An image of a completed How Close to 100 game.Games

Materials Required:

Instructions:

  • This game is played in partners. Two players share a blank 100 grid.
  • The first partner rolls two number dice.
  • The numbers that come up are the numbers the player uses to make an array on the 100 grid.
  • They can put the array anywhere on the grid, but the goal is to fill up the grid to get it as full as possible.
  • After the player draws the array on the grid, the player writes in the number sentence that describes the array (ex. 2 x 4 = 8).
  • The second player then rolls the dice, draws the number grid and records their number sentence.
  • The game ends when both players have rolled the dice and cannot put any more arrays on the grid.
  • How close to 100 can you get?

Variations:

  • Each player can have their own number grid. See who can get closest to 100.
  • Use a grid of 400 (20 x 20) and more dice to see how close you can get to 400.

Source: YouCubed.org