Random Domino- Patterns
Make a two digit number using the domino. Play against the teacher. Kids either pick higher or lower and see if they can beat the teacher.
E.g. Teacher gets
The teacher can make this 91 or 19
One student either says higher or lower.
Pick another domino if the kids win they get a point.
First to five wins.
Give each child a domino. Play this again. Against the kids with actual dominos. Whoever wins stays in. Teacher calls out higher or lower.
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At the start of the game, the players spread and mix the set of dominoes face-down between them. Each player then selects six unseen dominoes.
The first player chooses one of their dominoes, looks at it and decides whether it would be best to play it as a High Number, or a Low Number.
The first playerpicks 2:4 domino. They place it on the table to show 42 and decides to call: “Highest Number“.
The other players now look at their dominoes and try to find one that will ‘beat’ 42. The second player chooses a 3:4 domino and plays it as 43.
The winner gets a counter. The winner is the first to collect 7 counters