Instead of learning their times tables with drill after drill, third-graders can play Baseball Multiplication, a game played on paper in which the 'pitcher' rolls the dice and the 'batter' multiplies the total. The pitcher uses either a multiplication table or calculator to check the answer, If it's right, the batter gets on base. The task is to arrange themselves along the tape in the proper order. Once proper order is achieved have the children put their cards on the taped line. Form two teams.
Students begin at zero and take turns rolling two dice.
One die would have numbers from 1 through 6 and the other die would have positive and negative signs written on it. The dice would be rolled and the students would move in that direction for the specified number of units. Students on each team would take turns actually stepping up and down the number line. When they are almost at their goal they will tell you that they are at negative 17 and just need negative 3 to make it to -20. This web site is set up to help kids learn basic math skills while on the Internet.