Play Snakes and Dots
Practice problem solving skills with your kindergarten or first grade student in this simple two-player game.
Dice Addition!
Addition is not for the faint of heart! Roll the die, and cross your fingers for a big number. Add that number to your total and race to earn 30 points. Be careful not to go over 30, though!
Make a Clock!
You thought this day would never come, but guess what, it's time! Time for your child to learn to TELL time, that is. Mastering this skill can seem hard at first, but hands-on practice helps. Here's a fun at-home activity that lets kids make a clock of their own.
Countdown to Christmas on Santa's Beard!
In this fun Christmas craft, your child can countdown to Christmas by making a Santa beard and adding a cotton ball representing each day until the 25th!
Cover All
Use your number sense to complete this activity. Draw from a deck of cards to determine your number. Create an addition problem with that sum. Try to use as many numbers as possible in a quest to take over the game board!
Around the School Yard
A strong knowledge of addition facts is essential for every first grade student. Create a fun board game at home in order to review this important skill! You will need two dice, a game board print out, and place markers in order to play.
Elevens
Get out a deck of cards and practice finding sums of 11 in this one-player math game! You'll lay out nine cards, then try to find sets of cards that add up to 11. This is excellent practice for any first grader working on her addition facts.
Host a Backyard Olympics
Who needs Beijing? Gather the neighborhood kids together and host your own Olympics, right in the backyard! Not only will everyone get some exercise, but as Junior statistician, your kid will practice some key graphing skills.
Wolfie Wolf! An Outdoor Math Game
Want to support your child's counting and reading skills at the same time? Here's a great playground game that puts academic learning together with running, shouting, and laughs - stuff that's pretty much irresistible for kids of all ages!
Make Snow Paint
In first grade, children are introduced to fractions. Here's a recipe that combines fraction practice with winter fun!
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