Winter Math Games Building Fluency 1. Melting Icicles find sum and subtract from 12 roll 2 (1 6) sided dice and find the sum subtract the sum from 12 place a chip on the answer first player to use all 6 chips wins 2. Snowballs for Sale find sum and subtract from 13 cover individual game board with 9 transparent chips roll a (1 6) sided subtract the number rolled from 13 take a chip off the board that represents the difference first player to use all 9 chips wins 3. Snowball Fight find sum of 2 (1-6 sided) dice roll 2 (1 6) sided dice and find the sum place a chip on the sum first player to remove all 9 chips wins 4. Let it Snow- 3 dice find sum totals to 18 roll 3 (1-6 sided) dice find sum first player to cover all the boxes wins 5. Slippery Slopes find sum and subtract from 19 roll 3 (1-6 sided) dice find sum and subtract the sum from 19 place a chip on the difference first player to use all 6 chips wins
6. Bobsled Bump - finding sum using 3 dice (1-6 sided) roll 3 (1-6 sided) dice find sum and subtract the sum from 19 place a chip on the difference you may BUMP OFF a player who is covering the difference 3 in a row wins 7. Snowman Stand-off finding sum and subtract from 17 cover individual game board with 9 transparent chips roll a (1 6) sided subtract the number rolled from 17 place a chip on the board that represents the difference first player to use all 9 chips wins 8. Penguin Run subtracting a number from 18 roll a (1 6) sided subtract the number rolled from 18 place a chip on the space that represents the difference you may BUMP OFF a player who is covering the difference 3 in a row wins 9. Bumping Around find the sum and subtract from 20 roll 2 (1 6) sided dice and find the sum subtract the sum from 20 place a chip on the space representing the difference you may BUMP OFF a player who is covering the difference 3 in a row wins 10. Ten More adding 10 to a number roll a (1 6) sided die and add 10 to the number place a chip on the space showing the sum players take turns the player who uses all 6 chips wins
11. Blizzard counting by 2, 5 or 10 spin a number find a number you say when you count by the number get any two in the row wins 12. Throwing Snowballs ~ A Doubling Game doubles roll a (1 6) sided die and double the number cover the double first to cover all wins
Materials: game board, 6 chips for each player in different colours, 2 dice Directions: Players take turns rolling the dice and finding the total. Then subtract the amount from 12. Place a chip on the answer if you can. Be the first to use all 6 chips to win the game. 6 9 7 8 5 4 8 5 3 6 9 2 2 4 0 5 7 3 6 7 1 8 10 5 10 5 9 4 6 0 1 8 6 7 5 9
Materials: game board, 1 die, 9 chips for each player 2 10 1 Directions: Both players cover all 9 spaces on their game board. Players take turns rolling the die and subtracting the number rolled from 13. Find the difference on the board and take the chip off. If you can t take one off, your turn is over. Be the first to take off all your chips to win the game. 8 4 11 5 12 3 11 5 8 6 9 2 3 12 10
Materials: game board, 2 dice, 9 chips for each player 2 10 1 Directions: Both players cover all 9 spaces on their game board. Players take turns rolling 2 dice, finding the total and taking off the chip with that number if they can. If you can t take one off, your turn is over. Be the first to take off all your chips to win the game. 8 4 11 5 12 3 11 5 8 6 9 2 3 12 10
4 17 8 12 15 9 10 6 Materials: game board, 3 dice, 8 chips for each player Directions: Players take turns rolling the dice and finding the sum. Cover the sum. Be the first to cover all your boxes to win the game. 3 16 11 7 14 10 9 18
13 10 9 16 14 7 8 11 Materials: game board, 2 dice, 6 chips for each player Directions: Partners take turns rolling the dice and finding the total. Then subtract the amount from 19. 12 12 Place a chip on the answer if you can. Be the first to use all 6 chips to win the game. 12 17 15 10 17 13 11 7 9 14 10 12 15 8
Materials: game board, 3 dice, 10 chips for each player Directions: Players take turns rolling all 3 dice and finding the total. Cover the sum with a chip. You may BUMP your opponent off if he is covering the answer you need. Get 3 in a row to win the game. 8 5 3 7 10 6 6 11 7 4 9 12 8 12 13 15 16 5 16 3 9 17 14 18 5 7 6 10 4 6 4 11 18 8 13 3
Materials: game board, chips, 1 die Player 1 Directions: Players take turns rolling the die and subtracting the amount of dots from 17. Place a chip on the answer. Be the first to cover your 9 15 11 13 13 12 16 14 11 15 Player 2 12 15 13 16 11 14 13 12 16
Materials: game board, chips, 1 die Directions: Players take turns rolling the die and subtracting the number rolled from 18. Place a chip on the answer. If your opponent has a chip on the space you need...you can bump them off and place your chip down. Get 3 in a row to win! 13 17 15 14 16 12 14 12 16 15 13 17 12 13 15 17 16 12 17 16 12 13 15 14
Materials: game board, 12 chips for each player in different colours, 2 dice Directions: Players take turns rolling the dice and subtracting the total from 20. Place a chip on the answer. If you opponent has a chip on the space you need...you can BUMP them off and place your chip down. Get 3 in a 18 16 12 17 10 15 14 15 9 11 14 8 12 17 10 16 18 13 8 11 13 9 15 10
Ten More 12 16 13 14 11 13 15 11 16 12 16 14 14 15 12 16 15 11 13 14 16 12 15 13 11 13 11 16 12 14 15 11 16 12 14 11
How to play Spin the spinner. Find a number you say when you count by that number on the gameboard. Cover that snowflake with a counter in your colour. Spin a snowflake and you can take ANY number Get 2 in a row in your colour and you win! 2 5 10 For Example, if you spin a 2, you can cover the 2, the 8, the 10, or even the 20, because you say all of those numbers when you count by 2. You cannot cover the 5, since 2 5 25 40 10 15 4 20 35 6 30 10 8 12 20 14 6 4 5 30 Adapted from Carole Fullerton 2012
Player 1 12 8 6 10 6 10 4 6 8 12 12 2 2 10 8 2 You will need: ~ 1 die ~ 20 colored chips for each player How to Play: ~ Roll the die and double the number ~ Look for that number on your side of the gameboard and cover it The first person to cover all their number wins! Player 2 12 4 6 10 8 10 4 8 4 12 12 2 6 10 8 2