Dominoes

I grew up playing Dominoes. My grandfather taught me one summer when I went to visit family in Topeka, KS. I can remember strategizing on how to obtain scores with a multiple of 5.

If you are not familiar, you have to match the numbers by placing a new domino adjacent to a corresponding number. Pieces are played in a portrait fashion, except for the double numbers. They are played in a landscape fashion. Scoring: Look at the last domino (in each direction), and add the values that on the ends of each domino. In order to obtain a score, the ends have to be a multiple of 5.  For example, on one end you can have a double six and on the other end you can have a 3. Your score is 15.

How to use in a Math Class:

• Multiples of 5 (skip counting)
• Fractions (add, subtract, multiply, divide, and simplify)
• Converting fractions to decimals and/or percents
• Comparing and ordering fractions and/or decimals.
• Put them in a Learning Center
• Use during Indoor Recess
• Use during small group