Dice Roll

One of the many skills the students learn in kindergarten is how to roll more than one dice on their desk and keep them on their desk. Throughout the year, we play many games that use dice, whether they are used in a board game or to practice addition and subtraction facts. Important time is lost when students are chasing the dice around the classroom. This year, as the students were getting ready to play a number recognition game using two dice, I wondered out loud what I could do from day one that would help contain the dice. Miss Horibe suggested we put the dice in a Dixie cup.  Brilliant! I showed the children how to gently shake the Dixie cup,  put it upside down on their desks, and then lift it up. There, the students easily found two dice ready to be counted, and they could engage in the math part of the lesson without having to chase the dice first!

 

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Students were enthusiastic and focused on the activity.

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This lead to a happy teacher and happy students!

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