Ultimate Tic-Tac-Toe (Independent)

6-A-I-1

Purpose: Develop initial mental strategies for addition involving adding on from a decuple (e.g., 40 + 3)

Description: Students solve addition tasks, trying to get three in a row in a traditional game of Tic-Tac-Toe.

Players: 2

Materials

  • Ultimate Tic-Tac-Toe board and spinners
  • 20 counters per student (different color for each)
  • Student Directions

Directions

  • 1

    Player A spins both spinners to generate the addition task to solve.

  • 2

    Player A shares the solution aloud and places a counter on the board.

  • 3

    Player B takes their turn.

  • 4

    If “Remove One” is spun, remove an opponent’s counter from the board.

  • 5

    Play continues until a player has a sequence of five counters horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.

Variations

Provide Base-10 dot materials for students still developing mental strategies or to check solutions.

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