Activity:

Roll the Dice

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Practice adding in a whole new way! You'll need five dice, paper and a pencil in order to get started. Shake those dice and try to roll big numbers. Then add them up and cross your fingers. If your sum is larger than the other players’ sums, you win!

Guide your child through the process at first, and gradually let him take ownership of the game. You'll see his confidence with addition improve in no time!

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Grade

First Grade

Subject

Math

What You Need:

6 dice
Several players
Paper
Pencil

What You Do:

Decide who will go first. The first player should roll all 6 dice. Each player should add up the total from their roll and record it.
The player with the highest sum from round 1 earns 3 points. The player with the second highest sum earns 2 points. The rest of the players receive 1 point.
Play continues for 10 rounds, or decide on a time limit.
After the game is finished, have the players add up their scores.
The player with the highest sum wins.

Start Lesson Guided Lesson: Number Sense 1

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Guided Lessons are a sequence of interactive digital games, worksheets, and other activities that guide learners through different concepts and skills. They keep track of your progress and help you study smarter, step by step.

Guided Lessons are digital games and exercises that keep track of your progress and help you study smarter, step by step.

First grade mathematicians will be working this year on number sense in order to improve their understanding of the relationship between numbers and their ability to do mental math. This guided lesson will help strengthen this important skill with targeted instruction and plenty of real-world practice problems. Once the lesson is finished, you can extend learning with the suggested number sense worksheets.

First grade mathematicians will be working this year on number sense in order to improve their understanding of the relationship between numbers and their ability to do mental math.