You’ve reached the tomb, and it’s time to get the treasure! Do you play it safe and take the small pieces of treasure, or risk it all to get the big score?

Divide by 3 Let’s Steal offers a thrilling adventure through maths as students practise dividing by 3 and explore the inverse relationship between division and multiplication. With each correct answer, players uncover pieces of treasure, deciding whether to play it safe or take a risk for a higher reward.

This game keeps learners on their toes, combining strategic decision-making with foundational number skills. The risk-and-reward element adds excitement and engagement, making division practice feel more like a daring quest than a traditional lesson.

Key Learning Outcomes

• ✅ Recall and apply division facts for 3
• ✅ Understand the inverse relationship between multiplication and division
• ✅ Strengthen fluency and accuracy in basic division problems
• ✅ Use strategic thinking to make risk-based decisions in a game context

How to Play

1. Select a character and choose the number of players or teams.
2. Answer questions involving dividing by 3 and matching related multiplication facts.
3. Each correct answer gives players a chance to take a small, medium, or large treasure.
4. Some treasures carry higher risks - wrong answers may cost you a turn or points!
5. The player or team with the highest score at the end wins the tomb’s ultimate prize.

Ideas for Classroom Use

• 💡 Use Divide by 3 Let’s Steal to add excitement to fact fluency rotations
• 💡 Discuss strategies for checking answers using multiplication and fact families
• 💡 Reinforce learning with classroom games that involve choosing between “safe” and “risky” problems

Top Teacher Tips

• 💛 Let students personalise their experience by choosing from six characters before the game begins
• 💛 Select the number of players or teams at the start of the game to suit individual, paired, or group play
• 💛 Send the QR code home for students to play as a homework or revision task

Divide by 3 Let’s Steal transforms division facts into a treasure-filled challenge where strategy meets maths. With every daring choice, students strengthen their skills and confidence in an unforgettable way.