Dinosaur Roll and Cover

8/21/2014

I made a dinosaur roll and cover activity for our math center. I printed the patterns on cardstock paper and laminated the dinosaur mat. I cut out the cover-up circles ... laminated them and attached a magnet to the back of each one.

You can also use playdough or pom poms instead of the cover-up circles for this activity. I made the mats with numbers 1-6 and also 2-12. Children roll the dice and cover up the same number on the dinosaur mat.

Play continues until all numbers have been covered up. If you are using the mat with number 2-12 you will need to use two dice and the children would find the sum of the two dice and then cover up the matching number on the mat.

You can see a video here or by clicking below:

5 Comments

Sari Vasch link

8/21/2014 09:32:05 pm

The game is very colorful and very appealing to the young child. There are many alternatives to using the game, i.e. pompoms, circles, etc. You could use a large dice instead of the small dice for variety, and it may help the young learner when he counts the circles on the dice. You could make several copies of the game and use it in a small group activity (3 children). When children are first learning their numbers, I would use a set of number cards, and when I called the number for them to cover up, I would hold up the number card as well.
Thanks for another great game, Shelley!