Learning Objective:
Times tables facts and running total addition
Intended Outcome:
Accurate and fluent multiplication, accurate running total addition
Materials:
- A pack of cards
Game Objective:
To gain the highest total
Instructions:
- This game is played in pairs (or threes)
- Divide the cards between the two players. Players take turns to call the answer
- Both players turn over their top card at the same time
- The player whose turn it is multiplies the two cards and calls the answer
- The other player silently counts 1 hippopotamus, 2 hippopotamus, 3 hippopotamus and if the other player hasn’t answered yet, they can call the correct answer and steal the score
- Place used cards in a dump pile
- Players keep a running total of the multiplications they answer correctly. (Record the algorithm and answer)
- The winner is the player with the highest total of the answers of the multiplications they gave
Variations:
Players could add instead of multiplying the cards
Players could play in threes and multiply all three cards
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