5 Dice Math Game
| Category | Price | Seller | Device |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | Free | Justin Holladay | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
A math game intended for upper elementary and middle school students that helps students enjoy practicing their order of operations. The game encourages students to use higher order thinking to solve the "target" number by working backwards given the answer but not the equation. The best feature about this simple math game is that teachers are able to receive immediate feedback of their students’ progress through email.
KEY FEATURES:
- Multiplayer (wifi) Math Game! You can use up to 5 devices and play against your classmates or parents
- Higher order thinking game (not a drill and kill game)
- Progress reports can be sent to the teacher (making formative assessment easy)
- A whiteboard built into the game to make a way for students to work out problems
- Easy to extend beyond the one player game to a classroom setting.
- Comes with printable game sheets, making preparation for lessons simple
Are you the best shot? Can you solve problems involving multiple steps and multiple operations? A fun interactive game to help upper elementary and middle school students master and understand how the order of operations in math work.
This math game is made for students at different age groups and skill levels. For example an elementary student could use simple addition and subtraction to achieve the target where as a middle school student could perform complex combinations of many operations to reach the target.
MATH GAMES and ASSESSMENT
This area is one of my passions, and I think one of the least explored and emphasized area in education. One of my biggest goals with these math apps is to create and figure out a way to implement formative assessment strategies into math games so teachers can have a better understanding of how their students are doing. This game has a built in reporting feature that informs the teacher how the student is doing and how much time they spend playing the game.
COMMON CORE MATHEMATICAL STANDARD
3.OA Solve problems involving the four operations, and identify and explain patterns in arithmetic.
3.NBT Use place value understanding and properties of operations to perform multi-digit arithmetic.
5.OA Write and interpret numerical expressions.
COMMON CORE STANDARDS for MATHEMATICAL PRACTICE
1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
*These are few representative CCSS. This game can be modified or adapted for use in grade 3 or 4 to grade 8 and above.
Reviews
Too many ads
K.Beaver
Constantly freezes and has a frustrating ad every play. The ads are long and cant be skipped!
Cancel ads button is useless
thebshd
If you want paid for the app just say so and give me a chance to pay for the app or get rid of the ads. The game was awesome until you added ads. To use this app with my class is a waste of time. Kids no longer want to play the game because the ads are ridiculously long. Get the cancel ads app working to save your game.
Love It!!!
Ms. Mkl
The kids in my class love this game. They love to challenge each other to see who can get closest to the target number. This game is a great review for students and a great time filler when they get done with work early :-)
Potential but I've had problems
Wy2298
I have tried multiple times to send feedback on a problem I had on the developers website but each time the form did not work. I think this game has great potential but 2 out of the 3 problems I tried gave me an incorrect answer. I checked my answer with a scientific calculator but the app told me I had the wrong solution. When I checked the progress report it shows I only attempted one problem. I hope there is an update to fix this issue.
A Thinking Math Game
Bloodhound555
What we enjoyed about this game is that it was a real challenge. Just as the description said, “It is not a drill and kill game.” I think of it as math chess. One of the coolest features of this game in my opinion, is the whiteboard. Here you can write with your finger as you calculate the correct answer. If you tap the eraser button, your finger works in a likewise manner. I am very pleased with how challenging this game is, and I think it teaches far more than order of operations. This encourages patience, strategic thinking, and is not at all a filler activity.
5 Dice
Kikisisters
A perfect 21st Century center where student work is reported to you. The game is fabulous, but the development process is even better. The fact that students can log in with the teacher's email and information is sent to his/her teacher is priceless. You now have records of what the child is doing while you're with another group reviewing or retracting. My hope is that you use the same development process with the next math file folder game. This is truly the future of centers in the classroom. Kudos!
Very useful app
MKoz25
I downloaded this app and was happy. It's very helpful, and my kids were able to learn using it. The function I liked the most, was that they could email their teachers the scores! If you have a child in elementary or middle school, download third free app to help team with math right away.
Brain exercise!
sevenrox
Wow! This game is not only excellent in developing children's understanding of order of operations, but it can be very challenging for adults as well. Talk about brain exercise! Whew! I like that the game play is simple and easy to understand. The whiteboard is very helpful and Imlove that the dice in play is displayed on top. I also love that you can get a printable version of the game. I received the printable version very quickly via email. I also love that parents and teachers can track a child's progress via email. I recommend this game for older elementary kids and adults. Younger kids may find this too hard or tedious.
