-"ist-of-indooractivities-for-seniors/t#o-senior-#o$en-p"a%in&-do$inoes-at-da%-care-centre/ 'he or&ani(ation sponsors to!rna$ents) s!ch as *42 +o$ino, and *strai&ht do$ino.,

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Si#ns of )ro#ress
7o9 9ill 9e kno9 that the positive i!pacts of do!inos is spreading and !aking a signiDcant difference> =hen a search of the #nternet 1ncovers h1ndreds of do!inos halls and cl1bs in the PSA. 7ere are so!e eCa!ples of articles and anno1nce!ents that 9e sho1ld look for(

:ew York area dominos club

%n &() t*ere is a fraternit of +, domino-pla in! men) w*ose names are scrawled on a wooden si!n above t*eir .inden Street table. T*ere is no fee to be in t*is exclusive !roup of senior citi/ens 0 most residents *ave been t*ere for at least 1, ears. $ost of t*e club members are natives of Puerto 2ico. T*e treasure t*e dail warm-weat*er !ame-pla in!. 3%n t*e summer we4re *ere ever da )3 said t*e !roup4s president) Pedro 2amire/) 56) w*o founded t*e !roup t*ree ears a!o to !ive retired men from t*e 7ope 8ardens public *ousin! complex an activit outside of t*eir *omes. =ead $ore: http://###.dnainfo.co$/ne#-%or</20120710/ !sh#ic</$e$ ers-on"%!sh#ic<-do$ino-c"! -va"!es-friendship-&ood-$anners>i:((25aNv25?N 8ro! an article by 9eredith @off$an) +N3info.co$ Eo!inos on the #nternet @board ga!e s1pplierA http(JJ999.bga!ers.co!Jdo!inoe.ht! A search of the #nternet 9ith the 9ords Hsenior citi3ens do!ionesI ca!e 1p 9ith Senior Citi3ens Eo!ino 7all6 509 Ai"" -t) Bitt"e E"$) '5 75068) 940-382-9930 Senior citizens Dominoes ) 9:30 a.$.. +ate: 9arch 16. A"!ffton) 4hio6s on"ine ne#s so!rce - -et 'he Ccon as %o!r ho$epa&e. 'he A"!ffton Ccon D A"!ffton) 4@

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,ra+o to these or'anizations for hi'hli'htin' ominos in *our acti+ities. -e hope that this eboo. will spur more or'anizations to offer omino sessions.

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in the diagra!A. #n the diagra!6 yo1 can see that the 75AE and the 4A#L are the only places 9here the neCt player can add a tile @or yo1 can say6 ;4he t9o heads;A. #f # have a tile 9ith a , or a blank6 # can play @in this sit1ationA. #f a player cannot play a tile6 it is deDned as a =pass(> and the player 9ill verbally say6 ; ass.; A pass is the best for! of infor!ation of do!inos6 since it says 1neB1ivocally that the player does not have one or !ore s1its in his hand. 5Ca!ple( if both heads are 'Ls and a player passes6 9e all kno9 that the player does not have a tile 9ith a '. #f one head is '6 and the other head is -6 and a player passes6 it !eans the player does not have 'Ls or -Ls.

