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This game reinforces a child's understanding that a digit's place in a number affects its value. Additionally, this game provides children with practice adding and comparing large numbers.
This game reinforces a child's understanding that a digit's place in a number affects its value. Additionally, this game provides children with practice adding and comparing large numbers.
Materials:
Materials:
Two Target Five Record Sheets
Two spinners: one numbered 1-6 and another numbered 4-9
Optional: Interactive Record Sheet with Digital Dice (click on the "page 2" paper icon in the lower right corner)
Object:
Object:
Be the closest to player to make a number closest to the 5-digit target number.
How to Play:
How to Play:
One of the players spins the 1-6 spinner twice and the 4-9 spinner three times, in any order, to determine the Target Number. As each number is spun, both players record the 5-digit Target Number (keeping it in the order of each spin) at the top of their record sheet.
Player 1 now spins the 1-6 spinner twice and the 4-9 spinner three times and records their numbers in the first column of their record sheet. Player 1 then arranges those 5 digits to make a number that is as close as possible to the 5-digit target number, either under or over.
Andrew, "I spun a 1, 6, 8, 5, and 1."
Miranda, "The target number is 68,729."
Andrew, "Wow! I really lucked out this time, because I got a 6 and an 8. That means I can make a number that starts with 68,000. I’ll put the 5 for 500, and then the two 1s. That’s as close as I can get."
Player 1 records the number they made with their five spins in the second column and reads it aloud. Then in the third column, Player 1 finds the difference between their number and the target number.
Note: Players need to show and check each other’s work during this game.
Finally, Player 1 records the difference between their number and the target number in the fourth column. That is Player 1's score for the first round. Player 2 takes a turn following steps 2–4.
Players continue to take turns until they have played 5 rounds. Then they add up their scores for each round to get a grand total. The player with the lower grand total wins the game.
After the game is finished, each player uses the >, =, or < symbol to compare her final score with her partner’s at the bottom of her record sheet, and then circles the winning score.
Variations:
Variations:
Students may choose to play Target Five together rather than playing against each other.
Students may choose to partner up, then play another pair competitively.
Students may choose a digit at the beginning of the game that, when rolled, acts as a wild number. If a
player happens to roll that digit at the start of a turn, he can replace it with any digit he chooses, 0–9. This should improve his chances of making a 5-digit number that’s close to the target number.
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