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Object of the game:
To fill in your pyramid game
board with triangle pieces by building accurate math problems.
Level 1:Addition
and Subtraction
Set Up:
Place all yellow and orange
number triangles face down (no numbers showing). Place pink operation
triangles in four piles near each corner of the game board.
Each player takes:
5 yellow number triangles
1 orange answer triangle
1 pyramid tray
Math Operations Game
Two levels of game play to
practice addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and order of
operations!
Original game concept by
Henry Davis, an educational therapist and teacher who has worked with
children in mathematics for over 20 years.
Players place an answer
triangle in the top triangle on their pyramid. Players should try to
create accurate math problems in each row of the pyramid that equal this
answer.
For example, the answer
triangle reads 4. Row 1 has three triangles, which includes 2 number
triangles and 1 operation triangle. A correct problem could read:
In row 2, there are 5
triangles. A correct problem could read:
[8-5=3, 3+1=4]
In row 3, there are 7
triangles. A correct problem could read:
[9+1=10, 10-7=3, 3+1=4]
PLEASE NOTE:
• Operation triangles may be
used in any order and with any frequency.
• The number sentence must
correctly total the answer triangle at the top of the pyramid (negative
values are not allowed).
Playing the Game:
The youngest player goes
first by taking a turn on the spinner. There are four possible
game play moves on the spinner:
1.TRADE a number…
A player swaps one number
triangle with another player’s number triangle. The player chooses
which triangle from his or her own tray to trade.
2. STEAL a number…
A player takes one yellow
triangle off another player’s pyramid.
3. DRAW a number…
A player takes one yellow
triangle from the center pile.
4. NO NEW number…
A player only plays the
pieces already in front of him or her.
Once a player has spun, he
or she places triangles on the game board, filling in as many rows as
possible. When the maximum number of triangles are placed, the player
draws another number triangle to complete that turn. Even if you he or
she was not able play any yellow number triangles at all; the player may
still take another yellow triangle.
That number triangle cannot
be used until the next turn.
In order for a row to be
completed, the player must read the math facts out loud! If a player has
a piece stolen from one of his or her pyramid rows, the player has the
option of removing that whole line and rearranging it. This includes
replacing the number stolen, switching the order with one or more new
numbers, or any arrangement to complete the row correctly. This option
is taken by giving up a chance to spin. That player will still draw a
number when finished.
Once a player chooses his or
her final yellow answer triangle, the turn is over, and it is the next
player’s turn.
Winning the Game:
The first player to
correctly complete each row of the pyramid wins! This player gets 50
points. All other players get five points for each number triangle in a
correctly completed row. The group playing the game can decide
what the target number of points will be to declare the winner of the
game!
Level 2
Multiplication, Division, Addition and Subtraction plus Order of
Operations!
Set-Up:
All of the triangles can be
used for level 2! Each player takes the number of pieces indicated in
level one, except that the players can also choose from the red answer
triangles, green number triangles, and the blue multiplication and
division operation triangles.
Players must use the order
of operations (multiply, divide, add, subtract) to create accurate math
problems that will equal the red or orange answer triangle. Negative
number values are allowed in this level of the game.
For example, the answer
triangle reads 16. Row 1 has three triangles. A correct problem
could read:
or
In row 2, there are 5
triangles. A correct problem could read:
6 x 4 = 24 – 8= 16
In row 3, there are 7
triangles. A correct problem could read:
9 x 8=72 ÷ 9= 8 + 8= 16
or
3 x 12= 36 ÷ 2= 18 – 2=
16
PLEASE NOTE:
• Operation triangles may be
used in any order and with any frequency.
• The number sentence must
correctly total the answer triangle at the top of the pyramid (negative
values are not allowed).
Winning the Game:
The first player to
correctly complete all rows of his or her pyramid wins! This player gets
50 points. All other players get five points for each number triangle in
a correctly completed row. The group playing the game can decide
what the total number of points will be needed to declare a winner of
the game.
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