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NUMBER
NUMBER & PLACE VALUE
Count the spots on the domino to practise one to one correspondence.
2
NUMBER
NUMBER & PLACE VALUE
Let the children choose a domino and then ask them to draw a blank domino and add spots to it so that it has more spots than the original domino.
3
NUMBER
NUMBER & PLACE VALUE
Ask the children to create stacks of a set number of dominoes.
4
NUMBER
NUMBER & PLACE VALUE
Write a number on a blank playing card and ask the children to find a domino with the corresponding number of dots.
5
NUMBER
NUMBER & PLACE VALUE
Ask children to find a domino where the total number of spots is equal to an odd number.
odd
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NUMBER
NUMBER & PLACE VALUE
Take a domino and ask the children to write the total number of spots.
7 NUMBER
NUMBER & PLACE VALUE
Ask children to estimate how many dominoes are in the jar.
total 7 dots ?
8
NUMBER
NUMBER & PLACE VALUE
Give the children a set number of dominoes to order according to which has the least to most spots.
9
NUMBER
NUMBER & PLACE VALUE
Give the children a number problem and ask them to find a domino to represent it.
Tom has five apples and his sister has two. How many do they have altogether?
10
NUMBER
NUMBER & PLACE VALUE
Choose a domino and ask the children to write a number problem that corresponds to the spots.
11
NUMBER
NUMBER & PLACE VALUE
Hide all of the dominoes in a bag and ask a child to pick one. Then as a class the children can ask questions to try and guess how many spots it has. For example does it have more than 3?
12
How many
NUMBER
NUMBER & PLACE VALUE
Create a two digit number by using the spots on both ends of the domino and writing how many tens and how many ones it has.
5 4 T O
13
NUMBER
NUMBER & PLACE VALUE
Find a domino that has spots that add up to a prime number.
14
7
15 NUMBER
ADDITION & SUBTRACTION
Ask children to add the spots on the domino together and write a number sentence to represent it.
16
NUMBER
ADDITION & SUBTRACTION
Give the children a 2 digit number and ask them to make the number by adding the spots on dominoes by using the least number of dominoes possible.
21 2 + 1 = 3
NUMBER
ADDITION & SUBTRACTION
Ask the children to choose a coloured domino and calculate the total of the spots on all of the same coloured dominoes.
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NUMBER
ADDITION & SUBTRACTION
Look for dominoes which have the same number of spots if both ends are added together.
6
18
NUMBER
ADDITION & SUBTRACTION
Ask children to find a domino where the ends have a difference of three spots.
19
NUMBER
ADDITION & SUBTRACTION
Write an addition question and ask children to find the corresponding domino.
There are two cats on a wall and two more cats join them. How many cats are sat on the wall now?
2 + 2 = 4
20
NUMBER
ADDITION & SUBTRACTION
Create a snake shape using all of the dominoes and then roll the dice and move the counter onto the next domino showing the corresponding number of spots.
21
22 NUMBER
ADDITION & SUBTRACTION
Use the dominoes to make the outline of a square where the rows and columns all add up to a given number.
NUMBER
ADDITION & SUBTRACTION
Find dominoes that have spots which represent number bonds to 8.
23 NUMBER
MULTIPLICATION & DIVISION
Write a multiplication sentence for the spots on the dominoes.
24 NUMBER
MULTIPLICATION & DIVISION
Choose a number and ask the children to draw a double spot domino for that number.
6 x 3 = 27 12
25
NUMBER FRACTION, DECIMALS & PERCENTAGES
Ask children to write the fraction which correlates to the spots on a given domino.
3 3 1 = _
27 NUMBER MEASUREMENT
Use the dominoes as a non standard measure for length.
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NUMBER FRACTION, DECIMALS & PERCENTAGES
Ask the children to find a domino where the dots on one side of the domino are 100% larger than the dots on the other side of the domino.
28
NUMBER MEASUREMENT
Use the dominoes as a non standard measure for weight.
29 30
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GEOMETRY PROPERTIES OF SHAPES
Ask the children to create a shape using the dominoes and get their partner to guess the name of the shape.
GEOMETRY
POSITION & DIRECTION
Create a sequence of dominoes. Can the children find the next three dominoes in the sequence?
0 0 1 1 2 2
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GEOMETRY
POSITION & DIRECTION
Ask the children to sort the dominoes and explain how they have been sorted.
GEOMETRY
POSITION & DIRECTION
Turn the dominoes over and use their colours to create a repeating pattern.
GEOMETRY
POSITION & DIRECTION
Turn over dominoes and place them on a clear grid with a labelled x and y axis to create an image. Ask the child to give their partner co-ordinates for the positioning of the dominoes so that they can recreate the image of their grid.
GEOMETRY
POSITION & DIRECTION
Turn the dimoinoes over and use them to create a bar chart.
