Small group multiplication games

Source: Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas. This activity can be used for one person or for a pair. Hopefully, most of your students have an ordinary deck of playing cards at home. If not, they can make their own number cards using index cards or scrap paper. To begin, students flip two cards face up. Then they multiply the two numbers on the cards together. Next, they write the math sentence on a piece of paper and solve the problem.

You can assign a time limit, like ten minutes, or a number of problems, like six problems. If students are playing with a partner, both students flip two cards, multiply the numbers together and whoever has the highest product keeps the cards. At the end of the game, the player with the most cards wins.

Put a spin on a traditional game. The students solve the product and, if that number is on their grid, cover that number with a bean or tile. This activity can be played in person or virtually. If students are playing in pairs, the first partner to multiply the two sets of fingers together and call out the product gets a point. Using an egg carton, have students write the numbers in the bottom of each depression. Place two marbles inside the egg carton and close the lid.

Shake the egg carton, open the top, and then multiple whichever two numbers the marbles have landed on. Write the math sentence and answer on a sheet of paper. If students have access to an empty egg carton at home, this could also be an at-home practice activity. Teacher Jen W. They keep them in their binders so that any time we have five minutes to spare, they can practice.

Source: Creative Family Fun. All it takes is paper plates, glue, and a marker to help your students learn their multiplication tables. This can also double as a craft activity allowing students to get as creative as they want when they decorate their plates.

If students are doing this activity at home and do not have paper plates, they can make the circles out of regular paper. Another project for kids to help them personalize their learning. Kids can make their own, focusing on the multiplication facts that continue to be difficult for them. Try this version by Primary Flourish. LEGO bricks are also a great way to model area if you use each bump on the top of the brick as one unit.

Check out more ways to LEGO bricks to teach math. Source: Create a Learning Environment. Then, say the problem is 9 x 6. Starting on the left, students count six fingers over and put that finger down. The answer is shown on their fingers! The number of fingers to the left of the finger that is down is the number of tens, and the number of fingers to the right of the finger that is down is the number of ones. So the answer is Great for a whole class lesson, in person or virtually.

Sometimes learning multiplication facts just takes practice. Worksheets may not be very exciting, but adding a theme that kids are interested in may motivate your students. This free download from Royal Baloo features homework sheets and practice papers with graphs, mazes puzzles, and more, all with a Star Wars theme. Here is a giant list of our favorite math websites. Watch classic episodes of School House Rock or these multiplication videos and have your students sing their way to multiplication mastery.

Using removable label stickers, label the white squares shown above, or red or black if you have a traditional checkerboard with a multiplication problem. Next, place your playing pieces on top of the squares with the math problem on them. Play begins as usual as players move their pieces diagonally, trying to get to the other side. The twist is, you must solve the multiplication problem you land on. If you answer correctly, you are awarded that many points.

The player with the most points at the end of the game wins. Source: Creating a Learning Environment. Take your fact practice outside for this fun game. Before you play, write random numbers in the white spots on a soccer ball.

To play, toss the soccer ball up in the air and catch it with two hands. Look at which numbers your thumbs are touching and multiply them together. If you get the correct answer, shoot the ball 2 yards from the goal post. The only difference is that when a person pulls out a block, they must answer the math fact before placing it on the top of the tower. The winners are the players who do NOT knock down the tower. This game requires almost no prep and is perfect for a center.

All students need is 1 or 2 dice, a set of flash cards and a scrap paper or white board to keep score. Students will take turns flipping over a flash card and answering the math fact. If they are correct, they get to roll the die or dice to determine how many points they earn. The winner is the student with the most points when the flash cards are complete or playing time is complete.

This game can be played with a partner or even independently for extra practice. It is great as a fast finisher activity. You will need the FREE printable game board for each student and a fidget spinner. I personally like to laminate the game board and have students play using a dry erase marker.

With this game, the fidget spinner acts as a timer. One player will spin it on the table and both players will answer as many facts as they can before the fidget spinner stops. The winner is the person who correctly answered the most math facts. This is another great multiplication game to play in math centers! All you need is one of the game boards laminated for each student, two dice and a dry erase marker for each player.

Players will take turns rolling both dice. They will add the two numbers rolled and then multiply by the number on the top of the game board. The player will find and color the product in the game board grid. Students can only color in one number per turn, even though the product will appear more than once on their board. The winner is the first person with four squares colored in a row. You can give each student the same board or you can differentiate by giving students different boards based on the facts that they need the most practice with.

This is a fun whole group game that requires almost no prep. It is the perfect activity for that extra 10 minutes that you need to fill last minute.

All you need is the class white board and white board markers. Before you start the game, divide the white board into two spaces. Write a dozen or so multiplication facts on each side of the white board. Divide your class into two teams.

Students will form two single file lines. Then they run back and give the marker to the next person in line. That person can then run up to the board and answer any one of the facts. Each student will need a bingo board. Students will fill each box in with a multiplication fact. The player with the highest total wins.

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