Coin Connection: A Patterning Game
Lots of everyday objects can be fun, whether it's buttons, beans, or LEGO blocks. Here's an activity that uses coins to build problem-solving strategies.
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.
Group It!: A Skip Counting Activity
Counting by 2s, 5s, and 10s may not sound like much fun. But using "skip counting" with real objects you find or make at home is a different story...it can be hours of entertainment. Here's a hands-on activity to touch and move real stuff while building abstract reasoning...paint, shoes, and coins ...
Make a Step Map
How many steps long is the hallway? Kids put their graph-making skills to work as they make a step map of their own house.
Horseshoe Race
Race to the finish in this fun addition board game! Your first grader will work on the important skill of adding in this two-player game. Take turns drawing playing cards to find your numbers, then add them together correctly in order to move ahead.
Scan for Compatible Sums
Add up to ten in this math game. Scan the cards to find different combinations that equal ten. If you can find them, they're yours! Play against a friend a try to find the most. You'll have great fun practicing addition facts in a whole new way!
Compare and Pair
Match and compare numbers in this fun card game! Your first grader will love the challenge of trying to get rid of all the cards. Work together to find matches among the numbers and suits.
Map the Solar System!
Involve your entire family in this project that uses toilet paper squares to map the solar system...and help your first grader grasp important concepts of measurement and size!
Face Cards Around the Perimeter
Practice finding sums of 10 in this one-player card game. Try working together with your first grader and talk through the best moves. You'll be working on strategy and addition facts at the same time as you place and remove cards from your game board.
Sandbox Math Sticks
One of the goals for first graders is to memorize basic addition and subtraction math facts by the end of the year. Practice in the sandbox with this fun outdoor math activity!
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