Dice Activities Ages 5-8

Dice activities (Ages 5-8) was created by teachers in their classrooms over a period of ten years.

• The activities have been tested over time and have proven to engage students, develop their mathematical thinking and empower them to believe in their ability to do mathematics.
• Designed for use with students from kindergarten to Year 3, the activities build number sense and generate a conceptual base for number facts.


• Dice activities (Ages 5-8) - Building number sense and power provides opportunities to:
  • reinforce number patterns
  • construct efficient counting strategies
  • construct and interpret graphs
  • manipulate numbers mentally
  • understand how numbers work
  • develop fluency with addition and subtraction facts
  • introduce place value
  • verbalise mathematics understanding
  • expose students to mathematics vocabulary
  • develop game strategy.
  Ideal for Ages 5-8