Learning Resources Dino Math Tracks User manual

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rock in t e center of t e game board.
3. Play passes to t e next player on t e left.
4. If a player’s dinosaur lands on t e same footprint as anot er
player, t e two players ave a “S owdown.” Eac player
tosses t e green number cube. T e player wit t e larger
number wins and moves is/ er dinosaur forward t at many
spaces.
Players must first move all dinosaurs according to t eir rolls
before completing any S owdowns.
5. T e first player to get all four dinosaurs to Forgotten Falls wins
t e game.
6. W en players run out of Problem Solving Cards, s uffle t e
pack and place t e cards face down again.
Game Variation
♦To encourage cooperation and teamwork, ave all
players solve t e problems toget er.
♦For added c allenge, ave players create t eir own word
and story problems using a dinosaur t eme.
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INSIDE:
T ree problem solving game variations—
eac wit a pre istoric twist!
Solutions for Problem Solving Cards
1. 40 10. 375 19. 250 28. 3,003
2. 2,000 11. 500 20. 15 29. 70
3. 2 12. 120 21. 2 30. 90
4. 100 13. 160 22. 44 31. 5
5. 30 14. 410 23. 30 32. 12
6. 15 15. 2,232 24. 30 33. 12
7. 1,123 16. 1,122 25. Triceratops, 2 34. 2
8. 1,000 17. 211 26. Suzy, 11 35. 24
9. 10 18. 1,000 27. Brac iosaurus, 2 36. 8
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Note to Teachers and Parents:
Dino Math Tracks®is designed to elp young c ildren experience t e
meaning and uses of w ole numbers and numerals in an exciting
dinosaur game setting. Moves are determined by t e toss of number
cubes, or t e drawing of action number cards or problem solving cards.
Wit a focus on place value and problem solving strategies, Dino Mat
Tracks reinforces goals set fort by t e National Council of Teac ers of
Mat ematics.
Colorful and appealing, Dino Math Tracks features t ree separate sets of
playing rules and game variations to meet t e needs and interests of
a broad range of c ildren from grades 1 t roug 4. As c ildren move
t eir dino erds along t e color-coded track to Forgotten Falls, t ey will
not only develop and s arpen t eir problem solving skills—t ey’ll ave
fun too!
Game Contents:
♦Game Board ♦16 Dinosaur Playing Pieces
♦Game Guide ♦36 Dino Action Number Cards
♦5 Number Cubes ♦36 Dino Problem Solving Cards
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Prehistoric Number Roll
Materials Game Board
Dinosaur Playing Pieces
4 W ite Number Cubes
1 Green Number Cube
Pla ers 2-4 Players, ages 6 and up
Getting Read
Eac player c ooses one type of dinosaur (e.g., stegosaurus) and
places one of eac color in t e appropriate lane by t e start sign
on t e game board.
Pla ing the Game
1. Players eac roll t e green number cube. T e player w o
rolled t e largest number starts t e game.
2. T e first player rolls all four w ite number cubes and arranges
t em on t e color-coded place value box to make four-digit
number. T e digits, 1, 2, 3, and 4 can be arranged in 24
different ways! A few examples are s own below.
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3. T e first player t en moves t e dinosaurs along t e matc ing
color tracks. T e yellow dinosaur, for example, moves t e
number of yellow spaces indicated by t e ones digit, t e
orange dinosaur moves t e number of orange spaces indicated
by t e tens digit, and so on, until all four dinosaurs ave been
moved.
Note: You may wis to ave c ildren count t eir moves aloud
to make t e connection between t e numbers and t eir place
values. For example, for a number suc as 1,234, t e player
can count t e move as follows: One thousand; one, two
hundreds; one, two, three tens; and one, two, three, four ones.
4. Play passes to t e next player on t e left, and so on, around
t e board.
5. If a player’s dinosaur lands on t e same footprint as anot er
player, t e two players ave a “S owdown.” Eac player
tosses t e green number cube. T e player wit t e larger
number wins and moves is/ er dinosaur forward t at many
spaces.
