Materials
quart juice boxes or 8 oz. milk cartons (2 of the same size for each die)scissorsmasking tapemarkers
Instructions
1. Cut off the tops of clean, dry cartons so they are as close to square as possible.
2. Insert the open side of one square carton into the open side of the other carton to create a six-sided cube. If the cartons are not very strong, you may want to stuff one of them with paper before putting them together.
3. Use tape to secure them tightly together. Wrap masking tape around the whole square to make a writing surface.
4. Write a number or shape on each side of the die. If the children are working on numbers above 10, you may want to use six numbers such as 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18. If they are learning about geometric shapes, you might use rectangles, squares, circles, and so on instead of numbers.
5. To play the game, roll the die and give the children a challenge. For example, if you roll a 15, ask them to do a particular task 15 times (jump, clap hands, stomp foot, take 15 steps from a specific location, and so on).
6. If you are using a geometric shapes die, you might ask the children to find a circle in the room and stand by it, or have them use a piece of yarn or pipe cleaner to form the shape determined by the die.
