This game is for 2 or more players, grades 4 to 7…. I include ideas for younger students at the end of the game lesson

• one 6-sided die

• a one-minute timer

• pens or pencils

• scratch paper for each player

First do a review in this order:

• when using Parenthesis, do operations within parenthesis first.

• If Exponents are in the expression, they are performed next from left to right.

• If there is any Multiplication or Division, multiply or divide next from left to right.

• Last, anything to Add or Subtract is done from left to right.

• Notice the P E M D A S from above….

• PEMDAS is a mnemonic that might help remind of the correct math order of operations….. remind students to think of “Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally”

• Show a few examples as needed…

Rules:

• player who rolls the highest number on a die goes first (call them player 1)

• Game continues to the left of player 1 in turn and so on.

• Each player draws 3 squares on a piece of paper.

• Player 1 rolls the die 3 times to obtain 3 values. Any numbers will do, including repeating numbers.

• Each player writes one of each number rolled into their 3 squares from left to right from highest to lowest number.

• (for example, if player 1 rolled a 5, 2, and a 4. Then everyone writes 5, 4, 2 in their squares from left to right.

• Using these 3 numbers, player 1 then secretly creates a mathematical expression on another scratch paper using PEMDAS rules with those numbers in the order in which they appear. Player 1 does not reveal the math expression they created.

• For example: say for the numbers 5, 4, and 2, player 1 secretly created the math expression

  5 + (4/2)….

• Next, player 1 reveals to answer for their expression to the other players (in the above example: answer = 7

• When time is up, and everyone’s math expressions are compared, and player who did not correctly identify the expression is penalized by writing one letter from the word “TURKEY” onto their scratch paper (starting with T….)

• Continue a new game with the next player to start.

• Each time a new game ends, all players who didn’t guess the correct expression add another letter from the word “TURKEY” onto their scratch paper. Each time the entire word “TURKEY” is spelled completely that player is eliminated from the game.

The last player (or more than one if there are ties) who hasn’t spelled out the entire word “TURKEY” and yells out “TURKEY” wins!

Gobble-Gobble!!!!

• The 3 numbers can be used in any order to create an expression.

• Use 4 or more numbers to create a math expression.

• Take turns to create an expression on paper and then ask others to guess what numbers are used within it….for example: use numbers 8, 2, and 3 to solve the following expresssion:

  __ + __ x __ = 14.

• For YOUNGER players: Play a different game with a die where each player tosses the die 3 times (or another number of times or another number of dice).

  Then they add up the numbers on the die (or dice), and determine in each game the winner(s) as those who get closest to the number 10 without going over.

• For each game, the winner(s) must explain how they used the die numbers to get to the goal number.

• Every time a player wins a game, they write a letter from the word “TURKEY” starting with “T”.

• The ultimate winner(s) are the first to write the entire word “TURKEY” and to say “GOBBLE-GOBBLE” !