We are starting a new section in the newsletter this week. Mrs Wode, with the help of Ryan’s grandmother, will be sharing a variety of maths activities to build fluency in numeracy. The children in Years 1 & 2 will be familiar with many activities. Others are ‘games’ that parents may remember. Have fun.

This week’s Maths game is Greedy Pig. Greedy Pig is a game of chance and a way to practise counting on. 

Equipment: 1 dice. Paper to record scores.

Who: 2 or more.  Each person needs a blank piece of paper.

How:

1. Roll the dice and everyone writes down that number, that is your starting score.
2. Roll the dice again and everyone counts on from the first number. Write your new score. Continue to do this until someone says they want to “sit down.”  This “saves” their score and finishes their turn. That person records the score they have and doesn’t play any more.
3. Each player can finish (or sit down) when they choose but if a 6 is thrown and you are still in the game, you are a “Greedy Pig” and you score ‘0’ for that game.
4. After playing several games, add the totals in each person’s box to see who is the winner.

Variations: 

• Choose different numbers as the danger number
• Use 2 dice and add the 2 numbers together
• Start at 100 and subtract the number you roll 
• Roll 2 dice and multiply the numbers