Six shooters
This is a level 3 number activity from the Figure It Out series. It relates to stage 6 of the number framework. A PDF of the student activity is included.
About this resource
Figure It Out is a series of 80 books published between 1999 and 2009 to support teaching and learning in New Zealand classrooms.
This resource provides the teachers’ notes and answers for one activity from the Figure It Out series. A printable PDF of the student activity can be downloaded from the materials that come with this resource.
Specific learning outcomes:
Know multiplication facts.
Six shooters
Achievement objectives
NA3-2: Know basic multiplication and division facts.
Required materials
- Figure It Out, Level 2–3, Basic Facts, "Six shooters", page 26
- 3 classmates
- 3 dice
- 6 counters for each player (different colours for each player)
See Materials that come with this resource to download:
- Six shooters activity (.pdf)
Activity
This game involves basic multiplication facts. The use of three dice allows students some choice in manipulating which fact they select. A key point of the game is that as the game progresses and more counters are placed, the number of options decreases.
Once a counter is placed, it cannot be removed, nor can that answer be used by another player. Consider this situation:
Moana is using
counters and throws
She rejects the five to form 4 x 3 = 12, which will give her two counters in the middle triangle. To practise more difficult multiplication facts, the dice can be modified so that they have the numbers 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 on the faces. The triangles should also be modified to become:
A game of multiplication.
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