volume 18 let’s makeseptember/october 2012 math...

Let’s Make Math Fun

Volume 18

September/October

2012

Roll the Dice for Place Value

Scarf Math

Halloween Math Game Pumpkin Track Board Game

Dots Math Games

Halloween Math Puzzles

Dots and Dice Edition

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Welcome to the September, October Edition of Let’s Make Math Fun.

This issue has developed into a Dots and Dice issue. It certainly wasn’t intentional but

as it came into being, I found Dots and Dice seemed to feature prominently!

In this issue, I welcome Alison Hislop as a guest writer. Alison is an Australian teacher. I

came across her blog several months ago and was impressed with her great ideas and

her passion for making math fun for kids. So impressed in fact, that I really wanted to

share some of her great ideas here with you!

Halloween also features in this edition but don’t worry if you don’t celebrate Halloween

as these games, activities and ideas are either adaptable or provided in a non

Halloween version also.

Hope you and the kids enjoy this issue’s games and activities!

Teresa


Great Math Ideas from Alison Hislop In this magazine we welcome guest author Alison Hislop. Alison is a teacher from Australia.

Check out these great math ideas that she has on her blog -

http://MathsWithMeaning.blogspot.com

Measuring with a Scarf! A fabulous winter activity as it starts to get cold.... burrr!

From my "Great Ideas" page at

http://mathswithmeaning.blogspot.com/p/great-ideas.html

One of my favourite activities to do heading into winter is

to get children to bring in a scarf from home. We talk about expansion (when we stretch our

scarfs), line them up next to each other from biggest to smallest, join them together to

measure huge distances, measure and compare using measuring tapes, work out the area

and perimeter, guess and check how many times we can wrap it around a tree etc. etc.. Who

knew you could do so much measuring with a scarf?

Asking the Children....

Today we were consolidating our understanding of place value. We were doing an activity

where we needed a 4 digit number and then figured out which number was 10 more, 100

more and 1000 more using MAB.

I had planned for children to turn over 4 playing cards (or 3 or 5 as I differentiated the activity

for specific needs) but then I thought,

"Why not ask the children how they could come up with a

4 digit number to use?". So I asked.....

This was their response:

- choosing 4 of our favourite numbers

- picking 4 random numbers

- rolling 4 10-sided dice

- turning over 4 playing cards

- using a calculator, closing your eyes, pushing 4 numbers and then seeing what you pushed

(this was by far my favourite, such great thinking!)

Children amaze me with their thinking on a daily basis!

http://mathswithmeaning.blogspot.com/





Addition Top-It Do you know the game Addition Top-It? I have a few different versions but recently

discovered another one!

With younger children I play in partners. Each child turns over a card (so there are two

showing at once), then have a race to add the cards together and say the answer. The first to

say the answer wins the card (if it's a draw, each player gets a card).

As children progress with their understanding of addition and subtraction you can play in

groups of three. One person is the dealer and two are the players. The dealer gives each

player a card. Players don't look at their card and put it on their forehead so the other player

can see their card. Then the dealer adds the two cards together and tells the players the

answer. The fastest player to work out what card they have on their head wins. (So many

great number strategies are used in this game - best thing is all children playing have to do

some Maths!).

Recently, I tried playing this game as purely subtraction practice. Children were in their

groups of three and instead the dealer would say "When I subtract this card (pointing to one)

from this card (pointing to the other) I get an answer of..." and the players had to guess what

card they had. It worked great! Children definitely had to think and remember to always

subtract from the big number!! I was so glad I altered this game - it worked so well! I was so

proud of the kiddos!

I love Alison’s ideas. She is obviously passionate about making math fun for kids!

She has loads more great ideas on her blog. Teaching Maths With Meaning

She also has lots of great math products at her TPT store.

www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Alimath


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Roll the Dice for Place Value Fun Let’s look at how dice can be used for teaching and reviewing place value.

There are lots and lots of different ways to use dice to help reinforce place value concepts.

