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Monday, October 1, 2012

Bump (an addition, subtraction, or multiplication math game)

So my mom taught me a math game called BUMP a while ago. The game of Bump is a fun way for students to practice basic facts. Here are some pictures that will help explain how to play.


Rolling a '0' counts as a 10


Players can "share" a circle by having one chip on the same sum. A"Bump" happens if one player rolls that sum a second time, they then BUMP the opposing player's chip off the "shared" circle and that player now has to try and place the chip back on the board.

To make the board, you need 11 circles, and an 11x17 piece of construction paper. Write the number you want them to add their rolls to on one circle, and then the sums on the other 10 circles.

You can do this for subtraction by writing the number you want them to start at and then writing the difference on the other circles (ex. 18-, answers: 8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17)

For multiplication you write the number they need to multiply by in the corner, and then the products on the circles. (ex. x3 products: 3,6,9,12,15,18,21,24,27,30)

I hope this makes sense. If not let me know, I will try and answer any questions.

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