Roll Combinations (numbers 5-10) Game app

July 08, 2017

I am so excited for a few reasons! Reason 1 - school year is done and it's summer vacation...I get to have a little breather/break. Reason 2 - I have just finished creating my fourth Android app and can't wait to use it in my class next year!

This app is based on a math activity I do with my students once we get to adding combinations of 5 in the classroom. I created the following template for two players.

Each player takes turns rolling the dice and if they get one of the combinations of 5, they get to cover that combination. The first player to cover all the combinations wins. I also make my students state what they have rolled out loud and add it up. If they don't do that, they loose a turn. The other player is very keen on getting that extra turn so they are really good at making sure their partner does say the combination rolled.

I have been toying with the idea of how I could make a math app that the kids can use on the tablets. And the past week, I figured it out and kept it simple and easy to use for the kids and now a student can actually play a game by themselves if they want as I have created games for one player and games for two players.

Here is my description for my app that is available in the Google Play store:

Roll Combinations (numbers 5-10) is an app that will help your students’ practice subitizing and addition at the same time. Subitizing is being able to instantly recognize how many dots there are in a group. Subitizing helps students form mental pictures of numbers and realize that a number can be represented in many ways. This app provides one player games or two player games for combinations of numbers between 5 and 10. This is a perfect app for your students to “warm up” their brain before your math lessons or during math centres. Students will practice adding up the rolled dice up to 10.

How it works:

Roll Combinations of 5 (one player) & Roll Combinations of 5 (two players)

This game includes random dice being “rolled” which include 0and1, 0and2, 0and3, 0and4, 0and5, 1and1, 1and2, 1and3, 1and4, 2and2, 2and3. Once a player “rolls” a combination that makes 5, the player will click that combination on the screen to highlight it. Once the player has gotten all the combinations that will make five, the player can play again or try another combination game. The two player game has 2 sets of the same dice for each player to highlight.

Roll Combinations of 6 (one player) & Roll Combinations of 6 (two players)

This game includes random dice being “rolled” which include 0and1, 0and2, 0and3, 0and4, 0and5, 0and6, 1and1, 1and2, 1and3, 1and4, 1and5, 2and2, 2and3, 2and4, 3 and 3. Once a player “rolls” a combination that makes 6, the player will click that combination on the screen to highlight it. The two player game has 2 sets of the same dice for each player to highlight.

Roll Combinations of 7 (one player) & Roll Combinations of 7 (two players)

This game includes random dice being “rolled” which include 0and1, 0and2, 0and3, 0and4, 0and5, 0and6, 0and7, 1and1, 1and2, 1and3, 1and4, 1and5, 1and6, 2and2, 2and3, 2and4, 2and5, 3and3, 3and4. Once a player “rolls” a combination that makes 7, the player will click that combination on the screen to highlight it. The two player game has 2 sets of the same dice for each player to highlight.

Roll Combinations of 8 (one player) & Roll Combinations of 8 (two players)

This game includes random dice being “rolled” which include 0and1, 0and2, 0and3, 0and4, 0and5, 0and6, 0and7, 0and8, 1and1, 1and2, 1and3, 1and4, 1and5, 1and6, 1and7, 2and2, 2and3, 2and4, 2and5, 2and6, 3and3, 3and4, 3and5, 4and4. Once a player “rolls” a combination that makes 8, the player will click that combination on the screen to highlight it. The two player game has 2 sets of the same dice for each player to highlight.

Roll Combinations of 9 (one player) & Roll Combinations of 9 (two players)

This game includes random dice being “rolled” which include 0and1, 0and2, 0and3, 0and4, 0and5, 0and6, 0and7, 0and8, 0and9, 1and1, 1and2, 1and3, 1and4, 1and5, 1and6, 1and7, 1and8, 2and2, 2and3, 2and4, 2and5, 2and6, 2and7, 3and3, 3and4, 3and5, 3and6, 4and4, 4and5. Once a player “rolls” a combination that makes 9, the player will click that combination on the screen to highlight it. The two player game has 2 sets of the same dice for each player to highlight.

Roll Combinations of 10 (one player) & Roll Combinations of 10 (two players)

This game includes random dice being “rolled” which include 0and1, 0and2, 0and3, 0and4, 0and5, 0and6, 0and7, 0and8, 0and9, 0and10, 1and1, 1and2, 1and3, 1and4, 1and5, 1and6, 1and7, 1and8, 1and9, 2and2, 2and3, 2and4, 2and5, 2and6, 2and7, 2and8, 3and3, 3and4, 3and5, 3and6, 3and7, 4and4, 4and5, 4and6, 5and5. Once a player “rolls” a combination that makes 10, the player will click that combination on the screen to highlight it. The two player game has 2 sets of the same dice for each player to highlight.

The game contains no ads.

Here are some screen shots to show how the app works: