Odds N' Evens
Odds N' Evens is dice within dice. It is a great strategy to teach many different applications in Math.
Classroom Applications:
To teach addition, multiplication, subtraction
To teach area and perimeter
Fractions
Place Value
Game Examples:
Dice N' Dice can be used to teach probability, multiplication facts (multiply
the two numbers together), addition (add them together), subtraction (subtract
the smaller number from the larger one), fractions (small number is the
numerator and the larger number is the denominator), and decimals (tenths and
hundredths places)...
The Real Estate Game:
Each student gets a Double Die and partners with someone else. One
player has a red felt-tip marker and the other plays with a green marker. They
get a sheet of grid paper and take turns rolling the dice. When they roll one
number becomes the length and the other number becomes the width of a "property" they draw onto the grid paper. It has to be in a rectangle or square shape. Inside the shape, the write both their numbers that shows the area
(like 3 x 4 = 12).
Players take turns doing this and the winner is the person who fills
up the most 'square feet' on the grid paper.
Classroom Applications:
To teach addition, multiplication, subtraction
To teach area and perimeter
Fractions
Place Value
Game Examples:
Dice N' Dice can be used to teach probability, multiplication facts (multiply
the two numbers together), addition (add them together), subtraction (subtract
the smaller number from the larger one), fractions (small number is the
numerator and the larger number is the denominator), and decimals (tenths and
hundredths places)...
The Real Estate Game:
Each student gets a Double Die and partners with someone else. One
player has a red felt-tip marker and the other plays with a green marker. They
get a sheet of grid paper and take turns rolling the dice. When they roll one
number becomes the length and the other number becomes the width of a "property" they draw onto the grid paper. It has to be in a rectangle or square shape. Inside the shape, the write both their numbers that shows the area
(like 3 x 4 = 12).
Players take turns doing this and the winner is the person who fills
up the most 'square feet' on the grid paper.