Domino Games

A suggested book to share with your students when using the Domino Games: Domino Addition Lynette Long, Ph.D. Charlesbridge. Watertown, MA. 1966. Explains basic addition through the use of dominoes.

Domino Challenge

All dominoes are placed on the table with the dot side down. Each player picks up one domino and adds the sides together. The totals are compared. The player with the largest total wins both dominoes. If a tie results, both dominoes are returned to the table. The player with the most dominoes at the end of the game is the winner. Variations can be played by changing the challenge: the player with the least total may win.

Domino Worms

Students are asked to:

1. Make a worm with _____ dots.
2. Make the shortest possible worm with _______ dots.
3. Make the longest worm possible with _____ dots.
4. Make a worm with ____ dominoes that has the most dots.
5. Make a worm with ____ dominoes that has the least dots.

There can be a variety of answers to these questions depending on the sets of dominoes you are using. You may want to use only 1/2 of a box of dominoes with younger students.

Centi-Worm

Make a worm with the value of 100.
This can be accomplished with 14 or more dominoes. (A box of double-six dominoes has a total of 168 dots.)

Domino Challenge Two

1. Arrange your set of dominoes from smallest to largest.
2. Use only odd numbered dominoes to form a worm which equals less than 20 but more than 10.
3. Use only even numbered dominoes to form a worm which equals less than 20 but more than 10.

Domino Patterns

Using a double six set of dominoes, challenge your students to complete various patterns. The patterns can represent counting, number order, spatial arrangements, and so on. Some sample patterns include:

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