Shake and Add is a hands on math game that gets kids moving and learning! I first started playing this game with the kids in my elementary school class. They loved to use manipulatives like bingo chips and marbles while they added and subtracted, but it got a little old after awhile. We decided to add shaking and dumping into the routine and it got a lot more exciting!
The premise of the game is super simple. Roll each die and add the corresponding number of pom poms to each cup. Then shake them up! Can children recognize the number from the tally marks and then find the number on their card?
You could draw the number in a ten frame, or simply as dots. Can children recognize the number in this way? You can show the number in various ways based on whatever you are teaching at the time. The game can also be used with older groups. Instead of calling a number between 1 and 20, you could say an addition or subtraction question and children have to solve the problem and then look for the answer on their number card. Once you have subscribed to my blog, you will gain access to my Free Resource Library, full of free printable activities and worksheets.
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If you are looking for more fun math games and learning activities, below is a collection of my favourite and most popular blog posts. August 10, July 28, Teaching Ideas. It also works well in primary classes as a fun number review. Leave a Reply Cancel Reply Your email address will not be published. Step 1 : Set out 4 large number cards 25, 50, 75 and face down and mixed up.
Step 2: Do the same with the 1 — 10 cards, making sure you have at least 2 cards for each number. Step 3: Players take it in turns to select one of the big number cards or one of the small number cards, until there are 6 cards laid out all together.
Step 4: Someone who is playing the game needs to generate a 3-digit number. This can be by throwing a dice, or selecting cards from a pile of 0 to 9 cards. Step 5: Once the number has been generated, turn over the six cards and players have to try and get to that total using any of the six number cards and any of the four operations. Each card can only be used once and the winner is the first person to reach the total, or the player who is closest after a set length of time.
The game can be adapted for younger children, by choosing the numbers on the cards carefully and having them aiming to reach a 2-digit number, rather than a 3-digit number. This simple game is all about bringing together verbalisation and maths. Step 1: The game starts with the two players facing each other. Each person selects a numbered card and sticks it on their forehead, so the other player can see.
Step 2 : The person leading the game gives a statement, such as what the sum of the two numbers is, the difference between the two or the product of the two etc….. Bingo is a perennially fun game that can be enjoyed by people of all ages, and this version puts a mathematical twist on this classic game, as a way to boost multiplication skills. Step 1: In this mathematical version of the game, all players write down 5 numbers, which are multiples of a given times table.
For example: if they were doing the 5 times table, they might write 10, 35, 45, 50 and Step 2: A third person can lead the game and call out multiplication questions from the chosen times table, or they can be written on cards, jumbled up in a pile for players to take turns picking and reading out. Step 3: If the player has an answer to the question on their bingo board, they can cross it out.
First person to cross out all their numbers is the winner. One of the best ways to encourage a child to learn about anything is by making it fun, and that is exactly what these maths games are! All children enjoy a scavenger hunt, so why not make one based around maths?
Step 1: Give children a grid with some pre-set weights and lengths on. It will then be a challenge for them to find something in the garden that is approximately 10cm long, or something in the house that weighs g as an example.
Step 2: Get your child to gather all of the items they think match the weights and lengths on the card, and check how well they have done with some kitchen scales and a tape measure! This is another simple KS2 maths game that is loved by children in classrooms across the country!
Step 1: Both players put a card on their head. It could have a number on it, a shape etc…. Step 3: They keep asking questions until the get the answer correct, or they run out of turns you can set the number of turns they get at the beginning of the game.
Then it is time for the other player to have a go. Bang bang is a great game for practising quick recall facts. Step 1: 2 players stand back to back, cowboy shootout style. Step 4: This is then repeated until a number of points, decided at the start of the game, is reached. That player is then the winner.
Doing some hands on maths activities with your child is a great way to capture their full attention when you are doing maths at home, and these games have been created to do just that. Step 1: The first person picks a card containing five statements. Each of the five statements provide a clue to the final answer, starting with a vague clue for the first statement, through to an easy clue for the fifth statement.
Step 2: Player one picks a card and reads out the first statement. Step 3: Player two can choose to give an answer and score the maximum five points, if they are correct, but risk scoring zero if they are wrong.
Alternatively, they can choose to hear the four point question. They keep on going until they get a question wrong, or they choose to pass to hear the next question until they get to the final one point question. This is a very simple game that will help your child practice their arithmetic skills, and it is a game they can play with a group of friends.
Step 1: Each player picks 4 number cards at random from the pile. Step 3: If nobody is able to reach 24, you can make it closest wins! Step 1: The first player picks a card numbered from 2 — 9. Step 2: They then collect another 4 cards with the same number as the first, so they have 5 cards with the same number. Step 3: The aim of the game is to use one or more of the five cards to get an answer of each digit between one and ten. Because we know that math wasn't everyone's favorite subject in school it happened to be mine we are making it super simple for you to help your child learn their numbers.
We have created a week of activities to learn any number! Enter your email below to get the learn a number week of activities download, so you have it quick and easy, at your fingertips. In this week of number activities, you'll get a taste of what we provide inside The Activity Room. While this week for you to download is around a provided theme numbers , The Activity Room provides weeks of fun, week after week, continually around all the areas of development for year olds!
The fun literally never ends! We also provide an extra themed week of activities to our annual members that are committed for the entire year. There is so much fun to be had! There's a reason we created a week of number learning activities! Browse around below and you'll also find the most popular math activities for kids, those are a great place to start!
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