Make the Largest Number A really simple game for 2 or more players is to have players create

numbers by rolling dice. To create a 2 digit number, they roll 2 dice,

to make a 3 digit number they roll 3 dice. Start the game by seeing

who can make the largest number. The numbers for each round can be recorded on the

board or on a piece of paper.

If one player rolls 5 and 3, they would make 53. The other player might roll 1 and 6 and they

could make 61. Record both and then award one point to the player with the largest number.

After a few rounds of ‘Make the largest number’ with the winner being the one who creates

the largest number, try a few different variations.

-Make the smallest number

-Make the number closest to … (this could be 50 if using 2 digits numbers or 200 if using 2

digit numbers.

-Make an odd number (anyone who can do this scores a point)

-Make a multiple of … (This might be 5 or 2 for an easy game or 7 or 9 for more advanced

students. (anyone who can do this scores a point)

Roll and Write Another way to use dice to help with place value concepts is the have the dice tell the student

what action they are to perform on a number.

You will need dice, Roll and Write Chart, Roll and Write Number Chart and Roll and Write

Record Sheet. You will find all of these on the following pages.

There are 3 sets of the charts provided!

2 digit numbers – purple set

3 digit numbers – blue set

4 digit numbers – yellow set

The same Roll and Write Record Sheet is used for all of the above. Hope the kids enjoy

having the dice tell them what to do!

Roll

Expand the number.

e.g. 49 = 40 + 9

Roll

What number is 10

less?

e.g. 49 – 10 = 39

Roll What number is 1

more?

e.g. 49 + 1 = 50


Roll Write the number

as a word.

e.g. forty-nine

Roll and Write Chart Numbers with 2 Digits

Roll

What number is

1 less?

e.g. 49 – 1 = 48


more?

e.g. 49 + 10 = 59


Roll and Write Number Chart Numbers with 2 Digits

Roll the dice onto the number chart. Write the number you land on. Write the

number on the dice. Do the activity for this number.

23 71 59 65 36

41 64 13 80 48

87 21 96 63 27

53 72 51 30 82

94 18 91 49 79

60 77 39 42 17

Roll

Expand the number.

e.g. 237 = 200 + 30 + 7

Roll

What number is 10

more?

e.g. 237 + 10 = 247


more?

e.g. 237 + 1 = 238



as a word.

e.g. two hundred

thirty-seven



less?

e.g. 237 – 100 = 137


less?

e.g. 237 - 10 = 227





213 471 359 665 506

141 564 134 480 648

870 721 396 663 277

153 802 951 230 782

294 318 991 849 797

560 417 939 402 817

Roll

Expand the number.

e.g. 5327 = 5000+300+20+7

Roll

What number is 100

less?

e.g. 5327 – 100 = 5227

Roll

What number is 1

more?

e.g. 5327 + 1 = 5328



as a word.

e.g. five thousand

three hundred

twenty-seven


Roll

What number is 1000

more?

e.g. 5327 + 1000 = 6327

Roll

What number is 10

less?

e.g. 5327 - 10 = 5317





2133 4071 4359 3665 536

3141 5614 1134 4080 4648

6887 7201 5396 6613 2077

1053 8772 9051 6230 7820

2294 8318 9901 8849 7917

5360 1477 9939 4702 4817


Roll and Write Record Sheet Roll the dice onto the Number Sheet. Write the number it lands on.

Write the number on the dice. Do the activity for this number.

My Number Number I

rolled My activity for this number.


Are You Ready for Halloween? Kids Halloween Activities

has all of the Halloween printables that you need to make Halloween fun for kids.

(And they’re educational too! But don’t tell the kids! )

Available now from

www.kids-halloween-activities.com

Writing Templates

Halloween Mazes

Word Puzzles

Word Finds

Halloween Tic Tac Toe

Sudoku

Halloween Bookmarks

Word Search

Halloween Dominoes

Brain Teasers

Halloween Board Games

Math Puzzles

Bingo

Coloring Sheets

http://www.kids-halloween-activities.com/






Dots Game for Math Facts

You are probably familiar with the pencil and paper games Dots! It is

a game for 2 players.

If you aren’t, here is how it is played.

