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Nov. 12, 2005
Domino Trains
Here is another fun game with dominoes which helps to practice number bonds, or number families as some texts call them.
Principle: God is immutable.
Leading Idea: Numbers are immutable. No matter how you divide up a number, it equals the same when you put the parts back together.
Definitions:
Immutable means unchangeable.
A bond is something that connects.
Scripture:
Heb 13:8 Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.
Reasoning:
If Jesus is always the same, He can be trusted. Numbers are similar. No matter how you break up a number, when you put it back together, it will be the same number. Numbers have properties which never change.
Activity:
Introduce the dominoes as cars on a train. Each car has a value equivalent to the number of dots on it. Say a number, for example 10. Have the child build trains that will total 10, such as a domino with double fives, a four and a six, etc. Challenge your child to make as long of a train as possible...perhaps with a double blank, double ones, two and one and so forth until it adds up to one. Try to make long trains, short trains and trains with a specific number of cars (can you make ten with three dominoes?) Start simple, but don't be afraid to just let your child struggle with a problem for awhile. Let them get those gears going. But do start with small numbers until the child understands the game and then you can start challenging as the child is ready.
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