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Materials: Three dice and a cup.
Directions: Put the three dice in a cup
and shake it up. When the dice settle, add the sum of the dice together
(if the dice say 3, 5, and 1, then the sum is 9).
Then, start with one student and go around
the room. The students have to count, starting with "one," until one of
the students says the "sum" of the dice. Each student can say one,
two, or three numbers. (The first student might say "1, 2." The
second student could say "3, 4, 5." The third student might say "6." The
fourth student could then say "7, 8." The next student would say "9."
This student loses, because 9 is the sum of the dice.
By the way, this game only works if the
students are unaware of the sum of the dice in the cup. It keeps them
guessing and creates suspense.
The student who says the "sum" of the
dice must perform the task that you determine. I often use this game
in the most mundane of ways: when we're doing our reading book or
magazine, instead of just taking turns reading, I use this "game" to
determine who the next reader will be. Or you can make the "loser" say a
sentence with a vocabulary word, or ask a question, or review whatever
aspect you are currently teaching.
Always keep a cup and three dice on your
desk, just in case.
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