Draw a large grid of dots e.g. 10 dots by 10 dots. Each player takes

turns to join two dots with a line (dots must be adjoining, only

vertical and horizontal lines allowed).

When a player puts in the 4th line to make a small square they put

their initial in the square and have another turn. As the grid fills up

you may be able to make many squares in one turn.

The winner is the person with the most squares.

Dots Multiplication Now that you know how to play, you can easily adapt this to play

Dots Multiplication.

It is played in the same way with each player trying to make as

many squares as possible.

In this game though, each dot contains a number. A player can’t join

2 dots until they have multiplied the 2 numbers together.

So if a player wants to join 4 and 9, they first have to say ‘4x9=36’.

While the game is being played each player could check the others

multiplication using a calculator.

Dots Addition or Subtraction The game could also be used as an addition or subtraction game

with players adding the numbers in the dots or subtracting the

smaller number from the larger one.

On the following pages, you’ll find three printable game sheets for

Dots for Multiplication, Dots for Addition and Dots for Subtraction.

There is a basic Dots game at the top of each sheet so that students

can first practise the basic game and then move onto the other version.

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Dots Game for Multiplication Dots Basic Game Each player takes turns to join two dots with a

line (dots must be adjoining, only vertical and

horizontal lines allowed).

When a player puts in the 4th line to make a

small square they put their initial in the square

and have another turn. As the grid fills up you

may be able to make many squares in one turn.


Play a game with these dots.

3 4 1 4 3 2

6 3 7 6 9 5

2 9 4 3 5 1

6 3 2 1 5 9

7 7 9 5 6 2

4 8 3 9 7 3

Dots Multiplication Now that you know how to play Dots,

you can play Dots Multiplication.

It is played in the same way with each

player trying to make as many squares

as possible.

In this game though, each dot contains

a number. A player can’t join 2 dots until

they have multiplied the 2 numbers

together.

For example, if a player wants to join 4

and 9, they first have to say ‘4x9=36’.

Here are three games to play!

3 4 1 4 3 2

6 3 7 6 9 5

2 9 4 3 5 1

6 3 2 1 5 9

7 7 9 5 6 2

4 8 3 9 7 3

3 4 1 4 3 2

6 3 7 6 9 5

2 9 4 3 5 1

6 3 2 1 5 9

7 7 9 5 6 2

4 8 3 9 7 3

Game 1

Game 3 Game 2

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Dots Game for Addition Dots Basic Game Each player takes turns to join two dots with a









3 4 1 4 3 2

6 3 7 6 9 5

2 9 4 3 5 1

6 3 2 1 5 9

7 7 9 5 6 2

4 8 3 9 7 3

Dots Add Them! Now that you know how to play Dots,

you can play Dots Add Them.



as possible.



they have added the 2 numbers

together.


and 9, they first have to say ‘4+9 = 13’.


3 4 1 4 3 2

6 3 7 6 9 5

2 9 4 3 5 1

6 3 2 1 5 9

7 7 9 5 6 2

4 8 3 9 7 3

3 4 1 4 3 2

6 3 7 6 9 5

2 9 4 3 5 1

6 3 2 1 5 9

7 7 9 5 6 2

4 8 3 9 7 3

Game 1

Game 3 Game 2

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Dots Game for Subtraction Dots Basic Game Each player takes turns to join two dots with a









3 4 1 4 3 2

6 3 7 6 9 5

2 9 4 3 5 1

6 3 2 1 5 9

7 7 9 5 6 2

4 8 3 9 7 3

Dots Subtract Them Now that you know how to play Dots,

you can play Dots Subtract Them.



as possible.



they have subtracted the smaller

number from the larger number.


and 9, they first have to say ‘9 – 4 = 5’.


3 4 1 4 3 2

6 3 7 6 9 5

2 9 4 3 5 1

6 3 2 1 5 9

7 7 9 5 6 2

4 8 3 9 7 3

3 4 1 4 3 2

6 3 7 6 9 5

2 9 4 3 5 1

6 3 2 1 5 9

7 7 9 5 6 2

4 8 3 9 7 3

Game 1

Game 3 Game 2


Looking for Fun Halloween Math? Make sure you check out these math collections on TeachersPayTeachers!

