Jumbo Foam Dice - 4 Piece Set

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Looking at the numbers (whether dots or numerals) on the faces of the dice can be explored in the activity Taking a Die for a Walk. This does however require some good fine motor skills unless you have one of those lovely very large foam dice measuring about 20 cm! Sometimes we have pupils who do seem to be very slow at the numbers side of mathematics but Fold into a cube shape, taping the inside of the box for extra sturdiness (it’s going to need to withstand a few bumps). Returning to the 1-6 dotty dice there are useful activities that can be used to develop of spatial awareness. Imagine having dice placed in a corner and seeing what totals the dots make.

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This set of soft foam dot dice is excellent for teaching children about chance and probability, as well as other key maths concepts like number sense, counting, addition, subtraction and much more. Each foam dice measures 12.5 cm square and comes in the colour yellow. Supplied in a set of 2. This large foam dice is easily visible by a group of children in the classroom. The size makes it perfect for a class activity.Finally, many of these activities support children in developing their recording skills and gradually becoming more proficient at working systematically, both very worthwhile mathematical skills. Cut six square panels from your scrap card. To get them all the same size, first cut out one and use it as a template to trace five more. To get the original square you can use our printable template, or measure and cut one to size to your own preference (you could make it way bigger than ours). It’s important that each corner is exactly square so that it fits together well.

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Some pupils could just use one die to start with whilst others could go straight into using three or even more. It's not too difficult to count the dots as long as long as the starting point is remembered, something which seems to develop slowly with some pupils. So, in the example above we have 14 dots visible. Giving the challenge of finding the lowest/highest numbers possible, or asking if the same totals could be achieved with different faces showing, for example, can lead to a longer investigation. The material ensures it lands silently when thrown to avoid loud noises in the classroom caused by rolling the dice. This makes it also perfect to use in a classroom by a smaller group of students, while other students can be working on other projects. You might think that a dice created from cardboard wouldn’t be very durable, but’s it’s actuallyquite sturdy and strong. When used in the way it’s supposed to it should last a while–at least until the kids start peeling off the dots and poking scissors into the side (which happened the first time I made one BEFORE I got the chance to photograph it for the blog, cheeky kids!). At NRICH we have a lots of number of activities that use dice. We try very hard to have activities that have a Low Threshold and a High Ceiling, so that pupils of lower ability can get into the activity and get somewhere, whereas the most able can easily be extended through the activity. You can read more about this here.

Another way of getting into the larger numbers is by having two 0 - 9 dice of different colours so that one will determine the tens numeral and the other the units. With Jumbo Dice, the fun is endless! Learning games, board games, yard games, group activities – they can be used in so many situations! Making them out of foam keeps the dice lightweight while still being large and awesome. It would also make for fun yard games, since it’s finally starting to warm up a little!!