Title: Cowboy Math
Purpose: This game is designed to reinforce multiplication skills to include figuring out
missing factors and products.
Grade Level/TEKS Reference: 4th grade – 7th grade/ 4.4(B) Number, operation and
quantitative reasoning. The student multiplies and divides to solve meaningful problems
involving whole numbers. The student is expected to represent multiplication and
division problems in picture, word and number form. (C) recall and apply multiplication
facts through 12 x 12.
Length of time necessary for game or activity: 10 – 15 minutes or longer depending on
the skill level of the student.
Number of Participants: One player
Source for game:
http://www.factmonster.com/math/knowledgebox/player.html?movie=sfw50645
Directions: Step 1) Choose a character to be for the game and click on it with your
mouse.
Step 2) Upon entering the cave you will use your mouse to click on the spiders to throw
gumballs at them. (This is just for fun.)
Step 3) When the spiders leave and the door has a light around it, you can click on the
door to enter. A multiplication problem will show up with missing factors and products.
In order to get the number you want in the correct space, you will click on the number on
the left side of the screen and then click the empty space you want the number to go to.
Do this for all the missing numbers.
Step 4) When your problem is complete, click on the “Check Lock” sign. If your answers
are all correct, you will go to the next door and repeat the process with a new problem.
Step 5) Continue process until you solve all problems correctly.
Presented by: Joan Diaz (2011)