I spent some time playing this with kids the other day and I saw that (1) it was genuinely fun, and (2) it gives you almost all the multiplication practice you could ask for. I could either do (3+4) times 6 for 42 points, OR (3+6) times 4 for 36 points, OR (4+6) times 3 for 30 points.

For example, I roll a 3, a 4, and a 6 on my turn. On your turn, you get to choose two dice to add together, then you multiply the sum by the final die. The Rules: Each player takes turns rolling 3 dice. P.S.: Well, for example, you could see how many you could lick in an hour, then try to break that record.īart: Sounds like a pretty crappy game to me.Ĭan we concoct fundamentally more interesting games that still give multiplication practice? Well, here’s my latest, so you can tell me what you think. P.S.: Oh, licking envelopes can be fun! All you have to do is make a game of it. Principal Skinner: Here’s a whole box of unsealed envelopes for the PTA! If you’re just sticking some packaging around it, I don’t think you’ve solved the fundamental problem. Also, the multiplication is totally arbitrary. They’re more time looking at a screen, to start. But google returned 820,000 hits on a search for “multiplication games online.”) I guess these games are ok, and some kids like them, but I honestly don’t care for them so much. Of course, there are literally bajillions of multiplication practice games available online. Well, here’s an idea: play a game that requires multiplication. Memorizing your times tables is a rote activity, it requires a fair bit of repetition for most, and it may need to be made fun. Math doesn’t need to be made fun it already is fun. (Important note: times tables are not math. We adults, rightly, ask, “How can we make it fun?” Unfortunately, practicing times tables can be unmotivated and boring for kids. Players not only practice multiplication tables, they must strategize as to the best way to accrue points.Every kid needs to learn their times tables at some point, and this means practice. It's a longer game but kids will practice higher number equations. Included in the printable score card is an extended version of this multiplication dice game in which players roll the die a total of 12 times.

Players then total the results of all 6 rounds. However, if she already filled the 6 box on a previous turn, she must choose a number from a vacant box and multiply 6 by that number.Īt the end of 6 turns per player, all the boxes will be filled in.

For example, if a player rolls a 6, she will probably want to multiply it by 6 (36) and enter it in the appropriate box. Each number from 1-6 can only be used once. Play passes to the next player.įor each turn, the player multiplies the number on the die by a number from 1-6. She records her score for that roll by multiplying the number on the die by one of the numbers on the score card (1-6). The player with the highest roll starts the game.

Multiplication table games to print