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/ules
1. 4o start the ga!e6 p1t all the tiles face&do9n and sh1fOe the! @slide the! aro1nd the table6 !aking a !otion like a s9irling 9hirlpoolA. 2. 4he lead player 9ill be chosen by any agreed !ethod. A co!!on 9ay is by a !e!ber of each tea! dra9ing one tile fro! the pack before yo1 distrib1te the tiles. 4he player 9ith the highest tile 9ins. $hat if a player draws A/+( which adds up G points( and another player draws H/?( which also makes GF 4hen the player 9ith MJ2 9ill 9in6 since M is a higher n1!ber than -. 4he fo1r tiles are p1t back in the pile and sh1fOed to prepare for distrib1tion. '. 5ach player 9ill dra9 * tiles. #f a player accidentally dra9s !ore than * tiles and has not yet seen the!6 then the player !issing the tile 9ill dra9 it fro! the player 9ith too !any tiles. #f the tile has already been seen by the player6 then a re&sh1fOe 9ill be asked. ,. 4he ga!e 9ill be played !5B:"7/!L5!6$4S7. @So!e players in the P.S.A. play clock9ise.A After the lead player has played6 the player on the lead playerGs ?#:74 9ill play neCt. -. 4he player 9ho plays his seventh @lastA tile 9ill grant victory to the team. =hen that happens6 all the points in all remainin# tiles are counted and added 1p to that tea!Ls scoreboard. -J=M0L-% $f you and $ are partners and you end the game. $ hold the >()& the other team holds K(F and ?(F& then the winning team gets > L ) L K L F L ? L F D F! points. M. 4he ga!es 9ill be played 1p to ?DD points. *. #n certain occasions6 the ga!e 9ill be VblockedL or V1ammedL !eaning that no !ore tiles can be played. $oth !e!bers of each tea! 9ill p1t their tiles together and co1nt the pointsW the tea! 9ith fe9er points 9ill 9in the hand. 5Ca!ple( 0o1 and # are partners and the ga!e is blocked. 0o1 hold 'J'6 # hold the MJ16 the other tea! holds -J2 and ,J26 then o1r tea! is ' Q ' Q M Q 1 U 1' and the other tea! is - Q 2 Q , Q 2 U 1'. 2h6 no< A tie> %ot in do!inos. 4he tea! 9ith the lo9est n1!bers 9ill 9in. 0o1 and # have a tile 9ith a M6 b1t the other tea! 9ins beca1se their highest n1!ber is -. +. #f a player plays a tile that does not fit in either head6 the opposing tea! 9ill be a9arded 9ith '0 ga!e points. @Loo1 carefully before you ma1e a play.# ). #f a stone @also called a ;tile;A is 1ncovered or eCposed by 9hatever reason6 the opposing tea! gets '0 ga!e points a9arded. ":onMt drop your tilesE# 10. 4f a player talks in any !anner that eCposes hisJher ga!e to the other players6 the opposing tea! is a9arded '0 points. -2ample% 0o1 cannot say6 H# have t9o -s and t9o Ms.I /ou can ,nd the I8orth =mericanI rules at I=ngloI websites li1e domino'games.com(domino' rules(domino'basics.html. Mario has evaluated these IstandardI rules "for 8orth =merican players# and found some differences with the international rules "which are used in Cuba and throughout -urope& South =merica& =frica and =sia#. The team dominos uses the rules that Mario has described above. "ip8 Pntil yo1 learn ho9 to play do1ble&n1!ber tiles effectively6 !ake it a r1le to =#et rid of them> B1ickly. #f yo1 are the lead player and yo1 have MJM6 -J- or ,J,6 lead 9ith the!. Pse a high n1!bered tile to lead @since yo1 are generally trying to red1ce the n1!ber of points that can be scored against yo1r tea!A. "ip( =hen yo1 Drst introd1ce do!inos to yo1r class6 t1rn 1p the tiles in the fo1r hands so that all st1dents can 9atch the play. 4he st1dents can even reco!!end the neCt !ove and analy3e 9hat !ight have been a better !ove.

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Ilossary
Ace 4he end of a do!ino 9ith one dot. ack 4he ;back; of a do!ino is the side opposite the n1!bers. 4he back is often free of any adorn!ent6 b1t !ay also contain a design6 logo6 or other pattern. All do!inoes !1st have identical backs6 so that players cannot tell 9hat do!inoes they are dra9ing. ar 4he ;bar; is the line separating the t9o ends of a do!ino. Also called the ;center; or ;divide.; lank A ;blank; is an end of a do!ino that contains no dots. #f both ends are blank6 then itGs called a ;do1ble blank.; A blank is also so!eti!es called a ;3ero; or ;9hite; @fro! blanco in SpanishA. lock A ;block; or ;blocked ga!e; is a ga!e in 9hich no player is able to place a do!ino on the table. 4his typically signals the end of a ga!e. 4he sit1ation is also called a ;Ka!.; one Eo!ino pieces are so!eti!es called ;bones6; beca1se they 9ere originally !ade of ani!al bones or ivory. 4oday they are often !ade of plastic6 cera!ic6 or 9ood. 4he tiles are so!eti!es called ;stones6; ;tiles; or a ;do!ino.; oneyard At the beginning of a ga!e6 9hen all the do!inoes have been t1rned face& do9n and sh1fOed6 the collection of !iCed&1p tiles is called the ;boneyard.; layers dra9 tiles fro! the boneyard to for! their hands. Deuce 4he end of a do!ino 9ith t9o dots. Domino A tile 1sed in a ga!e of do!inos is co!!only called a ;do!ino.; 4o ;do!ino; also !eans to play the last tile in yo1r hand6 9hich typically ends a ga!e or hand. Dominoes 4he 9ord ;do!inoes; can refer to both the ga!e of do!inoes6 and the do!ino tiles that are 1sed to play the ga!e. #n this book6 do!inoes refers to the individ1al Hevery person for hi!self I ga!e. Dominos 4he correct 9ay of spelling the ga!e in Spanish. #n this book6 do!inos refers to the international tea! ga!e. Dot 5ach do!ino contains so!e n1!ber of ;dots;6 1s1ally fro! 0 to M6 b1t 1p to 1+ in so!e sets. A dot is also called a ;pip; or a ;spot.;

