I love grid games! We used to play this a lot when Mavi was learning how to count. If you haven't heard about it yet, the mechanics are pretty simple.
What you need:
- die/dice
- counters
- grid game board
How to play:
Roll the dice. Identify the number on the die. Count that amount of counters and place each one on the picture in the grid. Continue playing until you fill out the grid.
Subtraction Game:
For a little challenge, I added a twist! Instead of the conventional one, we played a subtraction game. We used two dice. To play, roll the dice and subtract the small number from the bigger number value in the dice. Say die[1] = 4 and die[2] = 6. So 6 - 4 = 2. Take 2 counters and place it on the grid.
If you have die[1] = 5 and die[2] = 5, you get 0. Therefore you will not have any counter in the grid. Whoever fills the grid first wins! So if you get lots of 0, you will mostly lose the game.
Such a brilliant way to keep him engaged and learn mathematics at the same time! And this can be played by multiple players as well how cool is that?!
Try it now! I've got 8 different grid games for 2 sizes (6x5 for older kids).
