Hi All,
Ready for another great game? Ready for Fiddle, Faddle, Flop? It's a great game for place value, mental math, and number work. You can play anywhere
at any time. All you need is a pencil and paper or board and markers.
Tell students that you are thinking of a number. Explain
that it has two digits. Invite them to guess the number. You will respond
to their guesses by saying one of four words: Fiddle, Faddle, Flop, or Correct.
Here is the translation for those words:
Fiddle: one of the digits is correct, but is in the wrong
place
Faddle: one of the digits is correct and in the correct
place
Flop: none of the digits is correct
Correct: both digits are correct
For example, if you are thinking of the number 17 and my
guess is 68, you would say Flop since none of the digits is correct.
On your next guess, if you were to say 76, I would say,
Fiddle, because one of the digits is correct, but in the wrong place.
Encourage students to keep notes on each number guessed. Have
a discussion with the class on what kind of note taking makes sense and would
be helpful in gathering information to eliminate numbers and gain clues to make
a more educated guess.
Once players get some experience you can move to three digit numbers. Can you do more? Would you need to add more response clues? (Fiddle, Faddle, Flop, Fuddle?)
This is a good game to debrief and discuss regarding
strategies. It is also great to use when you have an extra five minutes or you are just feeling a tidge competitive. :)
Here's a pdf of a simple worksheet or scoresheet for playing.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gDK6XNn-3braDDUt-5Nn6Llu8H8dwbiq/view?usp=sharing
All the best. Stay well. God Bless.
Bob
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