Brain games and puzzles
Maze Maker
Design your own maze on squared paper with one true path and lots of dead ends, then swap with a friend.
Thinking sheet · Brain games and puzzles
Race to 100
Roll two dice, add them to your total and race a partner to 100. Can you add in your head?
- Grades
- 1–3
- Time
- about 20 minutes
- Kids practice
- addition, mental math, taking turns
What kids do
“Roll, add, race! Who will reach 100 first?”
- Rules
- Player 1
- Player 2
- A trick that helped me add fast:
How to run it
- A hundred chart next to the sheet helps younger players.
- Make it harder: roll three dice, or race back down to 0.
- Partners check each other’s adding.
Talk about it
- What’s the biggest roll you can get?
- How many turns did it take?
- Is this game luck or skill?
Take it further
Play again, but you can choose to add or take away each roll.
Pairs well with
Free for home and classroom use. Print as many copies as you need.
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