Plastic tumblers (full of dice) are the perfect toy to leave near the couch for impromptu math games. Here's a few family favorites:
1) Shake your tumbler and empty your dice on the cushion.
1) Shake your tumbler and empty your dice on the cushion.
2) Tally the dots on all your dice.
3) The person with the highest sum - wins!
This is a great game to support developing addition skills. You can encourage your child to "add up" the dice by placing them in groups of ten. You can also adapt this game to practice odds and evens. I.e...Winner of the round is the person with the most "odd" dice rolled during a turn.
Easy, cheap, and quick - it's a math game fun for all!
Easy, cheap, and quick - it's a math game fun for all!