| $ Store Activity Name: | Dice Games! |
| Concepts / Skills addressed: | many.... place value is a
good one in the early grades. |
| Approximate Grade Range: | K-12.... |
| Materials: | dice and ? |
| The General Idea: | You never can tell what you will
find at the $ store but I often find packs of dice, sometimes 6, 10, or
even 12 or more, for a dollar! All you need now are some ideas
for how to get some math mileage out of them. Try a Google search
for the words and search strings like: "dice games" mathematics math
K-12 lesson plans Caution: some buildings, districts, etc. are concerned about or do not allow the use of dice because of the connotation of gambling. (Maybe you can call them "number cubes"....) |
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| Links: | http://www.google.com/
http://www.theteacherscorner.net/math/games/dice.htm http://www.teachnet.com/lesson/math/matmon.html |
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