Name: ______________________________________________________________ Date: _______________________ HR# ________
“Kinara Math” (Grade 4)
Materials:
• 3 standard dice or number cubes
• Pencils and scratch paper
• Crayons to color in candles
• Kinara board per player
Directions:
1) Player 1 rolls all 3 dice and uses all three numbers and +, – , ÷
x, and ( ) symbols to get one of the numbers on the Kinara. For
example if you rolled a 2, 3 and 6 you could do 6 ÷ 3 x 2 and
then color in the 4 on candle.
2) Player 1 colors in the candle when the number sentence equals
that number. If the player cannot match an answer to a number
on the candle, then the player must pass.
3) Player 2 then takes a turn. (If there are more than 2 players, take
turns – example, player 3 would go next.)
4) The first player to color in every candle on the Kinara is the winner.
Show how you found each number. Place the number in the blanks
below and place the math operation symbols in between each number.
Candles 3,4 and 6 have symbols that you must use. And candles 1 and
5 have parenthesis that you must use.
1 = ( ______
Kwanzaa (or Kwaanza) is a week-long holiday honoring African-American heritage. It is observed
from December 26 to January 1 each year, almost exclusively by African-Americans in the United
States of America. Kwanzaa consists of seven days of celebration, featuring activities such as
candle-lighting, having a feast and gift-giving.
4.N.10
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2 = ______
______
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3 = ______ +
______
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4 = ______
______ x ______
5 = ______
(______
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6 = ______ ÷ ______
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7 = ______
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Remember that
you don’t have to
go in order 1–7.
You can fill-in
the equations in
any order.
Note: A traditional
Kinara has 3 red
candles, a black
center candle and
then three green
candles.
Select and use appropriate operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division) to solve problems, including those involving money.
Created by: D. Huntress