Here is one of the games from my Broadbent Maths Table Top games packs – feel free to download and print the game to use with your class. It is aimed at 8-9 year old children, but is good practice for all ages. There is a February problem for older children.
All the instructions are on the game sheet and you only need 1 dice and a counter for each player.
It is a very recogniseable track format, players start on the last day of January and work their way through the month.
Unlike most dice games, players do not move their counter along using the normal number of places to match the number of spots.
The instruction for each roll use the language of time.
Yesterday In a weeks time Tomorow 2 days ago
Saturday of next week in 4 days time
It is a very recogniseable track format, players start on the last day of January and work their way through the month.
Unlike most dice games, players do not move their counter along using the normal number of places to match the number of spots.
The instruction for each roll use the language of time.
Yesterday In a weeks time Tomorow 2 days ago
Saturday of next week in 4 days time
February and March are special
A good investigation for older children is looking at the same date in each month in any given year.
Look at the 8th of each month - what day of the week are they?
Which consecutive months (excluding leap years) does the 8th fall on the same day?
Why is the 8th on the same day of the week in these two consecutive months?
What happens in a leap year? Why is it different?
Why is this date not on the same day of the week in other consecutive months?
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