Free Parent Involvement Activities - "Count and Cross" - Grade K-2nd

Addition, Multiplication, Sequencing

Help your child write the numbers two through twelve, in order, on a piece of paper. Next, give her two dice and let her roll them. She can then cross out the number on her paper that is equal to the sum of the two dice.

If she rolls a number that she has already crossed off, she tosses the dice again. the game is over when she has succeeded in crossing off all of the numbers.

For an older child, let her jot down the following numbers: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 15, 16, 18, 20, 24, 25, 30, 36. After she rolls the dice, she can multiply the two numbers and cross out the appropriate number.

Two or more can play the game by taking turns with their own rows of numbers. The first one to cross off all of her numbers is the winner.

Variation -- Instead of writing the numbers two through twelve in a row, jot down only the number two, followed by ten blank spaces. Play the game as above, but players must write in the sum they rolled in its correct spot within the number sequence.

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Source: Bright and Beyond, Smart & Simple Activities to do with your Child, Math, Grades K-3rd, Ages 5-9. Available at Schoodoodle.com.