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Double A do!ino 9ith both ends having the sa!e val1e. 8or eCa!ple6 t9o siCes is called ;do1ble&siC;6 and t9o ones is called ;do1ble& one.; Draw =hen yo1 transfer a do!ino fro! the boneyard into yo1r hand6 this is called a ;dra9.; 7nd A do!ino tile has t9o ends 9ith a center dividing line. 5ach end has a n1!ber. A do!ino is referred to by its n1!bers6 so a do!ino 9ith a 2 on one end and a - on the other is called a 2J- @or a -J2A. A do!ino 9ith both ends having the sa!e val1e is called a ;do1ble.; 3and A ;hand; is the set of do!inos that each player holds. Contrary to the na!e6 the do!inos are 1s1ally not held in the hands6 b1t are placed edge&9ise @verticallyA on the table in front of the player6 so that the player can see their val1es6 b1t the opponents cannot. =hen playing a ga!e that consists of !1ltiple ro1nds6 each individ1al ro1nd in the ga!e is called a hand. Layout 4he do!inos that have been played. Also called the ;table;6 ;tablea1;6 or ;board.; =e often say6 H4he table doesnLt lieI and 9e ask6 H=hat is the table saying no9>I 5pen 7nd An ;open end; is an end that is not connected to any other tile. 4iles !ay be played only on an open end. 4here are al9ays t9o ends in basic do!inos.

)ip 5ach do!ino contains so!e n1!ber of ;pips;6 1s1ally fro! 0 to M6 b1t 1p to 1+ in so!e sets. A pip is also called a ;dot; or a ;spot.; Set ;4o set; is to p1t a tile on the table. #t is also 1sed to denote the Drst tile played. ShufJe At the beginning of a ga!e6 all the do!inoes are t1rned face&do9n and ;sh1fOed; in order to rando!i3e the tiles so that no player kno9s 9here to Dnd any partic1lar do!ino. Spinner 4he Drst do1ble that is played d1ring a ga!e is called the ;spinner.; #n !any ga!es6 do!inoes can be played off all fo1r edges of the spinner & both ends and both sides. Spot 5ach tile contains a n1!ber of ;spots6; 1s1ally fro! 0 to M6 b1t as !any as 1+ in so!e sets. A spot is also called a ;dot; or a ;pip.; Stone 5ach do!ino or tile can be called a ;stone; or ;bone.; Suit A ;s1it; is the collection of tiles all having the sa!e n1!ber of dots on at least one end. 5ach s1it has seven tiles. 8or eCa!ple6 the ;siCes; s1it consists of M&06 M&16 M&26 M&'6 M&,6 M&-6 and M&M. "ile Another na!e for a do!ino or a ;bone.; "rey 4he end of a do!ino 9ith three dots.

This list is adapted from domino+games.com(glossary+of+domino+terms.html

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5. MarioLs story abo1t Eo!inos

