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Games For Learning Multiplication

Multiplication games can be created for single and group play from games your student already knows how to play, as well as new games that they will want to play again and again.

Author: Olivia Chandler
Date: Jan 21, 2011 - 8:03:03 AM

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Multiplication games can be created for single and group play from games your student already knows how to play, as well as new games that they will want to play again and again.

Flash cards are an excellent way to sharpen multiplication skills when learning the times tables.

Starting with the game of Bingo, multiplication flash cards can be used to encourage students to compete for fast and correct answers in order to win prizes.

Begin with a variety of Bingo cards from any standard Bingo game and create enough cards for everyone playing.

Create multiplication flash cards that correspond with the numbers on the Bingo card, such as: 16, 8, and 35 can be answers to 2x8, 1x8, and 7x5.

The first student who successfully answers for a row of numbers across, down, or diagonally wins.

Another fun, familiar and competitive multiplication game to play is Uno, but first the rules are changed just a bit.

Uno is usually played by discarding cards that are the same color or number until a winning player is left with one card.

In multiplication Uno, players discard cards according to what is a factor or whole number multiple of the previously discarded card.

Voice and group participation are the only supplies needed for the next multiplication table game.

Multiplication families such as three's or two's are singled out in the game called Buzz.

A number between two and nine is picked out by a game leader, who is chosen by the teacher.

The leader begins the count from one and then the group joins in one at a time around the circle, counting in sequential order.

Each player continues counting until a multiple of the chosen number is reached, then instead of saying the next number the student says the word “buzz”.

If a player says “buzz” when the number is not a multiple, or if the player says the multiple number instead of “buzz” then the player is out.

When one player is left, the winner of the multiplication game of Buzz is determined and a new round can begin.

An average deck of playing cards become another multiplication flash card learning opportunity with the game Flip Up.

Much like the card game of war, two students sit across from each other with an equal amount of cards (jokers and face cards are removed) and begin to simultaneously flip cards over.

A player wins a round when they call out the correct multiplication of the flipped cards.

Recess and math class meet up when multiplication activities are fun and engaging.

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