Math games are always a class favorite! They're great for centers, homework practice, and small groups. This set of games includes five monkey-themed math games that your kids will love! They might even go bananas for it (tehehe)! Doubles, place value, addition, and more. Each game comes in color and black & white. You can grab them HERE. I hope your kids love them!
Place value pool noodles? Genius!
There's a good chance you have a pack of UNO cards at home or in your classroom. Here are 5 math games you can play with them.
Subitizing, being able to quickly identify the amount of objects in a group, is a very important skill for early learners.
These FREE Printable Math Centers are perfect for K-5, Special Ed & Work Centers for students with Autism-15 Printable Activities & tips on differentiation!
Do you utilize math rotations in your classroom? Math centers are a great way to incorporate independence and corporative learning skills. It gives you time to work with students one on one or in small groups with skills they are struggling with. I know it can be overwhelming to get started with centers, especially if ... Read More about Time Saving Tips For Math Centers
Hands-on math activities for children who love blocks! You can use these printable counting and addition games with your favourite unit blocks to build math towers, supporting early math and fine motor skills. Math towers – block addition activity printables Watch this video to see how you can teach addition to your children: […]
Let’s talk about how to teach telling time to primary students! My students love learning about time…they see it as a “break” from more rigorous mat
Cute counting game for kindergarten students working on numbers 1-20. This spring numbers to 20 board game helps improve math skills while having fun!
Looking for some fun, no-prep games? These dice games for kids are engaging and effective at teaching addition to kindergarten, first, and second-grade students! Before I dive in, I wanted to let you know you can watch or listen to all this information in video format below: If you have followed me for a while, […]
Hi, Teaching Friends! Keeping your little guys engaged in learning as the school year winds down and during the summer takes some creativity and ingenuity. After all, you're competing with sounds of water fun and the bells of the ice cream truck! For most little learners, pages in a workbook just won't do it! Novelty is the name of the game. Break out the dice and the dominos for some engaging ways to make practice fun! To create this activity for number combinations, I wandered the aisles of a craft store looking for my inspiration. Here's what I came up with. This felt flower measures about 12 inches across, and also comes in purple and in green. The cost was under $1.50, and you'll need one for each player. I think the size, color, and texture of the flower bring some extra interest to these activities, but you could of course save a bit of money by having your children just use paper and crayons to color and cut out their own eight-petal daisies, or even eight-legged spiders. You'll also need dice and dominos for these games. You probably already have dice as a component of another board game. No dominos? Print a free set here from Mrs.Magee at TPT! Having your students sort out the dominos needed for each of these games is part of their learning, so be sure to let them do the "work" of finding the dominos they'll be using! For the first level, they'll need to sort out dominos whose dots total from one to six. They'll then each put one domino on each of the petals of their flower. Players take turns rolling one die, looking for a domino that totals the number they rolled. If they have one, they remove that domino from their flower. Here, the player rolled a three and is removing a 2+1 domino. If the player has no domino that totals the number, he misses that turn. The first player to remove all of the dominos from his or her daisy is the winner. Level Two is played the same way, except that this time players will be rolling two dice and will need dominos that total 2 through 12. Roll, add, and find a domino with the same sum. Here, the player has rolled a two and a six, and is removing a 4+4 domino. This game could easily be adapted to other skills. For example, take a set of alphabet or sight word flashcards and number all of the cards in the set with the numbers one through eight. Write the numbers one through eight on the flower petals (or use cute number stickers!). Players turn over a card, read the word or say a word that begins with the letter, and then cover the corresponding number on their flower, continuing to play until one player has covered all of his or her petals. I'm sure you can think of lots of other ways to use this for skills practice! Here's another way to practice lots of skills this summer. You can download this free board game by clicking on the picture. Then fill in each space with a word, number, or other fact that need more practice, get a die or a spinner and you're ready to go! Here are two seasonal math game sets from my Teachers Pay Teachers store. Click the picture to see them! Enjoy playing games! Although there's a lot of learning to be had through technology, don't undervalue the time spent with your children playing games like these. You are sending the message that learning is so important to you that you're willing to put your own time into it ... and even more important, that you love to spend time together, having fun while you're learning! ***** If you like ideas like this one, you'll love the Primary Inspiration Newsletter! Click on the picture below to subscribe and you'll receive this set of math riddle cards for first and second grade, just to say thanks! Happy Teaching!
Didn't I promise a new product?! Yep! And I am good on my word. Here ya go! These are great for your math and literacy centers. I am so happy with them! Click on any of the pictures to see more and to go to my TpT store. Roll a die and read the numbers across the row next to the number you rolled. Then write the numbers in the boxes on the blank sheet that is also included in the bundle. Here is the Roll It! Read It! Write It! being used in a center. I had the sheets laminated and had the kids use dry erase markers to help cut costs on printing and make them completely reusable. Plus, the kids LOVE to use the markers and erasers. Word from the wise: Give each kiddo 1 die and give them a bowl of sorts to roll them in. You'll lose your dice otherwise. Roll a die and draw what you see. Then rewrite that number as a ten frame, a math sentence, the written form, and with objects. Same as the math version, but with high frequency words. Roll a die and place an "X" or an "O" on the space! There are also boards included without dice images, but with equations within 10, such as 10-5, 10-8, etc. Draw a card and write the high frequency word on included stationary the number of times shown in the dice in the image. There are also cards with just the sight words, so if desired, students can roll a die instead of just using the image on the card. There are 22 pages of cards... so... should keep the kiddos busy and give them lots of practice with these important words! I always feel a little bad that I always post products and printouts for K-2. I do have things for upper grade levels, too! So, for those of you who need some extra practice with factors and multiples, here's a freebie for ya that I'm linking up with Classroom Freebies! I hope it will be of use to you. HERE it is! Multiples and Factors Tic-Tac-Toe ENJOY!
