Bingo multiplication

Summary

A simple variation of bingo to support the consolidation of multiplication facts for 2, 5 and 10.

Curriculum content

• Skip counting by 2s, 5s, 10s
• Recall multiplication facts for 2, 5 and 10

Materials

Card sets

• 1 set of Mathletics number cards 1 to 10 1-10

Concrete

• Whiteboard and marker or pencil and paper

How to play

Set-up

1. Arrange students into pairs, groups or play as a whole class.
2. Each student will need a piece of paper and pencil or whiteboard and marker.
3. Use 1 set of Mathletics number cards 1 to 10 per pair, group or whole class.
4. Shuffle or mix up the number cards and place the pile face down.

Rules

1. Ask each player to write down 6 multiples of 5 between 5 to 50. Check student’s answers to ensure the game will be fair.
2. Select a number card from the top of the pile and display for all players to see. This could be the teacher or another student in the group. Take turns at playing this part.
3. Players calculate 5 times the chosen number.
4. Players with that number written down cross it out.
5. Continue until 1 player has crossed out all of their numbers and calls ‘Bingo!’
6. Check the winner’s numbers against the cards drawn.

Variations

CHANGE it down

• Some groups may need to create the list together by counting in 5s and recording the multiples.

CHANGE it up

• Play again using multiples of 2.
• Play again using multiples of 10.
• Confident students can play this game in small groups.

What to look for

• Are students able to choose multiples of 5 without support?
• Do students use a variety of multiples in subsequent games or rely on known facts?
• Are students able to recall facts automatically or do they rely on skip counting?
• Do students increase in their calculation speed over time?