It remains to be seen
This is a level 3 number activity from the Figure It Out series. It focuses on using division facts in a game. 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:
- Use division facts in a game.
It remains to be seen
Achievement objectives
NA3-2: Know basic multiplication and division facts.
Required materials
- Figure It Out, Level 3, Basic Facts, "It remains to be seen", page 22
- different coloured counter for each player
- classmate
See Materials that come with this resource to download:
- It remains to be seen game (.pdf)
- Numeral cards (.pdf)
Activity
This game is valuable for practising division and addition skills because of the need to calculate the remainder. Encourage students to say the calculation out loud so that the second player can check their move. Having one as a divisor reinforces the understanding that n ÷ 1 = n.
To vary this game, you could encourage students to design another game board with larger numbers and to use a dice marked four to nine. This gives students an opportunity to practise other basic multiplication facts.
A game of division.
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