I got a copy of The Book of Think and The I Hate Mathematics Book as a kid and I still have both of them – they have survived many moves and many book purges.I am a math teacher at FSCJ in Jacksonville, FL and I have no doubt that you were one of the reinforcements to my childhood love of math.Your comment made my day!

She continued: "Me and my friends had been playing tic-tac-toe on Zoom, so I decided to play with the mail lady. "No one wants to be inside, they want to be on the patio, and it's cold." Tie 0. (I think I’m in third place, behind our “cat” tie games!) This article has been viewed 255,661 times.Thanks to all authors for creating a page that has been read 255,661 times.% of people told us that this article helped them.wikiHow is where trusted research and expert knowledge come together. If no player gets 3 in a row, it’s a draw, and the game starts over with a new, empty grid.We know ads can be annoying, but they’re what allow us to make all of wikiHow available for free. (Below is some of what I learned from rummaging online. There are the people who are using the time at home to get a handle on their different hobbies and projects, while others are catching up on their binge-watching. I saw a variety of benefits mentioned on different sites―problem solving, spatial reasoning, hand-eye coordination, taking turns, thinking strategically, good sportsmanship, understanding predictability.The game of Tic-Tac-Toe is also known as Noughts and Crosses, Xs and Os, and by other names. Maybe ask them to describe their strategies in writing.4. Well la di da. Encourage kids to think about strategies. Because X played in the middle big square with an X in the upper left square in the little board, that upper left position dictates that O.And this is how play continues. {"smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/5\/52\/Play-Tic-Tac-Toe-Step-1.jpg\/v4-460px-Play-Tic-Tac-Toe-Step-1.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/5\/52\/Play-Tic-Tac-Toe-Step-1.jpg\/aid84863-v4-728px-Play-Tic-Tac-Toe-Step-1.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":325,"bigWidth":"728","bigHeight":"514","licensing":"

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