Description
How it works
Deal six cards each. The first player rolls two dice and sets a price from them — a 2 and a 5 becomes $25 or $52, their choice. Everyone else uses cards from their hand to form a multiplication fact landing as close to that price as possible without exceeding it. Closest product takes twelve points, split on a tie. Discard, draw, and continue until the deck runs out. The without-going-over rule is what forces real estimation: children have to judge several products before choosing.
What you’ll need
- Two dice
- A deck with face cards removed (ace = 1)
- Paper for scoring
Skills practiced
Multiplication facts, estimating products, and comparing a product against a target.
Grade level
3rd through 5th grade. Two 10-sided dice give a wider range of prices.
Instant PDF download. Game instructions adapted from the ideas in Math Fact Fluency by Jennifer Bay-Williams and Gina Kling (ASCD / NCTM, 2019).
