MATH THROUGH

DOMINOES

Building Number Sense with Dominoes:

Place value

Turn one domino over to represent a 2-digit

number. Children decide which number they want
to create. For example; a domino that has a 3 and
7 could either be 37 or 73 depending on which
way you hold the domino.

Ask place-value questions about either number,

such asHow many tens are in 73?orHow many
ones?

They can practice writing the number in different

ways: word form, standard form, and expanded
form.

Line dominoes up end to end to create 4- or 6digit numbers to increase place-value

understanding.

Ordering Numbers

Haveyourchildpick3dominoesanddeterminewhich
numberstheywillbe(refertotheplacevaluesection),
thenhavehimorherorderthenumbersverbally,in
writingorphysicallywithliningthedominoesup.
Alternatebetweenorderingthenumbersfromleastto
greatest,orgreatesttoleast.

Building Number sense: Comparing Numbers

Using just 1 domino. Turn over a domino and have your child compare
2 numbers verbally or in written form.
So if the domino is a 4 and 1, a child could compare saying "41 is
greater than 14" or "14 is less than 41."
.Encouraging "math talk" by asking student to prove their answer: " I
know 41 is greater than 14 because 41 has 4 tens and 14 has only 1
ten

Domino addition with dot markers: activity to teach

the concept of odd and even numbers using two
different colors of dot markers.
Heres what youll need:
Dominoes,Dot Markers, a regular pen or
marker, and a piece of paper
Write numerals 1-12 randomly on your
piece of paper. Write each number 4
times.
Have student draw a domino out of the
basket and add the two numbers together.
Use the dot marker to mark the sum.
This is also a great time to discuss odd
and even numberswe used orange for
odd numbers and blue for even numbers
Continue playing the game, marking off
the sums as you play.

Individual or Group Game

Level I: sort out dominos whose dots total from

one to six.

Place one domino on each of the petals of the

flower.

Players take turns rolling one die, looking for a

domino that totals the number they rolled.

If they have one, they remove that domino from

the flower.

If the playerhas no domino that totals the

number, he misses that turn.

The first player to remove all of the dominos from

the daisy is the winner.

Level II: is played the same way, except that

this timeplayers willbe rolling two dice andwill
need dominos that total 2 through 12.

Decomposing Numbers with

Dominoes

Draw a circle with erasable marker and place a

number from 1 10 in the circle

Have students place the dominoes that add up to

that number

As skill advances increase the center number and

link more dominoes.

Apply to multiplication

Parking Lot Dominoes

Directions:

Students use a set of regular dominoes and a domino

parking mat.

Each student selects a

Dominoes with the same number of dots may be stacked

on top of each other in the parking spot, if necessary.

Challenge:As a variation of the game, select target sums

and give students a point for each domino they find to
park in those spaces.

Have one member of the group use a Domino Parking Lot

Recording Sheetwrite in the day's winning numbers, then
draw in the dots of the dominoes the group finds for those
numbers.

Domino Double Digit

Select Two Dominoes

Create an addition problem

Solve

Directions:

All of the dominoes are placed in the center face down.

Both players pick up a domino at the same time.

Each player tells the sum of the dots on their domino, e.g.
2+4=6, 5+3=8.

The player with the highest answer keeps both dominoes.

If both players have the same answer, each keeps a
domino. The winner is the player or team with the most
dominoes when all dominoes have been picked up.

Double Digit Addition and More..

Multiplication: Play this game as above but instead of

adding the two numbers on the domino, multiply them.

Concentration Dominoes

Make Domino cards

Face all cards down

Turn two over at a time and match the dominoes

or match with playing cards or number cards.

Dominoes Multiplication/Division
Fact Family

Concrete experience making equal

groups and
representing them with multiplication number sentences.

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the worksheets for you.

Practice your doubles addition facts with this

fun math game for kids, Domino Doubles Game

To play the game, turn all the double dominoes

upside down.

Choose one and flip it over.

Count only one side of the domino, such as 5.

You need to figure out the double addition fact,

5+5=10.

Finally, put the domino on the correct spot on the

board.

Domino Math Stories - student selects a

domino and writes a math story to
match the numbers shown.

Number Recognition:
Subitizing: seeing a number
visually (for example: a dot
representation) and connecting
it to the numerical value

It can be as simple as showing one side of a domino, having children

count the dots, recreate the dot representation on paper and write the
numerical value.
Focusing on how they know the dots represent a 3 without counting each
dot is important.
Having them see patterns as numbers get bigger makes the math fun
and develops a deep understanding of what numbers are.

Partner Time: Can you think of an activity for a

Domino Clock?

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Lets Bring it up a
Notch!

Ordering Products

Multiplication War

Prime Composite sort

Odd/Even Sort

Coordinate Pairs

Ordering decimals

Compare decimals

Add/subtract decimals

Compare fractions

Order Fractions

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Dice Geometry

Roll the Dice

Draw the shape that has that number of sides

Can also use the work sheet and draw a line to

the shape with that number of sides.

PVC Pipe addition

Math through Movement

Can match word form cards to standard form

Can simplify fractions

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