Math Intervention 3–5 Grade

Multiplication and Division Concepts 141

Turtle Race

A game designed to build the concept of multiplying

and dividing by ten

Materials:

Q^ Decahedron die (labeled 0–9) or

0–9 spinner

Q^ Turtle Race Game Board (Multiplication)

Q (^) 2 small plastic turtles (or cubes to
represent turtles)
Directions:

1. Each player places a turtle on one of the start boxes.


2. The fi rst player rolls the die (or spins spinner). The number
   showing is multiplied by ten. The player can move her turtle if
   the product is in a box that is touching the box that the turtle is
   currently occupying. Moves can be forward, backward, vertical,
   horizontal, or diagonal. If the player cannot move, she misses her
   turn. If a move is possible, the player must move her turtle (even
   backwards).


3. The next player rolls the die (or spins the spinner) and moves
   his turtle, if possible. Both turtles can occupy the same box at the
   same time, if necessary.


4. Players take turns. The winner is the fi rst turtle to reach the fi nish
   line.

Content Differentiation:

Moving Back: Use a hundred chart as a reference. Model equations

with base ten blocks.

Moving Ahead: Play the divide by ten version of this game by using

numeral cards (0, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90) instead of die or

spinner with the Turtle Race (Division) game board. Or add zero to

each value on the multiplication game board and multiply by 100.

PLAYERS:

2