Here is a low-prep math game for building fluency with numbers and recognizing combinations that make 5 for early addition.
You just need (per student):
- 2 dice
- a whiteboard or scrap paper
- pens
Challenge students to roll the 2 dice and record a tally mark for every total of 5 they make.
Option: have students work in pairs and have one student monitor the rolls for accuracy and switch roles after each 5 is scored.
Option: play in pairs and the first to make a tally of 5 is the winner.
Extension: include a 'difference of 5' roll, so if a 6 and 1 are rolled, a tally mark may be recorded.
Alternative: if you have the shape card printables from my latest Math Pack, you could use the 5 arrangements as score cards. Each time a 5 is rolled, a counter can be added to the shape. As well as being a scorecard, and engagement tool, your students will get additional exposure to the part-part-whole combinations that make 5 as they see their scorecard progress.
Further develop your students sense of the number 5 with the activity cards Make 5 in the Hive (also in the math pack). Your learners will add additional dots to the hive and record the addition.
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Option: play in pairs and the first to make a tally of 5 is the winner.
Extension: include a 'difference of 5' roll, so if a 6 and 1 are rolled, a tally mark may be recorded.
Alternative: if you have the shape card printables from my latest Math Pack, you could use the 5 arrangements as score cards. Each time a 5 is rolled, a counter can be added to the shape. As well as being a scorecard, and engagement tool, your students will get additional exposure to the part-part-whole combinations that make 5 as they see their scorecard progress.
Further develop your students sense of the number 5 with the activity cards Make 5 in the Hive (also in the math pack). Your learners will add additional dots to the hive and record the addition.
I'd love to share more ideas with your for math and number with my email newsletter - you can hop on the list over on the website. It's free and you can cancel anytime, no worries at all!