Free Beginning Numbers Roll and Color Dice Game

Playing fun math games is one of my key strategies in giving kindergartners the time to practice key skills.

Here is a free beginning numbers game that uses a die. It's called Coconut roll and cover.

How I use it in my classroom

This activity is an activity my students use during guided math.

I use this activity at the beginning of kindergarten when students are first learning how to do the practice zone (games and activities center).

I want students to learn to use markers appropriately since it's a material they will use regularly in this zone.

This particular game teaches them how to use that material and at the same time, numeral recognition, and subitizing dots on a die.

I leave this game available for the first week or so and then they'll use markers to complete a roll and graph and roll and trace-a-shape activity.

I believe that we should teach them how to use the materials once and then simply change up what they use the materials for.

It's one way that I like to work smart in the classroom.

How to play roll and color

This activity is really simple. It's designed that way so students can be independently playing it at the beginning of the year.

In a nutshell, students will roll a die and color the matching numeral on their paper.

You will need:

• a roll and color sheet for each student
• markers
• dice (one for each student)

What to do:

1. Students each get a sheet and write their name in the rectangle.
2. They roll the die. They count the dots on the face of the die that is up.
3. They find the matching number and color in the coconut with a marker.
4. If they roll a number that is already colored, they roll again.
5. Some numbers will not be colored - on purpose - like 0 and 7. This helps you as the teacher see who may need additional help with one-to-one correspondence and makes a great discussion question to also learn about numbers on a dice.

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Alternative ways to play

If you don't want to use markers, you could easily use crayons to complete this activity.

You could also laminate these or slip them into a sheet protector and students can cover up the numbers they rolled on the die with:

• playdough
• bingo chips
• plastic manipulatives (counting bears, linking cubes, etc.)

If you wanted students to play in pairs, you could also assign a color to each student. The student with the most colored spots at the end of the game (or time allowed playing), wins.

Plus, you don't have to do guided math or math centers like I do, to use this activity. You can easily use this free printable with a whole class too.

Conclusion

I hope you can use this free printable math game to help your kindergartners practice numbers 1-6.

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