Two-digit numbers

Pata Tika

You need a classmate or the whole class

GameIn this game, you guess a mystery two-digit number.“Pata” means that one of the digits is correct, but it is in the wrong place.“Tika” means that one of the digits is correct, and it is in the right place.

Think of a number between 9 and 100 and say to your classmate or your class: “I am thinking of a number between 9 and 100. What is it?”Now the guessing begins. • Write down each number as people guess.• If the guess has no correct digits, put a cross next to it.• If the number guessed has a correct digit but this digit is in the wrong place, write down “1 pata” next to the number. • Write “2 pata” if both digits are correct but in the wrong place.• If the number guessed has a correct digit and this digit is in the right place, write down “1 tika” next to the number.• When your classmate guesses the correct number, write “2 tika” next to the number.

When Lara played this game with her classmates Rikki, Leila,and Pat, she chose the number 43.

Rikki, Pat, and Leila guessed like this:

16

68 x

74 1 pata

45 1 tika

42 1 tika

43 2 tika

Basic facts-Level 2-3