Players must first move all dinosaurs according to t eir rolls
before completing any S owdowns.
6. T e first player to get all four dinosaurs to Forgotten Falls wins
t e game.
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Materials Game Board
Dinosaur Playing Pieces
4 W ite Number Cubes
1 Green Number Cube
36 Action Numbers Cards
Pla ers 2-4 players, ages 7 and up
Getting Read
S uffle t e Action Numbers Cards and place t e pack face down
on t e left- and rock in t e center of t e game board. Eac player
c ooses a type of dinosaur (e.g., stegosaurus) and places one of
eac color in t e appropriate lane by t e start sign on t e game
board.
Pla ing the Game
1. Players eac roll t e green number cube. T e player w o
rolled t e largest number starts t e game.
2. T e first player rolls all four w ite number cubes and arranges
t em into a number on is/ er colored place value boxes.
T e player t en moves t e dinosaurs along t e matc ing color
tracks for eac place value.
Next, t e first player t en draws an Action Numbers Card and
reads it. T e player t en moves is/ er dinosaur(s) t e correct
number of spaces forward or backward. Place r e Action
Number card face up in a discard pile on t e rig t- and rock
in t e center of t e game board.
Dino Action Numbers
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Game Variations
♦For younger c ildren, you may want to play wit just one
or two number cubes. For t e simplest one-cube game, use
yellow dinosaurs and travel along t e yellow “ones” track.
For a two-dinosaur game, use yellow and orange
dinosaurs, arrange two-digit numbers in t e yellow and
orange boxes and travel only t ose tracks. Later, you can
add purple dinosaurs for work wit t ree-digit numbers.
♦For added c allenge, require all players to make t e largest
or smallest numbers t ey can wit t eir number cubes.
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3. Play passes to t e next player on t e left.
4. If a player’s dinosaur lands on t e same footprint as anot er
player, t e two players ave a “S owdown.” Eac player
tosses t e green number cube. T e player wit t e larger
number wins and moves is/ er dinosaur forward t at many
spaces.
Players must first move all dinosaurs according to t eir rolls
before completing any S owdowns.
5. T e first player to get all four dinosaurs to Forgotten Falls wins
t e game.
6. W en players run out of Action Numbers Cards, s uffle t e
pack and place t e cards face down again.
Prehistoric Problem Sol ing
Materials Game Board
Dinosaur Playing Pieces
4 W ite Number Cubes
1 Green Number Cube
36 Problem Solving Cards
Pla ers 2-4 players, ages 7 and up
Getting Read
S uffle t e Problem Solving Cards and place t e pack face down
on t e left- and rock in t e center of t e game board. Eac player
c ooses one type of dinosaur and places one of eac color in t e
appropriate lane by t e start sign on t e game board.
Pla ing the Game
1. Players eac roll t e green number cube. T e player w o rolled
t e largest number starts t e game.
2. T e first player rolls all four w ite number cubes and arranges
t em into a number on is/ er colored place value boxes.
T e player t en moves t e dinosaurs along t e matc ing color
tracks for eac place value.
Next, t e player draws a Problem Solving Card and reads it.
T e player t en computes t e answer and moves is/ er
dinosaur(s) t e correct number of spaces along t e track.
Example: T e answer is 1,231. T e player moves t e blue
dinosaur 1 space (1,000), t e purple dinosaur 2 spaces (200),
t e orange dinosaur 3 spaces (30) and t e yellow dinosaur 1
space. Place t e card face up in discard pile on t e rig t- and
Game Variations
♦Simplify t e game by not using t e w ite number cubes.
During t eir turns, players simply pick up t e top Action
Numbers Card, and move t eir dinosaurs accordingly.
♦Add excitement to S owdowns by sending t e player
w o loses t e S owdown back to START. T e S owdown
winner gets to stay on t e disputed footprint.
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