I was inspired by Lizard & Ladybug's post, Pot 'O Gold Game but wanted to obviously tweak it to fit more of the needs in aftercare. Let me just tell you, the kids have LOVED this game, even after St. Patricks day. I'm going to need to create a similar game for the upcoming weeks.
First, I loved how she used colored clothes pins and the pot of gold was too perfect! I decided to draw my pot of gold, just because I have smaller numbers and sometimes I like the look of hand made things. I also just colored with crayons on our clothes pins. Which, in the future, I'm going to laminate my playing cards as well as paint the pins.
I knew I wanted to incorporate dice rolling but also make it more educational and throw in some math. I work primarily with pre-k and kindergarten students so we stuck with basic addition and subtraction. The procedures of the game are also very similar to Lizard & Ladybug's game.
To start, roll both dice and then either add or subtract them up.
Then, look on the chart to see what color corresponds with the sum or difference you rolled. If you haven't used that colored pin, pin the answer! If you have, your turn is over and its the next players turn.
The goal is to get all six of your rainbow pins on the pot of gold before the other player.
I found myself playing this game one on one with my littles. When it was just two players, I gave us all an extra six pins so we could make numbers up to 12. In the future, I'd love to allow this regardless of the number of students playing. But, with the resources we have, this will do.
Since its the beginning of spring break, I'm planning on creating a new set of this game - non St. Patricks day over our week off. Keep your eyes open for it! :)
Oh! And please go over to Lizard and Ladybug, give her some love and check out her amazing blog!
First, I loved how she used colored clothes pins and the pot of gold was too perfect! I decided to draw my pot of gold, just because I have smaller numbers and sometimes I like the look of hand made things. I also just colored with crayons on our clothes pins. Which, in the future, I'm going to laminate my playing cards as well as paint the pins.
I knew I wanted to incorporate dice rolling but also make it more educational and throw in some math. I work primarily with pre-k and kindergarten students so we stuck with basic addition and subtraction. The procedures of the game are also very similar to Lizard & Ladybug's game.
To start, roll both dice and then either add or subtract them up.
Then, look on the chart to see what color corresponds with the sum or difference you rolled. If you haven't used that colored pin, pin the answer! If you have, your turn is over and its the next players turn.
The goal is to get all six of your rainbow pins on the pot of gold before the other player.
I found myself playing this game one on one with my littles. When it was just two players, I gave us all an extra six pins so we could make numbers up to 12. In the future, I'd love to allow this regardless of the number of students playing. But, with the resources we have, this will do.
Since its the beginning of spring break, I'm planning on creating a new set of this game - non St. Patricks day over our week off. Keep your eyes open for it! :)
Oh! And please go over to Lizard and Ladybug, give her some love and check out her amazing blog!
