Land Grab

A maths game to learn about multiplication, division and area!

You will need:
A coloured pencil each
2 x 6-sided dice
1cm grid paper (A4)
Dice mat

To extend the task:

Try using an A3 sheet of
1cm grid paper and 10sided dice

Game instructions and rules:

1. Player 1 rolls 2 dice for their partner. Dice

need to land on the dice mat.
2. Player 2 voices the multiplication fact.
3. Player 2 colours an array of squares to
show the numbers rolled (E.g. Roll 4 and 6,
colour an array 4 x 6 or 6 x 4 squares).
4. Label the array with the equation and
answer (e.g. 4 x 6 = 24)
5. Player 2 now rolls for Player 1.
6. Players continue to take turns of rolling dice
and colouring in the arrays.
7. Game continues with the aim to colour the
entire grid. As the area available decreases,
players begin to split their arrays to colour in
the required area.
8. Players keep a running tally of their land
acquired
9. The winner is the player who has the
greatest area of land.