Five in a Row: A Game for Practicing Addition Facts {November}
Last month I shared one of my students' favorite games to practice their addition facts - Five in a Row. I'm telling you, the kids never tire of this game. Ever. And, I'm totally OK with that. I mean, students that are excited to practice their addition facts? Yes, please!
What is Five in a Row?
Five in a Row is fun game where students practice their basic addition math facts in the form of a game. Students will roll two number cubes (labeled 5-10) or two dice, add them together, and cover the sum on the game board. The object of the game is to be the first person to cover five numbers in a row.
Materials
- Game boards
- Game pieces (double sided counters, dimes and pennies, different colored linking cubes, and so on) NOTE: since the two players share the same game board, they need different game pieces to denote which spaces they've claimed as their own
- 2 Number Cubes (blank cubes numbered 5 through 10) OR 2 dice (depending upon the level of play)
- Students play in pairs.
- Student A rolls the two number cubes (or dice), adds the numbers together, and covers that number on the board.
- Student B does the same.
- Play continues back and forth in this fashion.
- The first player to get five counters in a row is the winner!
You can grab this Five in a Row game board for free! It includes color and black and white versions, as well as two levels of play:
- Sums of 2 through 12 (played with two dice)
- Sums of 10 through 20 (played with two number cubes numbered 5-10)
Toodles!
