Number sentence battles - Decimals

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How to play

Players roll the dice and make number sentences using decimals. 

• Students take turns to roll the dice and build a number sentence that will result in: 

  • the largest total

  • the largest difference 

  • the smallest total

  • the smallest difference 

  • closest to a target number, eg. 9.01 

• After each throw of the dice, players perform the exercise shown on the dice for 10 seconds, Eg.:

  • 1 = squats

  • 2 = wall sits

  • 3 = front plank

  • 4 = side plank L/R

  • 5 = jumping jacks

  • 6 = marching in place

  • 8 = sit ups

  • 9 = bounce ball

Variations

• Vary the exercises 

• Use more or less dice