Number games using a die

Die game

 

I must say that I really enjoy dice games and I believe the students do too. This is a very simple game, actually. 

It should be played in pairs, but I guess you can make it work in trios  also. All you need is a sheet like the one in the picture per student. It doesn’t have to be this drawing, in fact you can draw whatever you like (be creative!​)

You need to write numbers from one to six, you decide how many times.

The kids will take turns throwing the die. If player A throws the die and the number 2 is facing up, then he uses a marker or a colored pencil to color one number 2. If his opponent ends up with 2 and it is already colored, then he loses his turn. 

Each player (if you are playing in pairs) will have 3 numbers. Whoever finishes coloring all his/her numbers first is the winner.

E-books

I would like to share some websites that are very useful to practice reading:

Kids world fun

http://www.kidsworldfun.com/

This is an amazing website full of free stories. You can either read them online or download the PDF. The stories are illustrated and there are plenty to see on this site.

​“Welcome to the wonderful world of Kids World Fun. This site is dedicated to pre-teen children, parents and teachers where you can play games, read and listen to moral short stories, animated stories, poems, rhymes, color pictures, create crafts, online quiz, funny pictures, learn with fun, and other activities. It’s a fun zone, providing an informal learning center for children and families. Our mission is to inspire a love of learning in children.”

Magic Keys

http://www.magickeys.com/books/

Here you will also find illustrated e-books, but, there are also many audio books. Besides reading they can listen to the words and look ate the images.

Free kids books

http://freekidsbooks.org/

“Free Kids Books is a growing library of unique children’s books and literary resources available for download in a user friendly pdf format.

We aim to provide easy access to great free children’s books and resources, for the enjoyment of reading and writing, and to promote improved literacy standards, and thus improved lives.”

Books are separated in to categories for toddlers, children, and young adults, we felt this easiest since reading levels vary significantly between countries, especially those who English is not a home language. Toddlers books contain very few words, children’s books are picture books of short length, and books for young adults are chapter books with an occasional picture.