Math Games 3-5

Region 10 Mini Conference

Small Array/Big Arrayset of Array Cards, recording sheet, construction paper

• Deal out 10 array cards to each player or team, spread them out, factor side up

• On construction paper, spread out 6 more Array cards, factor side up. These are on the center cards. Place the remaining cards in a pile to one side

• Players take turns matching small arrays to big arrays. MATCHING means that both arrays have one dimension that is the same

• The goal is to make a complete match by covering a big array with a combination of 2 or 3 smaller arrays

Games can provide an atmosphere where children are encouraged to

– Share their ideas with others – Think, discuss, and explain– Be alert, interested, curious,

and challenged– Come up with interesting

ideas, problems, and questions

– Have confidence in their abilities to figure out things for themselves

– Speak their minds with confidence

– Work cooperatively– Give and take praise and

criticism– Instruct others– Accept success and failure in

the presence of peers and adults

– Develop initiative, interest, curiosity, resourcefulness, independence, and responsibility.

Focus Points

• Read the focus points for your grade level• Discuss the Mathematical Big Ideas at each

grade level with your group

The Three - P’s

• Plan• Play

• Please be patient

Fraction Cookies

Pattern Blocks, Hexagon Cookies, fraction number cubes

• Each player rolls two fraction number cubes• Add the two amounts and collect that number

in pattern blocks• Continue to trade so that you always have the

fewest pieces possible at the end of your turn.• Play until players have filled up one sheet.

Evaluation

Multiples of 4 Pathway

2 dice, game board, expo marker

• Each player rolls two dice• Add the two amounts and multiply that number

by 4 to get the product• Select the product from any row on the game

board and circle it.• The first player to connect a path from the start

row to the finish row wins.

Evaluation

Number Puzzles

Number puzzles, 300 chart, expo marker

• Each participant takes a number puzzle• Read each puzzle clue to the group• As a group, determine which clue to start with• Continue the clues until your number(s) has

been determine by the group.

Evaluation

Game Board for Product Game for use with factors 1-9