Add and multiply
This activity is for parents and whānau to do with their child to practise their multiplication facts.
About this resource
This resource helps learners practise their multiplication facts.
Ngā rawa kei tēnei rauemi:
Add and multiply
Required materials
- four dice
- pen and paper for recording
See Materials that come with this resource to download:
- Add and multiply activity (.pdf)
What to do
The aim of the game is to produce the largest total by adding the values on pairs of dice and then multiplying these two totals.
- The dice are rolled. Players race to produce the largest value. For example, if 2, 4, 5, or 6 are thrown, they could be paired as:
2 + 4 and 5 + 6, which would give 6 x 11 = 66,
2 + 5 and 4 + 6, which would give 7 x 10 = 70
2 + 6 and 4 + 5, which would give 8 x 9 = 72, the winning total - Roll again. The first player to win three games is the winner.
What to expect your child to do
Children should be able to add numbers to ten together mentally or give instant responses to these. They should have instant recall of multiplication facts.
Variations
- Try to get the smallest value.
- Add three numbers together and multiply the total by the fourth number.
- Use 5 dice: Add three numbers and two numbers, and then multiply these totals.
He kupu Māori
dice |
mataono tau |
add |
tāpiri (-hia) |
multiply |
whakarea (-tia) |
pair |
takirau |
answer (to a maths problem) |
otinga |
roll (dice) |
pīrori (-hia) |
He whakawhitinga kōrero
- Pīrorihia ngā mataono tau e whā. (Roll the four dice.)
- Wehea kia rua ngā takirua mataono tau. Tāpirihia ngā tau o ia takirua. (Split the dice into two pairs and add the numbers on each pair.)
- Whakareatia ngā tapeke. He aha te otinga? (Multiply the totals. What is the answer?)
- E whai ana koe i te otinga nui rawa atu e taea ana. Nō reira, āta whakaarohia te wehewehe i ngā mataono tau ki ngā takirua e rua. (You are aiming to get the biggest answer possible, so think carefully about how you pair the dice together.)
- E whai ana koe i te otinga iti rawa atu e taea ana. (You are aiming for the smallest answer possible.)
- Tāpirihia kia toru ngā tau, ka whakareatia ai ki te tau tuawhā. (Add three numbers and multiply by the fourth.)
- Pīrorihia kia rima ngā mataono tau. Tāpirihia ētahi tau e toru me ētahi tau e rua. Whakareatia ngā tapeke. (Add three of the numbers and two of the numbers. Multiply the totals.)
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