excellent adding game for all the class

excellent adding game for all the class

by Daina
(SA)

My reception children love this game, and I have had success with other year levels too.

The class sits in a circle on the floor. The teacher is on the floor too. The teacher has 2 dice.

One student stands behind a student that is sitting down. The teacher rolls the 2 dice and just the student standing up and the student he is standing behind have to quickly work out the answer to adding the 2 dice up.

If the standing up student gets it right they then move onto the next person and stands behind them. They then try to work out the addition of the two dice. If the standing person wins again they continue around the circle.

If the person sitting down wins they then stand up and move onto the next person.The person that was standing up now sits down in the other persons spot.

I encourage all the other kids to work out the sum and see if they get it right.

This game is called "around the world' So if someone beats everyone in the circle they will get back to their spot and they have been around the world.

The kids love it and you could do it as times tables with older kids. It teaches my kids about starting to add with the larger number first.

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Nov 15, 2008

Around the World Game
by: Annie

This game is obviously still a favourite!
In our class we play it at our desks (groups of 4-6 tables we sometimes call continents!) We play this game for all sorts of questions: phonics, spelling, science, maths, general knowledge etc. The most effective use I've found is to revise concepts and information each term, and add new information into the game so there is a cumulative effect. So by now, we are using some questions which refer to our terms 1,2, 3 and 4 units. It's a great way not to lose the knowledge and understanding gained from previous terms. Some of the Guided Writing activities each term is to compose the questions for this game.

We also use these for the line game where the children line up in two rows (on their way out to morning tea / home etc). A question is given and the first of the two children at the front of the row to answer goes out, the other gets to rejoin the line at the back for another turn. We are focussing on maths facts: doubles, halves, add on 3 etc. It's amazing how fast they are getting.
Annie

Oct 06, 2008

Around the World
by: MAW

Good to read another version of the game 'Around the World'.

I have been using the same-named game since I qualified 42 years ago in Scotland. I took it with me to England then I immigrated here with it 30 years ago.

It is the most popular game I've ever used. I use it for the quick recall/practice of numerous Maths facts.

It never ceases to surprise me how the less able students are able to improve their recall and become '(Addition, Multiplication, etc) World Champion of the Day'.

With older children I have them seated at their desks instead of on the floor.

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