What's Your Number?
What’s Your Number? can be enjoyed by all ages of
children - and any number up to 6. It is an exciting and popular dice race
game and is sure to become one of your favourites!
Age:3+
Skills:
Number recognition
Pencil control
Equipment:
1 - 3 dice
Printable sheet
A pencil for each player
How to play
The youngest player rolls one die and writes the
number down. This is his special number. Each player then finds their
own special number, rolling as many times as necessary to find one which
has not been used by another player. If lots of children are playing,
simply assign each one a number ..... it simplifies the process! You can
also assign a child a number which they are currently learning or having
difficulty with.
The player with the lowest number starts by rolling
two dice. If your special number is rolled, you may begin to complete
your picture (use our printouts or devise your own picture before you
start the game). It doesn’t matter who actually rolls the dice; each
player is allowed to fill in one of their lines if their number comes
up, or two lines if a double is thrown. The first to complete their
picture wins the game.
Pictures:
We have two sets of printouts which you can use, or
you may, of course, design your own.
Our house is popular with younger children and makes
an easy, fast game. The straight lines are good practice for little
kids, too! Write your own special number in the door. There are nine
lines in total.
House printable
Our cheerful bug has 12 parts to complete and is
suitable for older children (as well as being perfect for the two or
three player variation below).
Bug printable
Variations:
Using one die throughout the game will slow it down;
using three will speed it up!
You can play additional rounds and keep score by
giving the winner the total of the lines left incomplete around the table.
Or give everyone their own score of incomplete lines,
and the overall winner is the one with the lowest total at the end of the game.
For a fast two or three player game, choose two
numbers each. If you are using the bug printout, write one number on
each of the wings to help you remember!
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