Math Activities and Games
Math activities to help show your child the fun side of learning! From easy math activities to more advanced, we've got you covered! Use the selector on the right to narrow your search by grade.
Go on a Library Treasure Hunt!
Here's a fun activity you can do at the library to help your child learn the sequencing of numbers and letters. Have your child hunt for books at the library to find the library treasure hunt prize!
Paint for Learning at "Sidewalk School"
Help your child practice new writing and math skills with a fun outdoor activity that will have your child teaching you! By using watercolor paints to practice writing letters, sentences, and math problems, your child will practice essential first grade skills in his "Sidewalk School."
Go on a Geometry Scavenger Hunt
Here's a fun way to help your teen make important connections between geometry in school and geometry in real life, and cross over into the arts at the same time.
What Doesn't Belong? A Categorization Game
In this outdoor activity you and your child will have fun hunting for objects that have something in common and choosing one that doesn’t belong in the group. The object of the game is to have the other person figure out what item doesn’t quite fit. Your child will have so much fun ...
Use Algebra to Find the Best-Priced Pizza!
Have you ever wondered whether it's a good buy to order a mass-produced pizza just because it's cheap? Here's an activity that uses second-semester algebra to determine which pizza gives you the most bang for your appetite!
Be a Covert Code Breaker!
Who hasn't dreamt of becoming a secret agent - working on clandestine missions and intercepting secret codes? Here's your child's chance to work on her code breaking and writing skills while covertly developing her analytical thinking skills, too!
Chalk it Up! An Outdoor Classification Activity
Classifying and sorting into groups is also a large part of the first grade math curriculum. The outdoors offers an abundance of learning tools for children, and classifying in the natural world gives your child an added lesson in scientific observation and classification.
Nuts and Bolts: A Sorting Activity
Does Dad's tool box need to be tidied up? Get your child to help you clean, while sneaking in a little math along the way. Sorting objects by size, color, shape, or function is an important concept in mathematical reasoning, and it's the perfect excuse for a little housekeeping!
Go on a Nature Hunt!
In this simple and social activity, children use size comparison skills to find objects in nature that are “bigger” and “smaller,” “longer" and “shorter." These concepts are not only important for kindergarten math, they also encourage children to become better scientific observers.
Shape Art: Mix Art with Geometry!
Does the idea of taking your child to a museum sound daunting? Is the local art mecca too far away, or not too keen on pint-sized patrons? Create your own museum!
