Taming The Table- Instructions for the Game

Note for parents: Children have been constructing the tables in the class. They need not rote learn the table. Please
encourage your children to think and ask them to share how they are thinking to find the right card. They can use their
notepads/ notebooks to figure out too.
Level 1
The game can be played between 3 to 5 players
Material required: Taming the table kit
● Foam tokens in the kit have to be distributed amongst all the players equally. In case of extra
tokens, keep them aside.
● There are two dice in the kit: 6
One has only numbers written on it
9 the other one is the ‘times’ dice times
● There are different sets of coloured cards for different ‘Times Tables’
The player who finishes off the tokens first is the winner of the game

We will be using only ‘times’ dice for playing Level 1 6 & set of single-coloured cards
times
Video link for the game instructions:

https://youtu.be/b1xdXOFn6G8

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Taming the table of 6

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times For playing Taming the Table of 6, we will be using only ‘times’ dice & set
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of purple-coloured cards (9 cards)
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How to play?
1. Spread the set of a purple-coloured cards in front of all the players so that the numbers on them are clearly
visible. You will notice the numbers are related to Times Table of 6. The box space on the card is made for
keeping the foam token on the card
2. Pick up the ‘times’ dice and roll it. For example, the number that comes on the dice is ‘7 times,’ you can figure
out what is 7X6. Then speaking aloud 7X6 is 42 you can place one of your tokens on the card number 42. It’s
good for the player to share how they have been thinking to find out 7X6 is 42
3. Then, the next player gets the chance to roll the dice. If the second player also gets ‘7 times’ on the dice,
he/she will put a token on the other card with number 42
4. Every player will roll the ‘times’ dice turn wise and move
5. Now if some player again gets 7 times 6 & both the cards with number 42 are blocked with tokens already
kept on those, then that player will have to pick up the token from one of the number cards of 42 and keep it
with his/her tokens. Remember, no card can have two counters at the same time.
6. The player who finishes off the tokens first, is the winner

Similarly, you may play the Taming the table of 7 For playing Taming the Table of 7, we
will be using only ‘times’ dice & set of grey-coloured cards (9 cards)
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times

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You can record your game in the table given below:

S. No. Date: How many Who did Starting End Duration Which Who
players I play time: time: of the number won?
were with? game: did I play
playing? for?

1 14.5.20 3 Mom and 9:30 10:05 35 8 and 7 Me

21 dad

Task 2: Figuring out the TIME with Ragini

1) Ragini started playing the game with her parents

after evening snacks at 6: 15 pm. The game ended at
6:49 pm. For how long did all of them play?

They played for 34 mins.

2) “Let’s play another game”, said Ragini. “I will not be able to play, as I have a meeting to attend,
exactly after 16 minutes, we can definitely play before going to bed”, said Ragini’s father. What
time do you think his meeting is due?

Raigni’s father had a meeting at 7:05

3) After having dinner, Ragini started drawing. It was 8: 35 pm then.

After completing the drawing she saw that it was 9:10 pm. How long did
she take to complete the drawing?

Raigni finished the drawing in 35 mins

4) “Ragini, come let’s play now”, said Ragini’s mother. It was 9:20 pm and
they played the game for 47 minutes. What time the game must have
ended?

Raigni ended the game at 10:07 pm

 Task 3: Magic Bricks
These are magic bricks. The number on a brick is the sum of the numbers on the two bricks
below it. Can you complete the wall by figuring out the numbers on each brick?

521

340 281

200 140 141

800

360 440

170 190 250

470

300 141

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