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Creative and fun math activities for kids to promote learning.

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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Trominoes: Mathematical Puzzles for Kids

April 29, 2020

Two ways to play trominoes

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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Fun and Simple Multiplication Dice Game

February 25, 2020

Multiplication dice game with scorecard

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

November 26, 2019

Star tessellations 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

August 1, 2019

A fun skip counting activity to make hands on math practice fun.

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

July 31, 2019

Beginning math card game called 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

July 24, 2019

Playing diy math game with playing cards

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

July 17, 2019

playing with skippity pieces

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

February 26, 2019

Numbers of pi with dice

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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