{"id":758,"date":"2021-05-09T08:31:49","date_gmt":"2021-05-09T08:31:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goteachthis.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=758"},"modified":"2021-05-17T23:47:14","modified_gmt":"2021-05-17T23:47:14","slug":"blow-me-down-number-sense-game","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/goteachthis.com\/index.php\/product\/blow-me-down-number-sense-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Blow Me Down &#8211; Number Sense Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;color: #800000\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Addition Game<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #3366ff\"><strong><em>Number Facts to 12<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_762\" style=\"width: 275px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-762\" class=\"wp-image-762 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/goteachthis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/addition-games_4.jpg\" alt=\"addition games 4\" width=\"265\" height=\"199\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-762\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">Math Game &#8211; Blow Me Down<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\"> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- New GTT 1 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:336px;height:280px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3782706448212144\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7122541773\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #800000\"><strong>Addition Number Sense Game:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">&#8216;Blow Me Down&#8217; is a Number Sense Game that encourages experimentation with Number, mental computation to make learning fundamentals enjoyable.\u00a0 The game is an excellent &#8216;addition&#8217; to Learning Centers. &#8216;<\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">Blow Me Down&#8217; is an ideal game for learning centers and to get parents involved in your homework program.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #800000\"><strong>Aim<\/strong>:<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">To have a little &#8216;thinking fun&#8217; while learning about all the possible whole number combinations to twelve.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #800000\"><strong>What You Need<\/strong>:<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">2 players<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">2 die<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">1 game board<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">10 transparent counters<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">Paper and pencil to record wins<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">A timer (optional)<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #800000\"><strong>Preparation<\/strong>:<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">&#8211; Decide on the length of play e.g. 5 minutes worth of games, 3 rounds, etc<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">&#8211; Organise a round-robin&#8217; play format if desired.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #800000\"><strong>How to Play<\/strong>:<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">1. The guard always goes first so decide who is going to be this character.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">2. Player 1 throws the dice and adds the numbers.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">3. Player 1 uses counters to cover number combinations to the value of the throw e.g. If 12 is thrown they may cover any combination of numbers to 12 i.e. 6 + 5 + 1 or 10 + 2 or 4 + 5 + 3.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">4. Player 2 then throws the dice and removes any number combinations available. i.e. they can remove covered combinations of the thrown number from the board.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #800000\"><strong>How to Win<\/strong>:<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">&#8211; At the end of the play period the player with the most numbers covered or uncovered is the winner.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_837\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-837\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-837\" src=\"https:\/\/goteachthis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/addition-game-4-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"addition game\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-837\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">addition game<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\"> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- New GTT 1 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:336px;height:280px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3782706448212144\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7122541773\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #800000\"><strong>Pre-Game Number Discussion<\/strong>:<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">&#8211; Write up a number e.g. 4 and have the children record the possible ways to make it using addition involving positive whole numbers e.g. 4 + 0, 3 + 1, 2 + 2, 1 + 3,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">&#8211; Discuss which of these facts are useful in the game?<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">&#8211; Explore the numbers which allow you to add three numbers together e.g. 8 = 5 + 2 + 1<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">&#8211; Are there any numbers other than 12 which can have 4 numbers added together? 12 =6+3+2+1<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #800000\"><strong>After the Game<\/strong>:<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">&#8211; What strategies have you developed to help you do well at this game?<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">&#8211; Would the game be fairer by starting with 6 numbers covered and six uncovered? How can we test this?<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">&#8211; What did you discover about adding you didn&#8217;t know before playing this game?<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">&#8211; What do you need to work on to have a better chance of doing well in this game next time we play?<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">&#8211; Why is it important to check your opponent\u2019s answers before continuing with your next turn?<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #800000\"><strong style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">Possible Extension<\/strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">:<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">&#8211; In this game, the dragon blows the numbers off the wall for some unknown reason and the little guard diligently returns them to the wall without complaining. Create a short narrate as to why this is happening. NB in-game construction is referred to as the back story. It is your job to create the back story for this game.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #800000\"><strong>Included in this Download<\/strong>:<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">&#8211; 4 High Color Boards<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">&#8211; 4 Low Color Boards<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">&#8211; 1 set of Game Rules<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">&#8211; 1 set of Teaching Tips<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">&#8211; 1 PowerPoint file to enable the easy display of the game board when introducing the game and doing number talks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">Enjoy!!!<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">Adrian<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Blow Me Down is a Fun and challenging printable\u00a0<strong>Addition game<\/strong> designed to strengthen the number skills of students. 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