https://earlymathcounts.org/snakes-or-is-it-chutes-and-ladders/ Laying the foundation for a lifetime of achievement Fri, 09 Feb 2018 15:54:36 +0000 hourly 1 https://earlymathcounts.org/snakes-or-is-it-chutes-and-ladders/#comment-1530 Fri, 09 Feb 2018 15:54:36 +0000 http://www.mathathome.org/blog1/?p=2112#comment-1530 To bridge background knowledge as I begin to introduce board games like this to my class, I’m considering having players pick a card from our familiar deck of numeral/dot cards (instead of rolling a die) and counting the dots on their card before counting spaces on the game board. Once the children are comfortable with the process of taking turns and counting the gameboard spaces, I’ll introduce the die – and have them roll it in a shoebox.

]]> https://earlymathcounts.org/snakes-or-is-it-chutes-and-ladders/#comment-270 Sat, 12 Oct 2013 22:36:06 +0000 http://www.mathathome.org/blog1/?p=2112#comment-270 This is a great game for kids because it helps the young kids establish their own Independence when it comes time for them to get back up on their own in life

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