Dicey Months

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Originally submitted by Raymond Corrigan on Feb 3, 2010.

MATERIALS NEEDED:

• 3 dice for every 10 students.

DETAILED EXPLANATION:

• Divide the class into teams of five.
• Have two teams face and stand in front of each other. Put a die in between the teams.
• Roll the dice and have the first student in each team compete to call out the month corresponding to the number on the die (e.g. 5 = May).
• Other team members can help. The faster student receives two points for their team and the slower student gets 1 point after saying the month.
• The students move to the end of the line and the next students in line play.
• Repeat this step until all students have played.
• Add a second die and repeat until all students have played (Let the students roll).
• Add a third die and repeat until all students have played (Let the students roll).

TEACHING SUGGESTIONS:

• If you just use 2 dice for the whole game you will almost never get earlier or later months. (January is impossible, December is rare).
• Use something like playing cards for points.

TIPS/CAUTIONS:

• This works better with under 20 students.
• If the number is over 12 students re-roll.