JUEGOS DE

MATEMATICAS

INSTRUCTIONS TO PLAY “LA OCA” GAME (THE GOOSE GAME )

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� You can use this game to practice calculation, addition, subtraction, and multiplication. It is also very useful for learning multiplication tables.

� You need a dice and a counter for each player � The player starting the game is the one who gets the highest number in the first throw. � When a player stops in a square, he/she has to guess the result of the maths operation. If

he/she knows the result, nothing happens and another player takes his/her go. If he/she doesn’t know the result, he has to go back to the closest square called “taller” (garage) and someone else tells him/her the answer. When he/she has his/her go back, he/she will play from the garage square.

� If he/she stops in a square with the drawing of a goose, he/she says “ from goose to goose and I throw because its my go” and the player throws again

� The player who gets to square number 49 first wins � Given that the games are quite quick, you can use this game as the final activity of lesson � It can also be of good use to give this game to families so that they can play at home