There are a lot of fun things you can do with dice in the classroom, including turning them into fun math games! We like using dice to teach STEM concepts because they can be used in a lot of different ways. Today, I’m sharing the multiplication dice game that I invented when my daughter was in fourth grade and struggling with learning multiplication facts. This is definitely one of my favorite no-prep STEM challenges!
Read the directions for our simple game below!
How to Play the Multiplication Dice Game
You can play the multiplication dice game almost any way you prefer, however, if you want to play it like we did, this is exactly how we did it!
You can do this game with any type of dice, however, we used 10-sided dice and that was good because we could do all the multiplication facts with this set of dice.
What You Need for the Multiplication Die Game
- 10 sided dice
- Paper and pencil to keep score
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How to Play the Multiplication Dice Game
For this game, the rules are extremely simple. One payer rolls the two dice and multiplies the two numbers together. If the answer is correct, the player gets a point. Keep track of points on a piece of paper.
The next player then takes her turn, and play continues clockwise.
The first person to 10, 20, or 50 points (depending on how long you want to play) is the winner!
Math Dice Game Variations
Since I am a lot better at basic multiplication than Monkey, I gave her the option to “steal” my points.
When I answered, sometimes I gave an incorrect answer. If she caught me answering wrong, she received the point.
Use die with larger numbers to make this game more complicated once children have mastered basic multiplication facts. We have some D20s that would be perfect for this.
You could also try a D6 or even a D100 if you wanted to get really fancy.
Even though this multiplication dice game was quite similar to multiplication fact practice,
Monkey loved it a lot better. She had a good time playing and didn’t really notice that we were practicing her math skills.
What are your favorite math games for kids?