Number Sense with a Roll of the Dice

So I printed off these great cards from  Ms. Preppy.  They are awesome.  I had already substituted them in the four in a row game.  My original plan was to use them for a modified Go Fish game.  Unfortunately, my son was all Go Fish gamed out so I had to improvise.

I took dice and laid out 1-10.  I took the remaining cards and dealt out 5 per player with  a draw pile on the side.  Now the bigger little guy rolled the dice.  The number he rolled was where we started.  You could discard any of your cards that matched the number by placing them beside the number.

If you didn’t have a card you had to draw one from the pile.  You could play it immediately if it matched.  This continued until closer to the end when we had many of the numbers full and then we had to roll multiple times.

I knew I had a winner on my hands when the kids asked to play again.  This game focused on number sense, addition, and number words.  Use your materials… don’t be afraid to adapt your plans or the materials to meet your needs.  This was a lot of fun!

I am sharing this at Math Mondays.