Paul Beard

The goal of the game is to either sum or times (multiply) the two numbers correctly. A correct sum is worth 1 point and a correct product is worth 3 points. Three correct answers in a row are worth 5 points. This is intended to balance the students with solid addition but shaky multiplication skills with those who are more fluent with their multiplication facts. It's very open to making your own rules about scoring or game play. Games make math real for some students.

This is not the usual Race to 100/a dollar. It was designed to help students with number sense deficits learn ways to make 10 and how numbers repeat as you advance by decade (0-9): adding 8 and 7 in the ones place will always produce a 5 in the ones place, no matter you have to regroup one 10 or several. once you get to adding products in multidigit multiplication. This intervention is designed to help students see the patterns within decades (0-9) and how to make tens to simplify operations. It