Here are some fast and fun minimal-prep math warm up ideas for working on fluency within 5 (or 6) using equipment you'll have in your classroom.
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Roll and Build the Biggest
- students (or one player from the group) rolls 2 dice
- students build the biggest number with counters or sticks
Roll, Build and Add to 5 (or 6)
- roll a dice
- build the number
- add more in a different color to make a total of 5 or 6
Roll and Make a Design
- roll the dice
- take a matching number of pattern blocks
- make a design/shape with them
- encourage your students to add more of their design and then describe it to you (repeated addition, beginnings of algebra)
Roll & Add to Group
- provide a container of counters or tokens
- roll
- take a matching number of counters
- keep rolling and taking
- the first to 5, 6 or 10 wins
I hope your learners get warmed up quickly for their math lesson or workshop with these fast-prep games.
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