Dicey dabble
This is a level 3 number activity from the Figure It Out series. This is focused on using multiplication and 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 multiplication and division facts in a game.
Dicey dabble
Achievement objectives
NA3-2: Know basic multiplication and division facts.
Required materials
- Figure It Out, Level 3, Basic facts, "Dicey dabble", page 20
- cards showing 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 15, 18, 20, 24, 25, 30, and 36
- a classmate
- dice
See Materials that come with this resource to download:
- Dicey dabble game (.pdf)
Activity
This game reinforces students’ recognition of factors. The points incentive encourages them to find common factors. As students replay the game, they will soon learn the best ways to arrange the dividends so that they increase their chances of finding a common factor.
To vary this game, you could change the dice to one marked three to eight or change the cards to 8, 12, 14, 15, 16, 20, 21, 28, 30, 32, 36, and 40.
A game of multiplication and division.
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