Math Game Monday: Cross-Twenties

Posted on by Denise Gaskins

“Cross-Twenties” is free on this website for one month only. It’s an excerpt from Addition & Subtraction: Math Games for Elementary Students, available as an ebook at my bookstore (Thank you for cutting out the middleman!) and in ebook or paperback through many online retailers. Read more about my playful math books here.

Many parents remember struggling to learn math. We hope to provide a better experience for our children.

And one of the best ways for children to enjoy learning is through hands-on play.

This game gives young children practice adding numbers within twenty. And it’s great strategic fun for all ages!

Cross-Twenties

Math Concepts: addition to twenty, thinking ahead.

Players: two or more.

Equipment: two decks of playing cards (face cards removed), six tokens per player.

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Math Game Monday: Distributive Dice

Posted on by Denise Gaskins

“Distributive Dice” is free on this website for one week only. It’s an excerpt from Multiplication & Fractions: Math Games for Tough Topics, available as an ebook at my bookstore (Thank you for cutting out the middleman!) and in ebook or paperback through many online retailers. Read more about my playful math books here.

Many parents remember struggling to learn math. We hope to provide a better experience for our children.

And one of the best ways for children to enjoy learning is through hands-on play.

This game helps children practice math facts and understand the area model of multiplication. And it’s great for building multi-step mental math skills.

Distributive Dice

Math Concepts: addition, subtraction, multiplication, distributive property, rectangular area, multistep mental math.

Players: two to four.

Equipment: graph paper (1 cm squares for two players, or 1/4 inch squares for more) or the Galactic Conquest game board, three six-sided dice, colored markers.

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Math Game Monday: Integer Solitaire

Posted on by Denise Gaskins

“Integer Solitaire” is free on this website for one week only. It’s an excerpt from Prealgebra & Geometry: Math Games for Middle School, available as an ebook at my bookstore (Thank you for cutting out the middleman!) and in ebook or paperback through many online retailers. Read more about my playful math books here.

Many parents remember struggling to learn math. We hope to provide a better experience for our children.

And one of the best ways for children to enjoy learning is through hands-on play.

This game gives upper-elementary and middle school children plenty of practice adding and subtracting integers. It’s a fun challenge for older students and adults, too!

Integer Solitaire

Math Concepts: integer addition and subtraction.

Players: one or more (a cooperative game).

Equipment: playing cards, large sheet of poster board (optional).

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Math Game Monday: Michigan (Boodle)

Posted on by Denise Gaskins

“Michigan (Boodle)” is free on this website for one week only. It’s an excerpt from Math You Can Play Combo: Number Games for Young Learners, available as an ebook at my bookstore (Thank you for cutting out the middleman!) and in ebook or paperback through many online retailers. Read more about my playful math books here.

Many parents remember struggling to learn math. We hope to provide a better experience for our children.

And one of the best ways for children to enjoy learning is through hands-on play.

This game reinforces numerical order and helps children get acquainted with a standard deck of playing cards. But mostly, it’s just plain family fun!

Michigan (Boodle)

Math Concepts: numerical order, sorting by attribute (card suits), standard rank of playing cards (aces high), thinking ahead.

Players: three or more, up to as many as fit around your table.

Equipment: one complete deck of cards (including face cards), plus four boodle cards from a second deck; small prizes to go on the boodle cards. Provide a card holder for young children.

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Math Game Monday: Wythoff’s Nim

Posted on by Denise Gaskins

“Wythoff’s Nim” is free on this website for one week only. It’s an excerpt from 312 Things To Do with a Math Journal, available as an ebook at my bookstore (Thank you for cutting out the middleman!) and in ebook or paperback through many online retailers. Read more about my playful math books here.

Many parents remember struggling to learn math. We hope to provide a better experience for our children.

And one of the best ways for children to enjoy learning is through hands-on play.

Use this strategy game to prompt math writing: What did your children notice about the game? How did they decide their moves? How is this a Nim game?

Wythoff’s Nim

Math Concepts: chess moves, strategic thinking.

Players: only two.

Equipment: chess set or graph paper.

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Math Game Monday: The Nickel Game

Posted on by Denise Gaskins

“The Nickel Game” is free on this website for one week only. It’s an excerpt from 70+ Things To Do with a Hundred Chart, available as an ebook at my bookstore (Thank you for cutting out the middleman!) and in ebook or paperback through many online retailers. Read more about my playful math books here.

Many parents remember struggling to learn math. We hope to provide a better experience for our children.

And one of the best ways for children to enjoy learning is through hands-on play.

This logic game will get your elementary students thinking about numbers and strategy.

The Nickel Game

Math Concepts: counting larger numbers, less-than and greater-than, logical thinking.

Players: two players or two teams.

Equipment: your choice of printed hundred chart (optional), or players may work mentally after agreeing on the range of numbers allowed.

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Math Game Monday: Tiguous

Posted on by Denise Gaskins

This game promotes flexibility with mental addition and subtraction. Skills practice for elementary students, and fun enough for adults to enjoy playing along!

“Tiguous” is an excerpt from Addition & Subtraction: Math Games for Elementary Students, available as an ebook at my bookstore (Thank you for cutting out the middleman!) and in ebook or paperback through many online retailers. Read more about my playful math books here.

The Math Game Monday posts will be available for one month only. If you missed this one, explore the Topic Tag links in the sidebar. There are more than forty free games scattered around the blog. Have fun playing math with your kids!

Math Game Monday: Fraction Train with Cards

Posted on by Denise Gaskins

This game challenges students to think strategically about ordering fractions.

“Fraction Train with Cards” is an excerpt from Multiplication & Fractions: Math Games for Tough Topics, available as an ebook at my bookstore (Thank you for cutting out the middleman!) and in ebook or paperback through many online retailers. Read more about my playful math books here.

The Math Game Monday posts will be available for one week only. If you missed this one, explore the Topic Tag links in the sidebar. There are more than forty free games scattered around the blog. Have fun playing math with your kids!

Math Game Monday: Honeycomb

Posted on by Denise Gaskins

This game pushes students to think creatively with integers (positive and negative whole numbers).

“Honeycomb” is an excerpt from Prealgebra & Geometry: Math Games for Middle School, available as an ebook at my bookstore (Thank you for cutting out the middleman!) and in ebook or paperback through many online retailers. Read more about my playful math books here.

The Math Game Monday posts will be available for one week only. If you missed this one, explore the Topic Tag links in the sidebar. There are more than forty free games scattered around the blog. Have fun playing math with your kids!

Math Game Monday: Fraction Catch

Posted on by Denise Gaskins

This game builds number sense with fractions on an invisible number line.

“Fraction Catch” is an excerpt from Multiplication & Fractions: Math Games for Tough Topics, available as an ebook at my bookstore (Thank you for cutting out the middleman!) and in ebook or paperback through many online retailers. Read more about my playful math books here.

The Math Game Monday posts will be available for one week only. If you missed this one, explore the Topic Tag links in the sidebar. There are more than forty free games scattered around the blog. Have fun playing math with your kids!