Mario li1es to tell stories. Stories build culture in an organi4ation& a school or company. $f you watch games of dominos being played "the team version#& youMll start to get into the culture of the play. /ou can even watch videos of the games on /outube. )istory =eGll eCplore so!e possible origins to the ter! ;do!inos6; and also the e!ergence of the ga!e as 9e kno9 it today. Learning abo1t these things 9ill not help yo1 play the ga!e. 7o9ever6 it is an interesting Ko1rney into history and things that happened !any cent1ries ago. 4he ter! ;do!inos; refers to any of the vario1s ga!es that are played 9ith the tiles 9e all kno9. 4he origin of these ga!es is not as old as it !ay see!. Eo!inoes6 as a ga!e6 only !ade its appearance in the early 1+th cent1ry in 51rope. %aples and /enice 9ere the Drst #talian cities 9here the ga!e beca!e pop1lar @since they 9ere portsA. 8ro! there6 the ga!e rapidly spread all over 51rope and later to the A!ericas 9ith the coloni3ers and sea!en 9ho freB1ented the %e9 =orld. 4he do!inos 1sed today to play 9ere not al9ays playing tiles. Many cent1ries ago6 do!inos 9ere 1sed as a divination tool to foretell the f1t1re6 a predecessor of the 4arot. As for the ter! 1sed today to refer to the ga!e6 historians concl1de it co!es fro! one of t9o so1rces( @aA beca1se of their rese!blance to the ;do!ino6; the 9inter hoods 9orn by 8rench priests @9hich are 9hite on the inside and black on the o1tsideA or @bA fro! the 9ord ;do!inos; !eaning Lord6 since the 9inner of a hand 9o1ld say6 ;$enedica!1s do!inos; @blessed be the LordA. 4oday6 do!inos has beco!e one of the !ost pop1lar ga!es ever played. ?esearchers esti!ate there are !ore than one billion (<DDD million) people that practice the ga!e. So!e of the reasons for this level of pop1larity are that the ga!e can be played by the 9hole fa!ily6 any age6 healthy or incapacitated6 !en and 9o!en. 4he ga!e kno9s fe9 li!itations. 7o9ever6 the !ost i!portant reason is that so!e of the ga!es that can be played 9ith these tiles are classiDed as the !ost !ind&challenging activities that involve critical thinking. A person eCposed to the ga!e of do!inos freB1ently 9ill train f1nda!ental !ind processes s1ch as induction( deduction( retenti&e memory6 9hich is capital in the process of developing short&ter! !e!ory. Eo!ino players are kno9n to have an a!a3ing capacity to re!e!ber things. Analysis6 heavy arith!etic training and decision&!aking are also a!ong the !ain attrib1tes of the ga!e.

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Most of the ga!es 9ith do!inos are played by tea!s( 2ne tea! plays another tea! and tries to 9in. 7o9ever6 9inning takes one i!portant factor( being able to communicate6 being able to build a team6 cooperation6 the co!pilation of t9o ideas6 t9o strategies that have to beco!e only one6 the team strate#y to play correctly. 4herefore6 the ga!e of do!inos is also a !achine that enco1rages cooperation6 interpersonal relationships and tea! b1ilding. Mario gives you a hint about the aspects of communications that you can learn to increase your chances of winning. /ou can ,nd a thorough description of techniBues of communicating with your partner in his other boo1s& including *he AB+s of Dominos. 3ow to play with a strate#y 4he strategy of do!inos appears to be si!ple( play and play 1ntil all the tiles are played. 7o9ever6 that is only tr1e to a certain eCtent. 8ar !ore co!plicated and interesting techniB1es and strategies a9ait those 9ho vent1re into the !ystery of the do!inos ga!e. Descripti&e aspects 4he ga!e of do!inos is a ga!e of strategies. Most of the strategies are related to a si!ple p1rpose( @1A do not let the adversaries play all their tiles6 @2A play all of yo1r tiles. 4he key to the Drst point is to block the adversary fro! playing their tilesW hence it is the bloc& game. #t is very i!portant to 1nderstand the tea! nat1re of the block ga!e. #t is not yo1 against the other tea!W it is always you and your partner against the other tea!. Since !e!bers of the tea! dra9 seven tiles each6 9e start by having all the strengths of the tea! divided into t9o gro1ps6 each at the hands of each player. %o96 let 1s be very clear abo1t this( only the correct connection of the t9o hands can bring abo1t victory. 4o connect t9o hands in do!inos6 one more aspect is essential8 communication. Co!!1nication tells o1r partner approCi!ately 9hat tiles 9e hold in o1r hands. 7o9ever6 there is only one le#al way to communicate in dominos8 pauses. A pa1se is deDned as the a!o1nt of ti!e a player takes to !ake his play. $y logical reasoning6 the !ore options yo1 have6 the !ore ti!e yo1 need to think. So6 a long pa1se is interpreted as the player having !ore than one option to play. LetLs 1se a do!inos eCa!ple( #f a player is going to cover a corner 9ith a n1!ber -6 and makes a lon# pause before !aking the play6 then 9e 9o1ld have to ass1!e that the player has !ore than one -6 possibly more than two A0s. #f a player covers a side without pausin#( then 9e say the player does not carry more tiles of the one heJshe is covering. $y interpretin# the pauses correctly and retaining the infor!ation6 players can create the right strategy to 9in.

