Social Math Games

Skill: Multiplication | No. of players: 2-4 | Set-up: Quick This game is a take on the game where you “capture” the square after completing lines between 2 dots. It has been a favorite of mine to play with students before breaks (rather than start a new topic) and during testing periods (to provide a less intense, but still productive time). Due to copyright permissions, I am unable to provide the link as a download, but I can send you to the source. To get the resource:  T

Skill: Multiplication | No. of Players: 2 | Set-up: Quick This game is like the card game “War.” Students flip over cards to use as factors to find the higher product to obtain the cards.  Materials Deck of cards (take out the face cards) How to play: Shuffle the cards and split the deck in half.  Both players flip over two cards and multiply them. The player with the highest product gets all cards that round. In the case of a tie, a new round is played and the player with th

Skill: Multiplication | No. of Players: 2 | Set-up: Quick | Grade: 4 Students take turns rolling dice to create products. Students keep a running record of rolls and add together past products, the first students to 100 wins! Materials: 2 dice (1-6) per pair Pencil and paper How to Play: Player 1 rolls both dice, multiplies them, and records the product on a piece of paper. Player 2 then does the same turn. On the second round, players repeats the actions of rolling, multiply