Materials Needed:
1) Two dice labeled with numbers between 1 and 10 (We prefer to use either our Education Cubes or our Write-On Wipe-Off Dice)
2) Dry Erase Markers (Counters are optional)
3) The Grid Multiplication game board grid included in the download
Directions: Print one grid for each player. Laminate or slide into a page protectors for durability and repeated use. Each player takes turns rolling the dice/cubes and making an array on the grid corresponding to the numbers rolled. The first number rolled is the number of rows to color or cover (with counters) on the grid. The second number is the number of columns to color or cover on the grid. After making the array, the player writes the corresponding multiplication equations. The player with the largest product gets a point. The player with the most points wins!
Grid Multiplication in Action with 2 Players: Player A rolls a 4 & 5, colors the corresponding array, and writes the two multiplication equations.
Player B rolls a 9 & 4, colors the corresponding array, and writes the two multiplication equations.
The players compare their game board and Player B should get a point in the score box because their product is greater. However, I accidentally put the point on the wrong game board! Sorry!!!
Erase/clear the boards and play again. The person with the most total points wins!
Download the Grid Multiplication Game
This post is part of the 10 Days of…Series hosted by the iHomeschool Network!
Day 1: Making Equations {Addition & Subtraction} Math Game
Day 2: Number Line Addition & Subtraction Math Game
Day 3: Guess the Coins Math Game
Day 4: Roll Hundreds & Roll Thousands {Place Value Math Game}
Day 5: Living Math Books: Reading as a Math Activity
Day 6: Circle Subtraction Math Game
Day 7: Grid Multiplication Math Game
Day 8: Making it Whole {Fractions Game}
Day 9: Off the Grid {Addition & Subtraction Game}
Day 10: Math Games {Family Game Night}
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What a great way fun way to reinforce multiplication facts.
ReplyDeleteThank you for making these games. I look forward to using them.
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ReplyDeleteYou should check out the game SMATH. Is is like scrabble but with adding subtracting dividing and multiplying. Its a great game and a lot of fun!
ReplyDeletegreat game! I used this method a lot with my son, who is home-schooled. You can introduce lots of other topics like squared numbers, primes and distributive property by using rectangular grids for multiplication.
ReplyDeleteWe were doing a lot of these, so I even went so far as to make an interactive web app to do this - see quantblog.wordpress.com
Thanks for sharing!
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