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8. 4he $lock
= transcription of a demonstration by Mario on /outube )art < 3ow to lock http(JJ999.yo1t1be.co!J9atch>vUo2gv92++=%0 XXX start here )art ? 3ow to lock http(JJ999.yo1t1be.co!J9atch>vU=L%tC*Lt2dk Mario describes step+by+step the concept of bloc1ing.... Nere are two 1ey points% ,. -no the rules about scoring$ *loc1ing strategy comes from the way that the points are scored.

4he block ga!e is a ;tea! vers1s tea!; ga!e. 4he co!!1nication tool yo1 9ill 1se is ho9 yo1 play the tile. 0o1 can do a fast !ove or a s!ooth !ove6 an 1ncertain !ove or a conDdent !ove. LetGs note that a do1ble @'J' or MJM6 for eCa!pleA is -0 percent li!ited co!pared to other tiles. 7o9ever6 it can beco!e strong at certain ti!es in the ga!e.

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#n this de!onstration6 the do1ble siC @MJMA is played Drst by =est @the person on the left side of the ca!eraA. 4he neCt player is So1th @sho9n in the photoA and the So1th player has one option that preserves her t1rn( a B1ick !ove 9ith 0JM && co!!1nicating to everyone in the ga!e that ;# have no siCes.;

So1th to play( #n -(006 Mario says( 7o9 can # lose better> 7o9 can # lose 9ith the fe9est points possible :iven to the opposing tea!> Many professional players of do!inos say that the seven tiles talk to yo1.

#n !y hand @%orthA6 # can block anyone 9ho has do1ble three @'J'A beca1se # have 2J'6 ,J' and -J'.

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# a! %orth6 so if 5ast leaves a ' sho9ing6 # can cover the ' 9ith one of these three tiles. # can block =est if # cover the eCposed '. #f the opposing tea! has 'J'6 they co1ld be blocked by !e @this observation is !ade at M(-0 in the Drst videoA. # kno9 that # have no blanks. 4his is a !issing s1it. 4he start of the ga!e @*('0 of the Drst videoA %orth 9as the dealer6 =est 9ill lead @in the video6 =est in on the ca!eraGs leftA.

=est has three do1bles. =hich tile 9ill cost =est the !ost points if =est is still holding it at the end of the ga!e> 2f co1rse6 MJM6 so =est plays the MJM. %otice that =est has a strong s1it @MA 9ith fo1r tiles that carry a M. 0o1 call it a ;strong s1it; 9hen yo1 have fo1r or !ore tiles 9ith the sa!e n1!ber. 4his !eans that there are only three !ore tiles o1t there 9ith siC.

"*y the way& Mario is upset that the )(> in the photo above and in the video is improperly set up. :o you see the difference@ The si2 dots should be in two vertical columns of three dots in this photo& but the )(> tile has two sets of three hori4ontal dots.# .hat is next/ =est needs to co!!1nicate to his partner that he has !ore than one siC6 so he 9ill pa1se....then play 8#?ML0 the MJM. 4he pa1se says ;# have !ore than one do1ble option; and the 8#?M action !eans6 ;# a! strong in this n1!ber.; LetMs continue in the ne2t video "Bloc& part 0#
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=hat happens in %orthGs head> 7eGs the partner of So1th6 so he sees t9o siCes on the table. %orth has one siC in his hand(

%orth has MJ2 ... so %orth kno9s that there are fo1r siCes in the hands of the opponent. %o9 it is ti!e for the 5ast person to play.

