Resource 3: Dice facts

 Background information / subject knowledge for teacher

A dice is a cube, each face marked with a number between one and six.

The sum of the two numbers on the opposite faces is always 7, so the opposite pairs are:

1 and 6

2 and 5

3 and 4

Adapted from : Wikipedia, Dice Website

Dice can be used to play games on their own or as part of a board game where by throwing a dice a player is able to move their counter towards a goal. The first person to reach the goal is the winner. Such games include ‘Snakes and Ladders’ and ‘Ludo’ (see Module1, Section 1, Resource 2 for how to play these).