Melissa Schroeder

Star Base Subtraction Game

Grade: 1

Time: 1 class period

Topic: subtraction using 1,2, or 3

Materials:

wooden cube with 1,1,2,2,3,3 written on the faces, game board
with numbers less than
12 on it, starship cards, counters

Directions:

Give a group of three or four students a game board and a dice.
Each player puts a
counter on home base. The students take turns rolling the die.
The number on the die
tells how many spaces to move. After moving the player subtracts
the number on the
die from the number on the on the space. If done correctly the
student gets a starship
card. The game continues until everyone has reached the star base
which is the end.

The winner is the player who has the most starships.

Extensions:

Use larger numbers on the game board or use a traditional die.

Reference:

Irons, Calvin J. Trafton, Paul R. 1992.

Moving Into Math.

San
Francisco, CA: Mimosa
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