3-D Tic-Tac-Toe

3-D Tic-Tac-Toe

Ethan’s stomach was growling. He had been hungry all day, even after eating lunch. Mr. Dunn clapped his hands. “ All right, campers. Let’s clean up and head outside. ” The kids put away their art things and followed Mr. Dunn outside. “ You’ve all played tic-tac-toe, right?” he said.

Everyone nodded. “ And normally you play on paper, right?” Everyone nodded again. “ Well, today we will play a 3-D version of tic-tac-toe. ” “ What does 3-D mean?” Nina asked. “ It’s when something isn’t flat like a drawing on a piece of paper, ” Jason explained.

“ If something has height, width, and depth, it’s three-dimensional, or 3-D. Like us! ” “ Right, ” Mr. Dunn said. “ Today instead of drawing X’s and O’s for tic-tac-toe, you’ll toss beanbags. ” He showed them the beanbags. They were lumpy sacks tied at the top. “ The blue ones have X’s on them, and the white ones have O’s. ”

“ Did you make those?” Izzie asked. Mr. Dunn smiled. “ Yes, I did. Last night. ” Izzie nodded. “ They look homemade. ” “ What’s in them?” Ethan wanted to know. “ We’ll find out at the end of the game, ” said Mr. Dunn. “ Now who wants to play first?”

Bobby and Izzie raised their hands. “ Okay, you two, stand behind this line. Bobby, you can be X, and Izzie, you’ll be O. ” “ You can go first, ” Bobby told Izzie. “ Thanks, ” she said. She tossed her beanbag to the far-right corner of the board.