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Math Games
With Jane and Joanne |
Baseball "Three"
LEVELS
Grades 4 and up
SKILLS
- multiplying 2-digit numbers
PLAYERS
EQUIPMENT
- playing cards Ace (=1) through 9
- paper and pencil
GETTING STARTED
Each player begins the game by drawing four cards from the deck. Players arrange their cards to make a 2-digit multiplication sentence. The object is to make the largest product possible.
Example
- Player 1 draws the cards 9, 6, 4, and 2. He forms the sentence 94 x 62, which results in a product of 5,828.
- Player 2 draws the cards 8, 7, 4, and 2. She forms the sentence 84 x 72, which results in a product of 6,048.
Player 2 has the largest product in that round. She scores 1 point.
Play continues. Each player draws four new cards and calculates the product of the multiplication problem they create.
The first player to score 9 points (for nine innings) is the winner.
Players should write out all problems and check each other's work.
VARIATIONS
- Change the game's rules so that the smallest product wins.
- Let students use calculators to check their answers.
More About Box Cars and One-Eyed Jacks
Joanne Currah and Jane Felling
created their company, BOX CARS & ONE-EYED JACKS, for the sole purpose of making math fun -- not threatening
or frustrating -- for children. Joanne and Jane spend many days each year on the road as they train
teachers to make math fun for kids and run Family Math Nights at schools. To learn more about the authors,
their books, and the services they provide, visit them at www.boxcarsandoneeyedjacks.com
or email them at [email protected].
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