Equipment

• Grid Paper
• Two x 6-sided or 10-sided Dice Colored Markers

How to Play

This is an activity for children to complete to help understand the concept of arrays.

1. Children work in partners. Each group needs 1 sheet of grid paper, colored markers and either two 6-sided dice or two 10-sided dice.
2. Each child rolls the dice, the child with the highest number goes first.
3. Children then take it in turns to roll the two dice. If the child rolls a 2 and a 5, then they create a rectangle that is 2 by 5 and color a rectangle on the grid. Each player uses a different colored marker. Record the array on the rectangle.
4. The other player rolls the two dice and draws a rectangle on the grid using their colored marker and records the array. (see example below)
5. Continue to take it in turns back and forth creating rectangles on the grid. Children work towards filling up the whole sheet with their rectangles. The player with the most number of squares colored in at the end wins!

Variations

• Cut the piece of grid paper in half to create a smaller game of paddocks.
• Play in groups of 3 to make the placement of boxes more challenging.

from:

http://mathswithmeaning.blogspot.com.au/2013/06/math-game-monday-queens-birthday-holiday.html