Cone Crazy
Instructions
STEP 1
Choose the difficulty level. The easy starts with one scoop of ice cream. The medium level starts with two scoops of ice cream. And the hard level starts with two scoops of ice cream and more difficult multiplication problems.
Content Skill: Multiplication
Common Core State Standards: CCSS.Math.Content.3.OA.C.7 - Fluently multiply within 100, using strategies such as the relationship between multiplication and division or properties of operations.
Educator Info
Game Info
Cone Crazy challenges students to practice multiplication while serving ice cream! Players keep customers happy by solving multiplication problems correctly, but two mistakes mean a customer leaves.Skills Practiced
Multiply within 100
Fluency with multiplication facts
Commutative property of multiplication
Recommended For
Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6Warm-Up
Give the student a die (or two for bigger numbers). Ask the student to roll the die, use the numbers to create a multiplication problem, and then explain the solution to the problem they created.Play these games:
Follow-Up
Ask the student to create a multiplication word problem (e.g., "You want to give 2 stickers each to 3 friends. How many stickers do you need?"). Then, ask them to explain how to solve the problem.Play these games:
