| While K-3 teachers have been very creative in implementing teaching strategies and activities to enhance numeracy skills, a vast majority of the Filipino K-3 learners lag behind their peers in the areas of number sense, mathematical thinking and reasoning, and positive disposition towards basic mathematics. Employing triangulation within a descriptive qualitative framework, this research aimed at designing game-based learning activities for the effective delivery of the teaching and learning of numeracy concepts and skills. The findings indicate that the main barriers to enhancing the numeracy skills of Kindergarten to Grade 3 (K–3) pupils include limited parental involvement, challenges in classroom management, pupils' difficulty in grasping basic number concepts, diverse learning abilities, limited access to learning materials and resources, attitude of pupils towards Math, inadequate pre-requisite skills, and issues within the curriculum. Among the barriers, lack of parental involvement emerged as the most critical factor affecting the pupils' learning of Mathematics. While many learning activities are currently being used, they have not proven to be significantly effective in improving Mathematics instruction. Key areas for further exploration include the implementation of proposed game-based learning activities at home, the integration of such activities within the classroom setting, and the evaluation of their actual effectiveness in enhancing the numeracy skills of K–3 pupils. |
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