Grab some dice, pencils and paper and you have a great dice game that you can use for addition or multiplication practice. I love this simple game for so many reasons. Apart from the fact that the kids love it, I find it great because it uses many different math skills including addition, multiplication, estimation and probability. It is also very easy to prepare and to learn. The other big plus with this game is that it is easily differentiated. There are variations for addition and multiplication below but you can easily adapt … [Read more...]
Practice Then Play Multiplication Freebies
Here's a fun way to develop fact fluency for multiplication facts. These activities let children practice multiplication facts then play a game with matching skills. There are 3 different activity worksheets and each one has a matching game so children can PRACTICE then PLAY! Children use the Sharks Can Multiply worksheet to search for multiplication facts. This is a great multiplication activity to get them thinking. After they complete the multiplication worksheet, they can play the Sharks Can Multiply game with a partner! This … [Read more...]
TELLING TIME ACTIVITIES AND GAMES
Telling the time is an essential life skill. As adults, it usually takes us no more than a second or two to tell the time, but there was a time for all of us when it wasn’t so simple. For many students, learning to tell time will be a steep learning curve and they will require loads of practice before mastering it. Fortunately, practicing telling time does not have to be boring or monotonous for them with telling time activities and games from Games 4 Learning. TELLING TIME GAMES AND ACTIVITIES No matter what stage your kiddos are at with … [Read more...]
7 Simple Math Card Games
I love math games that are easy to play, fun, worthwhile and require no prep. That's why I love these math card games. Kids get so excited playing these simple games that they don't even realize that they are actually practicing math while they play. These games cover a variety of skills and can be played by different grades. All of these games are available in a convenient download from my Teachers Pay Teachers store. Here is the link to download the FREE file with the games - Math Card Games Freebie - 7 Simple Math Card … [Read more...]
Bump Games Freebies
Those of you who are familiar with Bump games will know that kids LOVE to Bump! You will also know that Bump games are easy to teach and can be incorporated into your classroom in a variety of ways; for example, as a math center activity, an activity for fast finishers or a fun alternative to traditional homework. Bump games get students thinking and applying their math skills without even knowing it. They will be having so much fun trying to ‘bump’ each other that they won’t even notice they are practicing math facts! Check out these FREE … [Read more...]
Happy New Year Math Fun
UPDATE: These have been updated for 2021! Happy New Year! 2021 is here and we have some fun math activities to help you celebrate the New Year in your classroom. New Year 2021: Math Number of the Day A great way to celebrate the New Year in your classroom is to use the number 2021 as the number of the day. This is a great math activity for the first day back at school as it will get their brains thinking again after the break. A basic and an advanced version of the activity is included and you can use the one that is best suited to your … [Read more...]
