The Game of Nim
This is a simple version of a pairs game played all over the world. Similar to mancala, this game gives your little strategist the chance to estimate and predict mathematical outcomes.
Ice Cube Bead Necklaces
Create ice cube bead necklaces to cool off little fireballs of energy while practicing gross motor skills and sequencing, and discussing states of matter.
Play Subtraction "War"
"War" is one of those card games that can go on and on and on...and with a few creative twists, guess what? It can teach math skills for hours, too. Here's how.
Make a ME Timeline
Help your child create a "Me Timeline," a unique poster that works on key math and early social studies skills-- putting events in order.
Crafty Math? Make a Button Board!
Want to add a little craftiness to preschool math? Break out the glue gun and create this button board!
Let It Slide: A Measurement Game
In any other circumstance, sliding playing cards along a table might not seem like a learning activity, but this game is! Take turns sliding cards, measuring their distance from the edge using a ruler, and adding up the total to find your score.
Factors: A Math Card Game
Factors can be a tricky concept to master, but they are essential to understanding division. Help your child gain confidence with factors while playing this fun card game. Soon he'll be ready to work with larger numbers and fractions!
Build Animal Piggy Banks!
Learn about coins and their value by making an animal piggy bank. Here's how to make a lion, pig, or sheep bank - or you can use your imagination to create others.
Close Call: An Addition Card Game
Give this fun addition game a try! Challenge your child to create sums as close to 100 as he can, without going over. This requires him to evaluate all possible sums, based on the numbers he is given. He'll learn common patterns in addition as he works out the best plays.
Play Snakes and Dots
Practice problem solving skills with your kindergarten or first grade student in this simple two-player game.
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