Decimals Game - Game of Pig (sometimes called Greedy Pig) is a very popular game that reinforces number sense and number fluency from 0.01 to a whole. It also explores number patterns and initial probability concepts.
Aim:
- to explore counting by 10ths & 100ths
- to explore number patterns on the 100ths chart
- to experiment with concepts of probability
What You Need:
1 game board
2 players
1 die
2 different colored counters.
Before we Begin:
- This is a game of 10ths and 100ths so when throwing the die students can no longer say, 1, 2. 3, 4, 5 & 6 they must say 'one hundredTHs, two hundredTHs, three hundredTHs, 4 hundredTHs, 5 hundredTHs and 6 hundredTHs'.
- I find you can have a bit of fun over emphasizing the 'th' when speaking aloud esp when a student mistakenly says whole numbers instead of the decimals.
How to Play:
1. Decide who is going first.
2. Place both counters on the board near 0.01.
3. Player One rolls the die and moves their counter forward that many spaces. They may choose to throw again as many times as they like until they either decide to end their turn or the end of their turn is forced upon them.
FORCED END OF TURN: If the player throws a one... (Quick double take) I mean one hundredTH :) they must return to the square they started their turn on and their turn is concluded. This is known as 'Pigging Out'.
One More Step: In order to encourage familiarity with number patterns and number fluency, the player may advance one more square if they move their counter directly to their destination square by using a pattern or strategy and not relying on one to one correspondence.
4. Once Player One decides to end their turn Player 2 repeats Step 3.
How to Win:
Be the first player to reach 1
Two Dice Version:
- Players throw two dice instead of one.
- Players throw two dice and then one die alternately i.e. use one dice for the first throw, two die for the second, one die for the third etc, etc.
Additional Rules for the Two Dice Version:
- If a 1 is thrown on either die before a player decides to stop rolling, their turn is ended and they must return to the square they started on.
- If a double 1 is thrown (cat's eyes) then the player must return to the start.
Included in this Download:
7 Full Color Boards
7 Low Color Boards
1 PowerPoint Version of the Game Boards for Easy Display and Discussion
Aim:
- to explore counting by 10ths & 100ths
- to explore number patterns on the 100ths chart
- to experiment with concepts of probability
What You Need:
1 game board
2 players
1 die
2 different colored counters.
Before we Begin:
- This is a game of 10ths and 100ths so when throwing the die students can no longer say, 1, 2. 3, 4, 5 & 6 they must say 'one hundredTHs, two hundredTHs, three hundredTHs, 4 hundredTHs, 5 hundredTHs and 6 hundredTHs'.
- I find you can have a bit of fun over emphasizing the 'th' when speaking aloud esp when a student mistakenly says whole numbers instead of the decimals.
How to Play:
1. Decide who is going first.
2. Place both counters on the board near 0.01.
3. Player One rolls the die and moves their counter forward that many spaces. They may choose to throw again as many times as they like until they either decide to end their turn or the end of their turn is forced upon them.
FORCED END OF TURN: If the player throws a one... (Quick double take) I mean one hundredTH :) they must return to the square they started their turn on and their turn is concluded. This is known as 'Pigging Out'.
One More Step: In order to encourage familiarity with number patterns and number fluency, the player may advance one more square if they move their counter directly to their destination square by using a pattern or strategy and not relying on one to one correspondence.
4. Once Player One decides to end their turn Player 2 repeats Step 3.
How to Win:
Be the first player to reach 1
Two Dice Version:
- Players throw two dice instead of one.
- Players throw two dice and then one die alternately i.e. use one dice for the first throw, two die for the second, one die for the third etc, etc.
Additional Rules for the Two Dice Version:
- If a 1 is thrown on either die before a player decides to stop rolling, their turn is ended and they must return to the square they started on.
- If a double 1 is thrown (cat's eyes) then the player must return to the start.
Included in this Download:
7 Full Color Boards
7 Low Color Boards
1 PowerPoint Version of the Game Boards for Easy Display and Discussion
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