So6 M or blank> =hat sho1ld 5ast do> aA 7o9 can 5ast 1se the pa1se 9hen playing the M> bA 7o9 can 5ast 1se the pa1se 9hen playing a tile 9ith blank>
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#n an introd1ction to do!inos6 yo1 need to kno9 the difference in the 1se of the pa1se. #n a !ore advanced book6 yo1 can learn the conseB1ences of playing a blank or a siC tile in this sit1ation. 8or no96 since yo1 are ne9 to tea! do!inos6 what is your answer about the use of the pauseF ............... 2kay6 here is the ans9er( a# Now can -ast use the pause when playing the >@ Answer8 4here is only one tile 9ith a siC. #f 5ast plays the siC6 he !1st play B1ickly6 9itho1t a pa1se6 so that his partner kno9s that there is no other siC. $eca1se there are so many fi&es in his hand6 MarioGs !ethod s1ggests that 5ast can p1t the tile do9n with #reat Jourish. b# Now can -ast use the pause when playing a tile with blan1@ Answer8 Look at the n1!ber of tiles 9ith a blank. 0J0 and 0J-. $eca1se there is a choice6 the pa1se 9ill tell his partner6 ;# had !ore than one tiles 9ith a blank. # pa1sed beca1se # had to !ake a choice.; ... no9 yo1 are getting a taste of 9hat happens in the minds of the four people playin# dominos. #t see!s co!plicated6 doesnGt it> 4hat 9as !y Drst i!pression && !.hat if I pause hen I shouldn1t pause/ I1ll communicate the rong message to my partner.! # 9as very conf1sed 9hen # Drst learned that do!inos has so !any layers of psychology. YY 4eachers sho1ld separate the r1les of the ga!e fro! the strategies of playing. %otice that 9e are disc1ssing the opening !oves of the blocking ga!e in a separate chapter fro! the list of r1les. YY 4eachers sho1ld let st1dents play several hands before the blocking strategy is introd1ced in class. "he blockin# strate#y is eCplained !ore f1lly in The =*Cs of :ominos. Get this boo1 free on Scribd.com.

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:. ?eso1rces for More Learning

0o1 have the !ost i!portant reso1rce for do!inos( your mind. 0o1 no9 carry the spirit of the real do!inos in yo1 and yo1 have the po9er to spread this val1able life skill to yo1r st1dents and all st1dents in yo1r school and school district. Spread it to senior centers in yo1r co!!1nity. =hy not take the Drst step and share this ebook 9ith other teachers6 yo1r principal6 parents and st1dents and seniors6 too> :o ahead6 download this book from scribd.com6 copy it and e!ail the link to yo1r contacts. #f yo1 bo1ght the physical book6 9e thank yo1 and ass1re yo1 that the net proceeds fro! the sale of the book @abo1t Z1A 9ent into a variety of proKects6 incl1ding b1ying sets of do!inos6 b1ying !ore books and distrib1ting the! to schools and senior centers and p1tting the entire ebook on CE. #f yo1 9o1ld like the ebook on CE6 please send a reB1est and 9eGll send yo1 t9o of the!6 one for yo1 and one for yo1 to give to the !edia reso1rce person in yo1r local library && then !5)Y "37 7 556 and give it to a teacher in another school or to an ofDcer in an organi3ation that organi3es senior cl1b activities. Ps1ally those eCperts have the ability to !ake copies of CEs and E/Es6 9hich 9e per!it 1nder the Creative Co!!ons license that pro!otes copying and distrib1tion of

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=s you can see& Mario has been Buoted often. This boo1 is his ,rst boo1 in -nglish.

abo1t ;7o9 to Pse 8acebook in the 5S2L Classroo!; appeared in a teCtbook. 7e coordinates a penpal net9ork called $#$ enpals at 0o1t1be.co!J$#$ enpals. Eo!inos is a helpf1l tool for pro!oting collaboration. 4he disc1ssions can lead to eCchanging infor!ation abo1t ho9 to b1ild b1sinesses and provide !entors to teenagers. 4he follo9ing teCts are reco!!ended to !entors of all ages 9ho 9ant to enco1rage the develop!ent of life skills in the neCt generation... Er. Abraha! S. 8ischlerGs blog 4heSt1dent#stheClass.co! @be nice and visit his blogA 4ransfor!&5d1cation.co! 7o9ard :itlo9( The :eming Guide to Ouality and Competitive 0osition @and a 9ebsite to interpret Ee!ing( uild"he%uture.netA Ean ink( :rive& ;ree =gent 8ation& = <hole 8ew Mind Malcol! :lad9ell( *lin1& The Tipping 0oint& 9utliers 7o9ard :ardner( #ntelligence ?efra!ed @pages 1M1&1M* abo1t erfor!ances of PnderstandingA %eil ost!an( Teaching as a Subversive =ctivity& Teaching as a Conserving =ctivity Eennis Littky( The *ig 0icture% -ducation is -veryoneMs *usiness Ja!es 5. [1ll( The =rt of Changing the *rain% enriching the practice of teaching by e2ploring the biology of learning Eaniel A!enGs books abo1t brain research John %aisbitt( Mind SetE @!any of !y teenage st1dents Dnd it intrig1ingA 4ony =agnerGs * :lobal Skills @Collaboration6 Co!!1nication6 Accessing and Analy3ing infor!ation6 #nitiative and entreprene1ring6 Adaptability and agility6 Creativity and i!agination and Critical 4hinkingA Michael :1rian( The Minds of *oys% Saving our sons from falling behind in school and life. 4ho!as 8ried!an( The <orld is ;lat& Cersion '.! @see pages '0)&'22A. Raren Ar!strong( = Nistory of God @9hat does i2ra !ean> Chapter - is very helpf1l in broadening the perspective of st1dents6 p. 1'2&1M)A Annotated s1!!aries of these books are available at his 9ebsite :1ide2ntheSide.co! or by e!ailing Steve at 5EESteve"g!ail.co! $ebsites Eo!inoes.co! A list of !any types of other ga!es 9ith r1les

