Math Intervention 3–5 Grade

Multifaceted Number Concepts 211

PLAYERS:

2 OR MORE

LCM Hopscotch

A game designed to build the concept

of finding common multiples

Materials:

Q Two sets of 1–9 Numeral Cards

Q Pawn for each player

Q LCM Hopscotch Game Board

Q LCM Hopscotch Spinner, paper clip

Directions:

1. Place pawns in the start position. Mix each set of numeral cards
   and place face-down in two piles.


2. The fi rst player spins the spinner to fi nd out if he will have a
   turn. For the fi rst move, if the spinner lands on “Common
   multiples (not the least)” the player misses a turn. If the spinner
   lands on “Least common multiple” the player chooses one
   numeral card from each pile and fl ips them over. If the player
   names the correct LCM, he moves the pawn to the fi rst space on
   the Hopscotch game board.


3. The next player takes a turn.


4. To make the second move on the Hopscotch board the player
   has to spin “Common multiples (not the least).” To move to this
   position, the player has to name two common multiples that are
   not the least.


5. Players continue taking turns, naming common multiples, and
   moving their pawns on the game board.


6. The winner is the fi rst player to reach the top of the Hopscotch
   game board.

Content Differentiation:

Moving Back: Use 1–6 numeral cards.

Moving Ahead: Use three sets of numeral cards to fi nd the LCM of

three numbers.