Here is a game designed to review basic facts and the order of operations in a fun, problem-solving situation. I use it at the beginning of the period to warm-up and focus on math. Students will use four digits obtained from rolling four dice to create a mathematical expression equal to 24.
Basic facts are important to learn, but boring to teach.
This game has appealed to all of my students and has stimulated them to use what they do know and master what they don't. Four dice, paper, pencils, and calculators if desired. The first four students to class each get a die to roll and call out the number. I record the four numbers on the board. The students are then on their own to come up with a way to reach 24 using any or all of the four operations.