0o1 can learn other variations of do!inos at vario1s 9ebsites( http(JJ999.do!ino&ga!es.co!Jdo!ino&r1lesJdo!ino&basics.ht!l

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=e reco!!end these sites beca1se yo1 9ill Dnd that st1dents 9ill get conf1sed && eCcellent< 4he beginning of analysis is conf1sion. 'ath /esources http(JJ999.!aa.orgJdevlinJLockhartsLa!ent.pdf http(JJ999.!aa.orgJdevlinJdevlinN0-N0+.ht!l SeB1el to LockhartGs La!ent

A special slide sho9 for !ath teachers @1se dominos to reinforce the infor!ation in !any of these linksA. http(JJ999.slideshare.netJkbrooksJ21st&cent1ry&skills&in&the&!ath&classroo!&9ebinar& presentation Youtube !hannels 0o1t1be.co!Jabcdo!inos videos by Mario J. Llorente @co!!entaries6 ne9 videos added at least once every t9o !onthsA = conversation "casual# )art < 3ow to lock http(JJ999.yo1t1be.co!J9atch>vUo2gv92++=%0 )art ? 3ow to lock http(JJ999.yo1t1be.co!J9atch>vU=L%tC*Lt2dk "he 'ath behind Dominos http(JJ999.yo1t1be.co!J9atch>vU$p4fRppL8-A 4ntroduction http(JJ999.yo1t1be.co!J9atch>vU?0#rJp:24', 0o1 9ill learn abo1t the ;Mathe!atics :a!e6; 9here yo1 play in the fo1r directions of the starting tile. 8or !ore abo1t this ga!e6 see the A$Cs of Eo!inos.

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Look at a video called ;!ubans Don.t )lay Dominoes... $hatK; #t 9as capt1red by a P.S. video Ko1rnalist. 0o1 9ill see the co1nterclock9ise !ove!ent6 the B1ick play6 and the co!!1nication bet9een partners. 0o1Gll also read in the notes of the video the B.S. person.s pre1udice against do!inos. http(JJ999.yo1t1be.co!J9atch>vU0B[tCpP8#JM $atch the counterclockwise play

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3ere is the A:S$7/ to the problem in !hapter !8 Now many tiles are in a bo2 of double+si2 dominos@ 2f co1rse there are not ', tiles. 4here are 2+. 0o1 can ask st1dents to !ake a grid of ,) boCes6 n1!bers 0 to M on each side @vertical and hori3ontal aCes of the gridA. 1t in the do1ble n1!bers and then st1dents 9ill see that 1JM is the sa!e as MJ16 so they can cross o1t one of the sa!e pairs. 4he res1lt( * do1bles pl1s 21 co!binations U 2+ tiles. #t 9ill look pretty @and st1dents 9ill discover the patternA if yo1 arrange the tiles in a cascade( 0J0 0J1 1J1 0J2 1J2 2J2 et cetera.

This boo1 is dedicated to the memory of Gordon :y1e& a teacher who spent more time listening than lecturing. = scholarship fund connected with 8ew:awn+=ssociation.org pays for the school fees of orphans in Penya. $f you would li1e to support this program& contact uildin#4nternational rid#es.or#.