Halloween Math Games, Puzzles and Brain Teasers

7 Math Board Games | 7 Math Puzzle Sheets | 12 Math Brain Teasers

Halloween Math Board Games Freebie

2 Catch the Ghosts Math Number Games

Spiders Math Games are ideal for Halloween or Non Halloween Classrooms There is no direct reference to Halloween in these games!

Spiders Math Games Addition and Subtraction

7 Addition and Subtraction Math Board Games with a Spider theme

Spiders Math Games Multiplication and Division

7 Multiplication and Division Math Board Games with a Spider theme

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Please Note: If you do not celebrate Halloween these games and printables can still be used.

Halloween Math Game – Four Dice Skeleton can easily be adapted by choosing a

different word for the game.

Pumpkin Track Game Board – This game has no direct reference to Halloween.

Batty Loves 13 puzzle uses a bat for the puzzle but there is no direct reference to

Halloween.

Mummy Loves 31 Puzzle is provided in a different format with a snake instead of the

Mummy.

Hope you and kids enjoy these Halloween (or Non Halloween) Games!


Halloween or No Halloween The following games and printables can be used to harness the excitement of

Halloween into some math excitement!


Halloween Math Game I included this simple game in a magazine a few years ago and it

proved to be quite popular so I thought I would add it here again as

Halloween is getting closer!

This is a simple math Halloween activity that requires very little equipment. It is called Four

Dice Skeleton. The class can be divided into teams for this game or it can be played by

groups of three or four children. To play this game, you will need four dice.

Start by writing the alphabet across the board or on a piece of paper. Under each letter write

a number value starting with 1 for a, then 2 for b, etc. Each player or team also draws eight

dashes ready for the word ‘skeleton’ to be written on the dashes.

The object of the game is to be the first player or team to complete the word ‘skeleton’.

Players do this by throwing the four dice and adding the value of the numbers. They then look

at the alphabet chart to see which letter corresponds to this number. If it is one of the letters

in the word skeleton, they can write the letter in their word. For example, if they throw a five

with 1, 1, 1, 2 they can write in the e’s into the word.

This game can take a while to play so it can be shortened by having only one word to be filled

in instead of having a word for each player or team. The winner in this version is the person

who completes the word by adding the last letter.

The game can also be played with other Halloween words such as monster, frighten or

pumpkin, but don’t include words with the letters a, b, c, d, y or z as with four dice the children

won’t be able to throw the corresponding number value. Such words can be used though if

these letters are written in before the game starts.

Non Halloween Version If you don’t celebrate Halloween with your students or your children, you can easily adapt this

game by changing the word that is being made. Choose the name of an animal, sport,

cartoon character or any word appropriate to current studies. Just make sure that the word

doesn’t contain any of the letters – a, b, c, d, y or z.


Halloween Math Puzzles These Halloween math puzzles will add a touch of Halloween excitement to math time.

Print one sheet for each student and have them cut out the pieces and then assemble them to

make the correct total for each pair of numbers!

They can also be printed on cardstock or printed on paper and laminated. This will make a

more permanent puzzle that can be used again and again.

Batty Loves 13 – Assemble the puzzle so that every pair of numbers add to 13.

(no direct reference to Halloween is on the Batty Loves 13 Puzzle)

Mummy Loves 31 - Assemble the puzzle so that every pair of numbers add to 13.

(This puzzle is repeated with Snakes instead of Mummies for non Halloween classrooms.)

The puzzles are on the following pages. Solutions are below.

9 4 7 6

3 8 4

10 5 9

3 10 6 7

9 11 1

4 2 12

7 6 8 5

16 15 9 22

13 21 25

18 10 6

19 12 3 28

24 8 20

7 23 11

14 17 13 18

Batty Loves 13 Solution Mummy Loves 31 Solution

Snake Loves 31 solution


12 9 6 5

3 4

5 10 9 10 6 3 7

11 9 1 2 4

6 8 4 7 7

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Batty Loves 13

Batty’s favorite number is 13. Cut out the pieces below and rearrange them in a

square so that each pair of numbers add to 13.


