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My ds play the game with dice, either multiplying ...

2009-11-11T11:01:59.245-06:00

My ds play the game with dice, either multiplying 2 or using four dice and adding or rolling two and adding, then the next two, add them together and subtract the larger from the smaller. I think the possibilities with cards and dice are astonishing. We play war with flash card, the answer being the 'war' number.

Thanks for the great idea. We are all for learning...

2009-11-10T14:43:33.089-06:00

Thanks for the great idea. We are all for learning through game playing. Thanks for joining the Carnival, too.

My boss taught me a similar interesting dice game:...

2009-11-09T22:48:36.206-06:00

My boss taught me a similar interesting dice game: Instead of adding up the numbers you see, have your students add up the numbers on the bottom of the dice.

It's much easier than you think: on regular dice, all of the opposite sides add up to 7.

So say you have 3 dice, and you roll 3, 1 and 2. The other sides are 4, 6, and 5 respectively, so the answer would be 15.

It adds another level of difficulty to the game without any additional setup or materials.

A simple but related game that works especially we...

2009-11-04T19:21:11.672-06:00

A simple but related game that works especially well as a "fun" math center for practicing addition and subtraction facts:

Roll two dice. Add the number of the first die to the second die. (Or subtract the smaller number from the bigger one.)

Of course, regular dice will only get you up to 6+6 or 6-6. However, if you can find a game store (anywhere that sells role-playing games like Dungeons and Dragons for sure), you can find dice with 4 sides, 10 sides, and 20 sides very easily.

Kids think that rolling the dice is fun, and they are practicing basic facts. It's a simple game for our second graders to understand and play without any real set-up required.