NumbersRoman Numeral Temple
Each correct answer adds a piece to the team’s temple: the steps, the columns, then the frieze and the pediment. The frieze shows the score in Roman numerals. After a mistake, the card splits the number into thousands, hundreds, tens and ones, and names the rule that was broken. Tito, the Roman owl, cheers the class on.
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- Level
- Grades 3–6
- Way of playing
- Solo or in teams
- Suggested time
- 5 to 20 min
- Game languages
- Arabic · French · English · Spanish
- Price
- Free
What pupils practice
- Know the 7 symbols: I, V, X, L, C, D and M.
- Read and write numbers in Roman numerals, up to 20, 100, 1000 or 3999.
- Apply the rules: adding, subtracting (IV, IX, XL, XC, CD, CM), never more than 3 identical symbols.
- Compare two Roman numerals and tell the time on a Roman numeral clock.
How to play
- Choose an activity: read, write, compare, correct form, the clock, or all mixed.
- Choose how far the numbers go, then the whole class or 2 to 4 teams taking turns.
- Pupils answer with buttons, or with a keypad: digits to read, the symbols I V X L C D M to write.
- The team with the most finished temple wins; the cheat sheet shows the symbols and rules.
In the classroom
Start up to 20 with I, V and X, then add L, C, D and M.
After a mistake, have pupils read the breakdown aloud: XL plus VII, 40 plus 7.
Useful settings
- Numbers up to 20, 50, 100, 1000 or 3999.
- 10, 15 or 20 questions for the class, 5, 8 or 10 per team.
- The game can be played in English, French, Spanish and Arabic.
