Description
Motivate your students with these engaging safari-themed math games.
- Great games for math centers
- Easy prep for all the games.
- All materials come in color and black/white. The game boards and spinners that contain a colored background also come with a white background and a touch of color.
Fact Fluency Games (2 to 3 players)
- Safari Multiplication Hop - Multiplication facts to 36.
- Multiplication Safari Hop - Multiplication facts to 81.
Included with each game:
- Game board
- Spinners for the two multiplication hop games. Two (6-sided) dice can be used instead of the spinner for the Safari Multiplication Hop game.
- Example of the game
- Multiplication chart – large and small versions – Students can use the chart as an answer key during the game or anytime throughout the year. The chart includes facts through the 12 tables.
Game summary:
- Players go on a safari and visit 5 stops along the way.
- At each stop, there is a list of answers (products). The player may only move if their answer (product) is on the next stop on the safari.
The Crocodile Pit Game (2 to 3 players)
Included:
- Game boards for each of the following skills:
3-digit addition with and without regrouping
3-digit subtraction with and without regrouping
- 1 Crocodile Pit game sheet
- Example of the game
- Answer keys
Game summary:
- The goal of the game is to avoid landing in the crocodile pit.
- For each round, players roll a die, move around the Crocodile Pit game board, and solve the math problem. The player with the lowest answer moves one space down on the crocodile pit game sheet.
Safari Pals Place Value Game (2 to 3 players)
Included:
- Game board
- 48 game cards (The students can play the game with fewer cards.)
- Example of the game
- Answer key
Game summary:
- Students pick a game card from a paper bag and answer the question.
- On each game card is a picture of a safari pal.
- The player moves to the first space on the game board that contains the picture of the safari pal.
Skills included on the game cards:
- Write numbers in standard form, expanded form, and word form up to 10,000.
- Identify the digit in the ones, tens, hundreds, and thousands place.
- Round numbers to the nearest 10 and 100.
TERMS OF USE: By purchasing this product, you have permission to copy for single classroom use only. You may copy this resource for your classroom and your students, but you MAY NOT copy and distribute it to others.
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