[dingledanglescarecrow]

My pupils love playing this game.  We have now added another dice to the game which tells them what number fact to write at the end – depending on the age/ability of the child playing it might be to write a multiplication fact (M on the dice), a division fact (D) or a fractions fact (F).

e.g.  They roll a 3 and a 5 and a D, they would draw a 3×5 rectangle on the grid and then write a division fact e.g. 15 <span style=”line-height: 1.5;”>÷ 3 = 5.</span>

Thanks so much for the idea, it’s proving a popular game!
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[Jo Boaler]

thanks Heather! Jo

[dpotaczek]

Am I missing something with this game?  The template shows = ___ + ___ + ___ for each number 1-10.  If you are supposed to see how many numbers you can make by rolling the 3 dice, but can only use addition, how would you get more than one answer out of the roll?

[Heather]

The updates look wonderful!  Congratulations on all of the hard work.

[Jo Boaler]

Thanks Dan!

[ssullivan]

How do you win?  Do you find the sum of each players “numbers,” then the player with the largest sum is the winner?

[Cathy]

This is a great problem to post in class where students can work and post their different solutions. I have seen teachers dedicate wall or white board space to this problem and allow students to post their solutions throughout the week. It provides students to see work from other students outside of their class. The teachers asked students to put down their class period and first name next to their work. Students were encouraged to find creative and different solutions for the different numbers.

[Cathy]

My high school students loved this game. It was great practice for multiplication and they enjoyed organizing their own class and lunch hour tournaments.

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