We took some time one afternoon last week to play some games. Well, that's what the kids thought! Our "games" were actually some fun activities to practice multi-digit multiplication. (Teachers can be sneaky that way!)
There was one activity that was particularly challenging but the kids worked their way through it. It was GREAT multiplication practice. I think it would be a fun game to play at home, too. The picture below is what it looks like when it is set up. I will include directions below the picture.
It's called "In The Gap"......
What you need:
- One deck of playing cards
- One calculator
- Scratch paper and pencils (for every player)
- One 2 minute timer
What you do:
- Remove the face cards from the deck. Shuffle the remaining cards.
- Deal 6 cards face up, in the center of the playing area. Set the timer for 2 minutes.
- Players use the numbers on the cards to create multiplication problems that have a product between 350 and 500. They may use estimation or work out problems to find the answers. Numbers can be combined to make 2 or 3-digit numbers. (For example, the problem 51 x 8 = 408 could be created with the cards 5, 1 and 8.)
- When time is up, players share the problems they created and use the calculator to see if their answers are correct. Correct problems earn one point each.
- Discard the six cards and deal six new cards in order to begin a new round.
- 25 pts are required to win.
Have fun!
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