Toss It Tuesday
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To drill my students on multiplication facts, we play Toss it Tuesday!
To play this game, I divide students into two teams and have them line up facing each other with two plastic hoops placed on the floor between them. A student from each team tosses a die into the hoop in front of him or her. I ask the students to multiply the numbers on the die. The first student to say the correct answer gets to play again. Game can be made more challenging by using three students or three dice. The game can be simplified by asking students to add the numbers on two die, or to subtract the lowest number from the highest. When played sans hoops, this game works as a tabletop game.
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Commented On January 5th, 2011 10:10 pm
I have just completed my student teaching and am currently looking for a job. I went to the Dollar Tree one day and saw a pair of large dice and knew I had to have them. I didn’t know what purpose they would lead in a classroom, but figured that I just couldn’t turn away a good deal like that! This is an awesome idea for my dice! Thank you for posting this!
Commented On November 6th, 2011 7:23 pm
I like this idea. I have the large dice, but not the hoops. I think I will draw circles on the white top outside my room. This will give us the chance to move around a bit. My classroom is really crowded. It will also let more students participate. Thank you for sharing.