11 16 22

18 13 25

10 18 6 12 3 19 28

8 24

20 23 7

17

13 15 9 14

21

Mummy Loves 31

The Mummy’s favorite number is 31 because Halloween is on

October 31!

Cut out the pieces below and rearrange them in a square

so that each pair of numbers add to 31.


11 16 22

18 13 25

10 18 6 12 3 19 28

8 24

20 23 7

17

13 15 9 14

21

Snake Loves 31

The Snake’s favorite number is 31. Cut out the pieces below

and rearrange them in a square so that each pair of numbers

add to 31.


Pumpkin Track A game for 2-4 players

Print the Pumpkin Track Game Board.

Choose which cards you would like to use and print the cards.

There are 5 different skills that can be practiced with this game.

- Addition

- Subtraction

- Multiplication

- Division

- Counting Forwards and Backwards

Cut into cards and you are ready to play.

To Play –

Place the cards in a pile facing down.

Each player has a counter on Start.

Take turns to pick up a card, work out the value of the pumpkin and move ahead to

the next space with that number.

The card is then returned to the bottom of the pile.

If a player lands on a pumpkin space, they go back to the start.

The first player to get to the Finish is the winner.

Pumpkin Track A game for 2-4 players

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Place the cards in a pile facing down.

Each player has a counter on Start.

Take turns to pick up a card, work out the value of the

pumpkin and move ahead to the next space with that

number.

Land on a pumpkin space and go back to the Start.

First player to get to the Finish is the winner.

6 7

2 3


Pumpkin Track Addition Cards

3 + = 8 2 + = 7 1 + = 10

4 + = 10 3 + = 4 4 + = 6

7 + = 14 3 + = 11 9 + = 13

7 + = 10 5 + = 12 8 + = 14

7 + = 15 8 + = 17 6 + = 13

8 + = 11 9 + = 10 8 + = 12

9 + = 11 6 + = 15 9 + = 18


Pumpkin Track Subtraction Cards

12 – 8 = 10 – 7 = 15 – 9 =

11 – 6 = 14 – 8 = 11 – 8 =

18 – 9 = 14 – 9 = 10 – 8 =

10 – 9 = 13 – 6= 15 – 7 =

16 – 7 = 15 – 6 = 12 – 4 =

13 – 9 = 9 –7= 13 – 8 =

14 – 7 = 12 – 6 = 16 – 8 =


Pumpkin Track Multiplication Cards

3 x = 3 2 x = 14 1 x = 5

4 x = 24 7 x = 21 6 x = 48

7 x = 28 3 x = 27 9 x = 18

7 x = 63 5 x = 40 8 x = 56

7 x = 35 6 x = 18 6 x = 36

8 x = 32 8 x = 16 10 x = 30

9 x = 54 8 x = 72 8 x = 48


Pumpkin Track Division Cards

32 ÷ 8 = 24 ÷ 8 = 25 ÷ 5 =

81 ÷ 9 = 56 ÷ 7 = 48 ÷ 6 =

49 ÷ 7 = 36 ÷ 6 = 18 ÷ 9 =

9 ÷ 9 = 27 ÷ 3= 50 ÷ 10 =

42 ÷ 7 = 28 ÷ 7 = 15 ÷ 5 =

35 ÷ 5 = 21 ÷ 3 = 12 ÷ 6 =

14 ÷ 2 = 20 ÷ 4 = 63 ÷ 7 =


Pumpkin Track Counting Cards

5, 6, 7, 4, 3, 2, 5, 4, 3,

2, 3, 4, 1, 2, 3, 6, 5, 4,

6, 7, 8, 5, 6, 7, 6, 7, 8,

4, 5, 6, 10, 9, 8, 9, 8, 7,

2, 3, 4, 7, 6, 5, 6, 5, 4,

3, 4, 5, 5, 6, 7, 6, 7, 8,

5, 4, 3, 8, 7, 6, 10, 9, 8,

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