What is a fun, quick math game for kids that they can squeeze into any free moment? Trominoes! Trominoes is a easy pen and paper game that exercises visual perception and spatial reasoning skills, and teaches kids how to think ahead and strategize. Trominoes may remind you of the tetris, and indeed, the concept is…
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Math Activities for Kids
My oldest son was an early math learner so we've spend lots of time at home playing math games and setting up math activities to supplement his school work. Along the way I've learned math doesn't have to be all about worksheets and memorization, it can be creative, too!
For a quick overview be sure to peruse 25 favorite creative math ideas for after school.
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Fun and Simple Multiplication Dice Game
Want an easy multiplication dice game that kids can play at home or in the classroom? This fun math practice game requires neither specialty dice, nor complicated game boards and printable worksheets. All you need is one die and a pen and paper to keep score! I do have a free printable score card if…
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Star Tessellation Math Art Project
Add a little sparkle to your math art projects and STEAM education with star tessellation patterns using a six pointed star! Tessellations are an easy to learn art idea with enough variation possibilities to keep kids interested. Not to mention, repeating and rotating mathematical patterns is surprisingly relaxing. As I did with our heart tessellations…
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Skip Counting Activities: Hands-On Math Learning
When my child was younger, he loved playing around with numbers and anytime he could explore systems and patterns he jumped at it. I loved showing him counting games and activities because they kept him occupied for a pretty good chunk of time. Skip counting turned out to be one of his favorite math activities….
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Easy Math Game: Tens Go Fish
When your kids are learning basic addition skills, you look for all kinds of ways to make learning math fun. We’ve found math card games to be a great way to practice addition and have fun at the same time. Tens Go Fish is a mathematical version of the classic card game–you guessed it–Go Fish!…
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10 Materials for DIY Math Games and Activities
Technology is a useful tool for academics but nothing can compare to the brain building power of hands-on math learning. You can even encourage your children to create their own math activities and math games just by having a few choice manipulates at their disposal. Developing math skills is not just an in-school exercise, use…
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5 Ways to Repurpose Board Games for Toddlers and Preschoolers
We have a lot of games. I like games. My older kid LOVES games. My toddler-almost-preschooler, always wants to do whatever his awesome big brother is doing and so he loves games, or at least all the pieces and components of games. However! It’s not so easy to play the same game with your 7-year-old…
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Irrational and Transcendental Number Fun for Pi Day: Pi Dice Game
In case you have been living under a rock, we love dice games! And of course because my eldest son was born with with an obsession for numbers we love to celebrate Pi Day (March 14th), as we did once by creating these gorgeous pi city skylines. This year I thought, hmmm, how can we…
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