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Anything But 5

May 7, 2010 @ 10:26 AM 0 Comments      

Can your students tell me about some good math games that I can use with my students in Winooski?

Dear Ms. Kirsten,

I want to teach you a game that your students can learn.  Anything But Five will teach them how to be good at addition and subtraction. You have to roll dice. If you roll a 5, your turn is over. If you don’t roll a five, you add the numbers on the dice. You can roll again if you want to. Add together all of your rolls and subtract your total from 95. Your partner rolls the dice. If he or she gets 5, their turn ends. If not, they can roll again. Whoever gets to zero first wins. This is a good game because it helps you learn subtraction and addition.

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