A3S.45S to the conversions So6 ho9 did yo1 do 9ith the conversions> gallons or B1arts to liters 1 gallon U '.*2 liters 8 to C M+ degrees 8 U 20 degrees C !iles to k! 1 !ile U 1.M k! yards to !eters 1 yard U 0.) ! inches to c! 1 inch U 2.-, c! po1nds to kg 2.20- lbs U 1 kg o1nces to gra!s 1 o1nce U 2+ g 100 !iles U > 1M0 k! 100 k! U > abo1t M2 k! 10 liters U > abo1t 2.* gallons 10 gallons U > abo1t '* liters 10 po1nds U > ,.-' kg 10 kg U > abo1t 22 po1nds

#f yo1 9ant to !ake yo1r o9n sheet of tiles6 yo1 can photocopy the follo9ing three sheets. 5nco1rage yo1r st1dents to create their o9n do!ino designs. Search Hdesign do!inos 9orksheet.I A 1sef1l 9ebsite for creating 9orksheets is fo1nd at "ools%or7ducators.com.

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Eo!ino 4iles @standardA http(JJ999.toolsfored1cators.co!Jdo!inoesJ do!ino @blankA for creative tiles part 1

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Eo!ino @blankA for creative tiles part 2

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4hese 9orksheets ca!e fro! http(JJ999.toolsfored1cators.co!Jdo!inoesJ

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=hat did 9e learn @so farA>

<. !ollaboration wins. ?. Anticipation helps. +. !ommunication is possible 9itho1t saying anything. -"he table talks. You 1ust need to listen.,. #tGs not a ga!e. Dominos de&elops the mind. -. Learn the blockin# strate#y. #n the neCt book @The =*Cs of :ominosA6 yo1 9ill learn !1ch !ore( More history More abo1t co!!1nication 2penings Middle ga!e 5ndings More strategies( && ho9 to 9in && ho9 to lose )hoto credits
So1rce of photos of :ates and $1ffett

http(JJ999.nyti!es.co!J200MJ0MJ2*Jb1sinessJ2*friends.ht!l http(JJ999.yo1t1be.co!J9atch>vU1Ch#2l=bKtg\feat1reUplayerNe!bedded :ates and $1ffett play bridge Many photos ca!e fro! the =ikipedia article at http(JJen.9ikipedia.orgJ9ikiJEo!inoes. A donation of 10 cents per book sold has been !ade to the non&proDt fo1ndation that s1pports =ikipedia. Good teachers li1e Rafe -sBuith thin1 of innovative ways to engage the attention of their students. <e plan to donate a copy of this boo1 to Mr. -sBuith3s school. <e encourage you to read his boo1s. A set of eCercises is available to help introd1ce so!e of the strategies6 s1ch as H9hich tile sho1ld # play>I 0o1 can receive a free ebook copy of these eCercises by 9riting to 1s and reB1esting6 =%ree 7book of Domino 79ercises.>

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4hank yo1 for reading to the end of the book. =e hope that yo1 9ill incl1de do!inos in yo1r life to keep yo1r !ind sharp and agile. #f yo1 are 1nder 1+ or over +06 do!inos can be part of a progra! to enhance the B1ality of yo1r life. $y no9 yo1 have replaced the !yths that yo1 carried before yo1 read this book. =e invite yo1 to describe the difference bet9een ;individ1al do!inoes; and ;tea! do!inos; && 1sing the special spelling that 9e advocate. "here is much work to do now. 0o1 have infor!ation abo1t do!inos that can be 1sef1l F why not buy a set of ?G tiles and introduce the #ame to seniorsF 0o1 can even go into schools. $eca1se yo1 kno9 abo1t the international version of do!inos6 yo1 can pass on this infor!ation to teachers6 parents6 st1dents and principals. 4f you are o&er HA( why not find some friends and brin# the #ame to a local schoolF 0o1 and yo1r friends can be !entors to st1dents. =e invite yo1 to Koin 1s in bringing do!inos into classroo!s6 adding this val1able collaborative skill to the approved set of other ga!es that school children play @backga!!on6 chess6 checkers6 etc.A. 8or !ore ideas abo1t ho9 yo1 can help spread the ?5AL ga!e of do!inos @the acade!ic6 collaborative team versionA6 9rite to 1s or call Q1 )-, M,M +2,M. Mario Joel Llorente Leyva and Steve McCrea 8o1nders of the AEE 4ea! Academic Dominos Distribution 4ea! Mario atriot"yahoo.co! SteveMath4eacher"g!ail.co! Skype( Steve5nglishteacher 4elephone( Q1 )-,.M,M.+2,M

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4hink of the shortest airplane Oight yo1 ever took and thatGs ho9 B1ickly yo1Gll get thro1gh this book. #t is called Han airplane bookI beca1se if # go do9n in an airplane6 #Gll think6 I=t least $ got that boo1 about dominos ,nished.I

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