Homemade paper dice

Have you ever wanted to have a dice with less than six numbers on it, or with words? Here is an EASY solution for you: make your own homemade die. There are several website that offer printable die templates.  Here is one example: http://www.korthalsaltes.com/gif1/cube.gif 

They are really easy to make; you just glue or tape the tabs together. 

Here is another very similar example from : http://crafts.123peppy.com/patterns/how-to-make-a-dice-1.jpg

A final idea is if you want a die without the dots, because students often mess up counting the dots. (I think counting the dots each time is a good math exercise, but it could prove tiring for cognitively challenged students. Here is an example from: http://www.lessonsense.com/numbers/templatediceblacknumbers.jpg

I have found homemade dice to be very useful when playing made up games. I also know how easy it is to lose real dice! Go ahead, just make your OWN!