Playing math games gives students a chance to practice the strategies. Using the strategies for facts leads to the automaticity, or just knowing the facts.
More Card Games:
Salute Directions. Salute Video (Grades 1-8)
Addition (unknown addend)
Multiplication (unknown factor)
Optional extensions: equations, integers
Expression Frenzy (Grade 6+)
Dice Games
After playing a game, have students reflect:
How did you use math in this game?
Which strategies did you use while playing the game?
If you were to play the games a second time, what different strategies would you use to be more successful?