St. Patrick's Day Math Game: Multiplication Whole Class Jackpot Game

Here is a simple, ready to go St. Patrick's Day math game perfect for your intermediate students in grades 4-6! They will love playing and going head to head with one another, while barely noticing how much decimal multiplication practice they are actually doing. This game even incorporates some basic financial literacy, since students are working with dollar amounts!

Students either multiply an amount of money by a one-digit or two-digit whole number. You choose which level works best for your class.

How to Play:

1) Decide if you will multiply an amount of money by a one-digit or two-digit number.

2) Give each player a game board with six rounds.

3) The teacher/leader rolls the die for the first time (Note: a 10-sided die will make the game more exciting).

4) Every student must choose where to place that number before the leader rolls again. No moving numbers!

5) The leader rolls 4 or 5 times, depending on the game chosen. Students place each number after each roll.

6) Students calculate their jackpots. The highest one wins!

7) Discuss strategies for number placement.

Once you have played as a whole class, this could become a math center for small groups!

Grades to Use With:

This game is perfect for students in grades 4-6 who are learning about money and multiplying with decimals. It could also be a fun review in grades 7 and 8 for multiplying by hand. Finally, it could be used in high school special education classrooms.

What's Included:

4 Page PDF:

Instructions, Sample Game, Game Multiplying by a One-Digit Number, Game Multiplying by a Two-Digit Number

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