Multiplication Dice Toss

LEVEL

Grade 3

SKILLS

multiplication facts to 36
immediate recall

PLAYERS

2 - 4 players of equal skill

EQUIPMENT

2 dice
counters -- pieces of cereal (Cheerios or Chex, for example) make good counters

GETTING STARTED

Player 1 rolls the dice. Players multiply the two dice. The first player to say aloud the correct answer collects one counter and becomes the next dice roller.

If there is a tie -- if both players say the correct response at the exact same time -- then both players may pick up a counter.

Players must give back a counter for any incorrect answer that is called out.

After a set amount of time, players count up their counters. The player with the most counters is the winner.

VARIATION

Play the game using multiplication facts to 144. In this version of the game, each player rolls 2 dice twice. The dice are added together and then multiplied.

Example

On the first roll, the player rolls a 6 and a 3, for a total of 9.
On the second roll, the player rolls a 4 and a 7, for a total of 11.
The first player who calls out the correct answer to 9 x 11 (99) earns a counter.

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