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The only resources needed are 2 dice and pencil and paper for scoring. Decide the divisors for your game, say 3 and 5. Throw 2 dice and choose between two 2-digit numbers (unless it’s a double) e.g. with 5 and 6 choose 56 or 65. Score 1 point if your number is divisible by 3 […]
To play the game you need two dice of one colour and one of another, or a 1-to-6 spinner. Here two dice are GOLD and one is WHITE. Roll the dice, add up the numbers on the two GOLD dice and then subtract the number on the WHITE. If you use a […]
NINE MENS MORRIS is a game for two players and each needs 9 counters in their colour. Pieces are called men. Lines of 3 are called merrels or mills. The game is also called Cowboy Checkers or Ninepenny Marl.
To win, a player must reduce the opponent to 2 men or leaves the opponent with […]
When we talk to each other we need to have a common understanding of what the language means. It’s the same in mathematics. We need to have rules in mathematics so everyone can understand what other people are doing. The agreed order of operations is: Brackets Indices Division Multiplication Addition Subtraction.
Draw arrows to match the calculations to the […]
This is a puzzle and game for 2 players or 2 teams. When you first meet it, play cooperatively rather than competitively. First think of this as a puzzle. Match the regular polygons with stars so that each polygon-star pair has a different shape combination to all the others, showing a different […]
BUILD A FRACTION WALL
This wall is 1 unit wide. It shows one unit and two half units.
Click here to download the FRACTION WALL 30-minute lesson instructions and worksheet. Cut out the strips. Rearrange the order of the strips to build a wall with smaller and […]
What is the rule (or function) that gives the outputs corresponding to the inputs shown in the diagram mapping 1 to 8 and 3 to 24 etc?
The Function Game is played in silence. Learners have to guess the function in the teacher’s mind. The teacher tells the learners that she wants […]
This is a game for one or two players.
The first player chooses a positive even number that is less than 50, and crosses it out on the 100 square grid.
The second player chooses a number to cross out. The number must be a factor or multiple of the previous number.
Players […]
This is a game for 2 players. You need a pack of 52 playing cards. Shuffle the cards. One player is dealer and turns the cards face up one at a time. Before seeing the card, the other player must say ‘red’ or ‘black’ and wins […]
The aim of the game is to make a number as close to half a million as possible. Which of the numbers in the table is closest to half a million?
This game uses ten cards numbered 0, 1, … 9. The cards are put face down and mixed up.
Each player […]
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