Recommended for Prep-Grade 4
This set of 165 extra-large dominoes (45 x 90mm) incorporates
numerals, words and dot arrangements for the numbers 0-9. At all
levels students can play the traditional game of dominoes using:
- the red dominoes to
develop number word knowledge
- the blue dominoes to
develop knowledge and recognition of dot arrangements
- the green dominoes to
develop numeral recognition
Teaching Suggestions
Level One
Use the blue dominoes to:
- count the dots on each
side and record the numbers
- count all the dots on the
two sides to find the total of the whole domino
Use the green dominoes :
- as flash cards to
develop recognition of numerals
- as bingo cards: cover
the number when it is rolled on a 0-9 dice
Use the red dominoes to:
- recognise number words and
write the number and/or draw the dots to match
- Use the blue and green
dominoes together:
- to play concentration:
match the dot arrangement to the numeral
- to play snap: match
the dot arrangement to the numeral
- for individual
activities: give each students one domino and ask them
to either draw the dot arrangement to match the number
or write the number for the dot arrangement shown
Level Two
Use the blue, green or red dominos to:
- write an addition equation
using the 2 numbers shown on the domino: find the total by
counting on from the largest number
- write a subtraction
equation using the 2 numbers shown on the domino: solve by
counting back from the largest number
- write equivalent equations
for the 2 numbers shown on the domino: eg 2 + 3 = 5 and 5 -
3 = 2
Use the green dominos to:
- practice reading two digit
numbers
- model the two digit number
shown with equipment such as icy-pole sticks, MAB, or other
place value material
- select an amount of
dominoes and order the two digits shown from the smallest to
the largest number
Level Three
Use the green dominoes to:
- practice two digit
addition and subtraction problems: students can arrange
the dominoes to show the answer and/or be asked to write
the problem down:
e.g. the 2/9 and 3/1 dominoes could become the following
equations 29 + 31 = 60 and 60 - 31 = 29 or 31 - 29 = 3
and 3 + 29 = 31
- practice four digit
addition and subtraction problems using 4 dominoes: 2
side-by-side and two below
- select an amount of
dominoes, and arrange them to make the largest or
smallest number
- select a domino and
represent it as a fraction
- select two or three
dominoes to make a number, roll a dice, then use the
dice number value to multiply the domino number
Use the blue dominoes to
develop knowledge of the multiplication facts by:
- using the dot
arrangements to draw "groups of" to work out the
answers:
eg the 4/3 domino could be drawn as 4 groups of 3 dots
or 3 groups of 4 dots
- recording the related
division facts
- developing arrays
based on the dot arrangement shown
- recording and solving
multiplication facts using the 2 numbers shown on the
domino
