Learning Resources Dino Math Tracks User Manual

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rock in the center of the game board.
3. Play passes to the next player on the left.
4. If a player’s dinosaur lands on the same footprint as another player, the two players have a “Showdown.” Each player tosses the green number cube. The player with the larger number wins and moves his/her dinosaur forward that many spaces.
Players must first move all dinosaurs according to their rolls before completing any Showdowns.
5. The first player to get all four dinosaurs to Forgotten Falls wins the game.
6. When players run out of Problem Solving Cards, shuffle the pack and place the cards face down again.
Game Variation
To encourage cooperation and teamwork, have all
players solve the problems together.
For added challenge, have players create their own word
and story problems using a dinosaur theme.
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INSIDE:
Three problem solving game variations—
each with a prehistoric 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. Brachiosaurus, 2 36. 8
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Note to Teachers and Parents:
Dino Math Tracks®is designed to help young children experience the
meaning and uses of whole numbers and numerals in an exciting dinosaur game setting. Moves are determined by the toss of number cubes, or the drawing of action number cards or problem solving cards. With a focus on place value and problem solving strategies, Dino Math Tracks reinforces goals set forth by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
Colorful and appealing, Dino Math Tracks features three separate sets of playing rules and game variations to meet the needs and interests of a broad range of children from grades 1 through 4. As children move their dino herds along the color-coded track to Forgotten Falls, they will not only develop and sharpen their problem solving skills—they’ll have fun too!
Game Contents:
Game Board 16 Dinosaur Playing PiecesGame Guide 36 Dino Action Number Cards5 Number Cubes 36 Dino Problem Solving Cards
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Prehistoric Number Roll
Materials Game Board
Dinosaur Playing Pieces 4 White Number Cubes 1 Green Number Cube
Players 2-4 Players, ages 6 and up
Getting Ready
Each player chooses one type of dinosaur (e.g., stegosaurus) and places one of each color in the appropriate lane by the start sign on the game board.
Playing the Game
1. Players each roll the green number cube. The player who rolled the largest number starts the game.
2. The first player rolls all four white number cubes and arranges them on the color-coded place value box to make four-digit number. The digits, 1, 2, 3, and 4 can be arranged in 24 different ways! A few examples are shown below.
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3. The first player then moves the dinosaurs along the matching color tracks. The yellow dinosaur, for example, moves the number of yellow spaces indicated by the ones digit, the orange dinosaur moves the number of orange spaces indicated by the tens digit, and so on, until all four dinosaurs have been moved.
Note: You may wish to have children count their moves aloud to make the connection between the numbers and their place values. For example, for a number such as 1,234, the player can count the move as follows: One thousand; one, two hundreds; one, two, three tens; and one, two, three, four ones.
4. Play passes to the next player on the left, and so on, around the board.
5. If a player’s dinosaur lands on the same footprint as another player, the two players have a “Showdown.” Each player tosses the green number cube. The player with the larger number wins and moves his/her dinosaur forward that many spaces.
Players must first move all dinosaurs according to their rolls before completing any Showdowns.
6. The first player to get all four dinosaurs to Forgotten Falls wins the game.
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Materials Game Board
Dinosaur Playing Pieces 4 White Number Cubes 1 Green Number Cube 36 Action Numbers Cards
Players 2-4 players, ages 7 and up
Getting Ready
Shuffle the Action Numbers Cards and place the pack face down on the left-hand rock in the center of the game board. Each player chooses a type of dinosaur (e.g., stegosaurus) and places one of each color in the appropriate lane by the start sign on the game board.
Playing the Game
1. Players each roll the green number cube. The player who rolled the largest number starts the game.
2. The first player rolls all four white number cubes and arranges them into a number on his/her colored place value boxes. The player then moves the dinosaurs along the matching color tracks for each place value.
Next, the first player then draws an Action Numbers Card and reads it. The player then moves his/her dinosaur(s) the correct number of spaces forward or backward. Place rhe Action Number card face up in a discard pile on the right-hand rock in the center of the game board.
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Game Variations
For younger children, you may want to play with just one
or two number cubes. For the simplest one-cube game, use yellow dinosaurs and travel along the yellow “ones” track. For a two-dinosaur game, use yellow and orange dinosaurs, arrange two-digit numbers in the yellow and orange boxes and travel only those tracks. Later, you can add purple dinosaurs for work with three-digit numbers.
For added challenge, require all players to make the largest
or smallest numbers they can with their number cubes.
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3. Play passes to the next player on the left.
4. If a player’s dinosaur lands on the same footprint as another player, the two players have a “Showdown.” Each player tosses the green number cube. The player with the larger number wins and moves his/her dinosaur forward that many spaces.
Players must first move all dinosaurs according to their rolls before completing any Showdowns.
5. The first player to get all four dinosaurs to Forgotten Falls wins the game.
6. When players run out of Action Numbers Cards, shuffle the pack and place the cards face down again.
Prehistoric Problem Solving
Materials Game Board
Dinosaur Playing Pieces 4 White Number Cubes 1 Green Number Cube 36 Problem Solving Cards
Players 2-4 players, ages 7 and up
Getting Ready
Shuffle the Problem Solving Cards and place the pack face down on the left-hand rock in the center of the game board. Each player chooses one type of dinosaur and places one of each color in the appropriate lane by the start sign on the game board.
Playing the Game
1. Players each roll the green number cube. The player who rolled the largest number starts the game.
2. The first player rolls all four white number cubes and arranges them into a number on his/her colored place value boxes. The player then moves the dinosaurs along the matching color tracks for each place value.
Next, the player draws a Problem Solving Card and reads it. The player then computes the answer and moves his/her dinosaur(s) the correct number of spaces along the track. Example: The answer is 1,231. The player moves the blue dinosaur 1 space (1,000), the purple dinosaur 2 spaces (200), the orange dinosaur 3 spaces (30) and the yellow dinosaur 1 space. Place the card face up in discard pile on the right-hand
Game Variations
Simplify the game by not using the white number cubes.
During their turns, players simply pick up the top Action Numbers Card, and move their dinosaurs accordingly.
Add excitement to Showdowns by sending the player
who loses the Showdown back to START. The Showdown winner gets to stay on the disputed footprint.
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