We got to go to a math games training last week and it was so amazing! Our brains were fried after, we learned about SO many games! All the games practice important math skills and build strong number sense. All the games used common things like dice, cards, and dominoes. I wanted to introduce the rules and routines with a simple activity so we've been using dice to practice "greater than" and "less than." Students roll the dice and grab the larger number with their left hand (so they get in the habit of putting the larger number on the left side of number sentences). I stamped everyone's left hand so there wouldn't be any confusion!
Students playing at their table, "Shake, Catch, Hands off!"
My 2 lower students used 1 dice to practice subitizing.
They rolled the dice and said the number.
Students rolled the dice, and used the sentence frames to compare the numbers.
They said, " ___ is greater ___." If they rolled doubles they said, " ___ and ___ make ___."
They're talking too which is helping them gain a deeper understanding of numbers! My students love how much fun they are having with the math games and I love that they are building a strong number sense!
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