This simple math game with Uno cards can be used to help children revise number facts and times tables, and to practise writing mathematical equations.
Domino addition activities are a great way to engage your students! I'm sharing 10 favorite domino addition activities you can use today!
What does your Math Block look like? Ours is 75 minutes long. I break it up into 3 parts – Warm Up with fluency, Whole Group Lesson, Centers, and a Debrief. Math Warm Up I spend the first 15 minutes of every lesson doing a fluency warm up. First, we start our lesson at the ... Read More about My Math Block
This fun hands-on ice cream addition match is a great way for kindergarten and first grade students to work on math facts this summer.
This is one of my favorite games to build math fact fluency. If you're not familiar with Shut The Box and it's many variations, you are going to want to tune in (and snag it for FREE at the end!)
Grab a TON of FREE Math Mania Games to strengthen your students' addition & subtraction! Snag easy printable math games for 1st & 2nd grade!
I have been on a math kick lately. I think it is because my kids are strugglingggg with basic math concepts lately and it’s killin’ me! We have been learning addition strategies and practicing addition within 20 for two weeks now and my class has just started to pick up their momentum. They are […]
There are so many fun games that can be played with a 100 Chart! One of my favorites is Roll to 100. This is a game that I created as a low-prep, fun, place value center for my second graders…and they loved it! I have also used this game with first graders to practice identifying […]
Subitizing, being able to quickly identify the amount of objects in a group, is a very important skill for early learners.
Tick-tock, it's time for fun learning! Dive into engaging ways to make teaching time a blast for your students!
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Building a solid number sense foundation is critical for students' long-term math success – and it starts at an early age. It is the equivalent of learning letter names and letter sounds in reading. It is important for out students to develop a deep understanding of individual numbers, their quantities, how they are represented, and...
Reinforce number sense and math skills with these dice math centers. These activities will work on numbers, addition, subtraction, and more!
Addition facts to 10 and beyond are KEY in first and second grade! What do your students need to reach that lofty goal? Plenty of no-prep addition games and activities to practice, practice, practice! They will reach automaticity with math center games that are fun and engaging, without a flash card in sight! I created
Want a fun, hands-on math puzzle to get your students thinking critically about their math facts? Read about how we've used dominoes to create these differentiated puzzles!
Activities that develop early math skills are our favourites! We love working on our number recognition, counting skills, subitising and 1:1 correspondence. This “Build a City” activity…
Addition and subtraction are two of those essential parts of math class! Practice addition and subtraction hands-on with these math games for elementary!
Kindergarten Math Made Fun Unit 9 is here, and it's all about SHAPES! This hands-on, engaging and FUN unit will get kids excited about basic shapes! Not
10 multiplication games and activities for teaching multiplication. Students will love learning their multiplication facts, building fluency and strategies.
Ever wish you could find the perfect math centers? Games that didn't use up all your ink, saved you oodles of time, and are EASY to organize? Well, you're in
Practice multplying from 0s-15s with this FUN, free printable Multiplication Checkers math game for 3rd-6th graders.
Telling time is a difficult skill for second and third graders. When students get to third grade, teachers will focus on telling time to the minute and solving elapsed time problems. To complete these challenging tasks, students need to have mastered the basics of time. Below is a list of ideas and resources you can use […]
Happy Saturday! I know this is going to sound cliche and all, but seriously….where did the summer go?! August is only a couple of days away and most of my teacher friends are starting school either this coming week or the next. Oh summer…we loved you so!!!! Now it’s upward and onward and we’re getting …
8 engaging, hands-on suggestions for making math centers your students will LOVE! These creative ideas use items you already have in your classroom or kitchen at home.
These super fun LEGO addition and subtraction game boards make learning math exciting and engaging for your little LEGO builder!
Make Ten... A fun and easy card game for kids that reinforces math concepts and uses a regular deck of playing cards. Free printable play mat included!
Finally! Math centers that are aligned to the standards, easy to manage, and perfect for 15-20 minute rotations! Exactly what I needed for when I’m working with my small groups. I can focus on my [group] knowing that my students are fully engaged. I don’t have time to prep math activities so this is the […]
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Addition facts to 10 and beyond are KEY in first and second grade! What do your students need to reach that lofty goal? Plenty of no-prep addition games and activities to practice, practice, practice! They will reach automaticity with math center games that are fun and engaging, without a flash card in sight! I created
