Dice and spinners interactive
Simple dice and spinners tool for experiments.
Dice, routes and pathways
Path of discovery series: 2. First steps
This article takes a closer look at some of the toys and games that can enhance a child's mathematical learning.
Tug of war
Can you use the numbers on the dice to reach your end of the number line before your partner beats you?
Round the two dice
This activity focuses on rounding to the nearest 10.
Five steps to 50
Use five steps to count forwards or backwards in 1s or 10s to get to 50. What strategies did you use?
Double or halve?
Throw the dice and decide whether to double or halve the number. Will you be the first to reach the target?
Shut the box for two
Two dice
Find all the numbers that can be made by adding the dots on two dice.
Taking a die for a walk
More Tug of war
In this game, you can add, subtract, multiply or divide the numbers on the dice. Which will you do so that you get to the end of the number line first?
Three dice
Investigate the sum of the numbers on the top and bottom faces of a line of three dice. What do you notice?
Round the four dice
This activity involves rounding four-digit numbers to the nearest thousand.
Round the dice decimals 2
What happens when you round these numbers to the nearest whole number?
Round the dice decimals 1
Use two dice to generate two numbers with one decimal place. What happens when you round these numbers to the nearest whole number?
Game of PIG - sixes
Can you beat Piggy in this simple dice game? Can you figure out Piggy's strategy, and is there a better one?
Tricky track
In this game you throw two dice and find their total, then move the appropriate counter to the right. Which counter reaches the purple box first?
Odds or sixes?
First connect three
Add or subtract the two numbers on the spinners and try to complete a row of three. Are there some numbers that are good to aim for?
Asteroid blast
Six ten total
This challenge combines addition, multiplication, perseverance and even proof.
Dice stairs
Roll over the dice
Roll these dice
Roll two red dice and a green dice. Add the two numbers on the red dice and take away the number on the green. What are all the different possible answers?
Add 3 dice
Right or left?
The twelve pointed star game
Have a go at this game which involves throwing two dice and adding their totals. Where should you place your counters to be more likely to win?
Dice in a corner
How could you arrange at least two dice in a stack so that the total of the visible spots is 18?
The dice train
This dice train has been made using specific rules. How many different trains can you make?
A bit of a dicey problem
When you throw two regular, six-faced dice you have more chance of getting one particular result than any other. What result would that be? Why is this?
Scoring with dice
Troublesome dice
How many dice?
Dicing with numbers
In how many ways can you arrange three dice side by side on a surface so that the sum of the numbers on each of the four faces (top, bottom, front and back) is equal?
Non-transitive dice
Alison and Charlie are playing a game. Charlie wants to go first so Alison lets him. Was that such a good idea?