Roll & Choose

Property

Commutative Properties of Addition and Multiplication

Description

Players use dice to generate one-digit addends or factors, choosing the most combination. They mark the resulting sum or product with their colored pencil or marker in the two correct spaces on a Game Board. The first player to fill four spaces in a row wins the game.

Features and Benefits

Each Serious Play game . . .

• is available as a download.
• engages students in active learning.
• focuses on concepts central to arithmetic and algebra.
• incorporates the “fun factors” of chance and strategy.
• promotes abstract and quantitative reasoning.
• includes versions for a range of content knowledge and skill levels.
• provides mental math practice.
• prompts reflective thought about properties.
• introduces key vocabulary.
• facilitates “math talk.”
• supports, reinforces, and enhances classroom learning.

Game Components

Each downloadable game contains . . .

• game description
• student-friendly play instructions
• game board and/or cards
• answer key
• blank game board and/or cards for teachers-generated versions

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