Monday Math Freebie - Multiplication BUMP!

My class has just finished multiplication and division. Here's a set of BUMP boards I made to practice basic facts. You'll find boards for facts from 1-12. Students roll a 10-sided die and then multiply by the factor on the board.

There are two versions available. They are both pictured below.

Download Multiplication BUMP.

Download Multiplication BUMP - Australian Animals.

If you don't have 10-sided dice, you can download a really nice set of dice templates from the Twinkl web site. Please note that you must sign up for a free account to download.

If you prefer to use spinners instead of dice, here is a set of 1-10 number spinners. In this file you'll find one large spinner, two medium-sized spinners, and four small spinners.

Download 1-10 Spinners.

I hope you get a chance to use these in your home or classroom. Please let me know if you try these and how they work! 

Math Freebie - Steal the Treasure (X Version)

While I was recreating an addition game I first saw in a fabulous post by Aimee of Primarily Speaking, I decided a multiplication version was needed.

Here's a snapshot of the multiplication version of Steal the Treasure.

The game comes with teacher directions, student directions (shown), and a game board. 

Download the multiplication version of Steal the Treasure!. Please let me know if you try this with your students and how they liked it.

Math Freebie - Steal the Treasure!

While pinning resources yesterday I came across a fabulous post by Aimee of Primarily Speaking. In it she describes a game she learned about at a workshop. Using a number line written on a paint stick, students roll dice, add the numbers, and remove each other's markers. Called Walk the Plank, I thought it looked like great fun.

After writing to Aimee to ask if I could take this idea and run with it (she said yes!), I changed the title and made several different game boards. Here's a snapshot of this new version called Steal the Treasure.

The game comes with teacher directions, student directions (shown), and three different game boards. 

Download Steal the Treasure!. Please let me know if you try this with your students and how they liked it.

Introduction to Multiplication

My summer class is already half over and we've just begun to think about teaching multiplication and division. Here's the introductory activity I gave them to think about repeated addition, making arrays, and writing number sentences.

This activity meets the following Common Core Standards for Mathematics.

• 2.OA.4 - Work with equal groups of objects to gain foundations for multiplication. Use addition to find the total number of objects arranged in rectangular arrays with up to 5 rows and up to 5 columns; write an equation to express the total as a sum of equal addends.
• 3.OA.1 - Represent and solve problems involving multiplication and division. Interpret products of whole numbers, e.g., interpret 5 × 7 as the total number of objects in 5 groups of 7 objects each. For example, describe a context in which a total number of objects can be expressed as 5 × 7.

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Sale on Math Games

If you are looking for math games for your classroom, Didax is having a sale through May 29th. All games are under $10. In many cases you can view sample pages or images of the materials.

Visit the Didax site for more information.

Monday Math Freebies - Domino Go Fish

This week's freebie is a domino game that follows the rules for Go Fish. Players must find the sum of the dots to ask for a match. The file includes directions, a recording sheet, and a set of printable dominoes.

Download Domino Go Fish.

Math Games With Dice - The Familiar

I use a lot of dice in my classroom teaching. They're great for activities related to subitizing, basic fact practice, place value, probability, and so much more.

I'm always surprised when my students tell me they've never played some fairly popular dice games. If they have played them, it's often been an online version. However, there's a lot to be said for shaking and spilling real dice and recording the outcomes on your own score sheet. 

Two games I like are Yahtzee and Farkle. One requires five dice, the other six. The rules are different, but they both lead to practicing a number of skills in computation. You can find resources and rules for both these games online.

You can find complete directions for Yahtzee at the Hasbro site.
You can also download Yahtzee score sheets.

You can download the directions for Farkle at the Elverson Puzzle site.
You can also download Farkle score sheets.

If you are interested in some other dice games for math, check out Dice Games for Kids (directions and score sheets included) and Family Dice Games.

Monday Math Freebies - Add-it Bingo

This week's freebie includes two different versions of a bingo game. Add-it Bingo is a simple, quick game where students practice basic facts in addition while using their knowledge of the associative property. The first player rolls three dice and finds the sum of the numbers. Then he/she finds that sum on the board (there may be more than one!) and covers it in ONE spot only. The winner is the first person with 5 in a row, vertically, horizontally, or diagonally. Of course, you can always play bingo variants like the letter T, H, X, and more.

Each file includes 8 unique boards. A blank page has also been included for students to make their own bingo board, along with a list of the set of numbers that should be used to fill the squares. Version one is the "simple version," as it does not contain the numbers 3 or 18, which are harder to roll. Version two is the more "challenging version" and does contain the numbers 3 and 18.

Download Add-it Bingo version 1.

Download Add-it Bingo version 2.

Monday Math Freebies - Fishing for Numbers and Monkey Madness

In recent weeks I have been developing resources for both my perservice teachers and the classroom teachers I work with. I will be sharing these resources with you each week in the new feature called Monday Math Freebies. This week I'm sharing two games that require nothing more than a game board, markers/chips for each player, and two dice. 

Fishing for Numbers is a simple, quick game where students practice basic facts in addition and subtraction while using problem solving strategies. The first player rolls two dice and says the numbers. Then he/she looks at the empty spaces on the board and decides whether to ADD the numbers or SUBTRACT the numbers. Once a choice is made, the player says the number sentence aloud and places his/her marker over the answer. Play alternates in this fashion until one player covers all the spaces on his/her board.

Download your own copy of Fishing for Numbers.

Monkey Madness: Three to Win! is a simple, quick game where students practice basic facts in addition, subtraction and multiplication while using problem solving strategies. The first player rolls two dice and says the numbers. Then he/she looks at the empty spaces on the board and decides whether to ADD the numbers, SUBTRACT the numbers, or MULTIPLY the numbers. Once a choice is made, the player says the number sentence aloud and places his/her marker over the answer. If a player rolls doubles, he/she must cover one of the monkey on the board. Play alternates until one player gets three markers in a row, vertically, horizontally or diagonally.

Download your own copy of Monkey Madness: Three to Win!. 

Multiplication Game

I've been spending time recently pinning teaching materials to my Pinterest site. I currently have 36 boards, the bulk of them for math. I've been sharing some of the great ideas I find in my classes with my preservice teachers. Last night they asked the question, "How do teachers make all these great things?" I'll admit that I'm pretty savvy with Word, but I don't have the skills that many of these teachers have!

I did promise my students I'd experiment a little, so here's my first, very simple effort. When students got this file in class last night, it looked like this.

This morning after I "prettied it up," it looked like this.

Feel free to download Multiplication Four-in-a-Row. If you want to use this in the classroom, I recommend laminating and putting in a center. You could also send this home as a "Math in a Bag" activity. This kind of homework is great fun!

If you try this, please leave me a note and let me know what you think. If the feedback is good, I will work on uploading some additional resources.