Math

Math Practice

Let's play some games! Here are some ideas to practice foundation math skills. The more students practice, the more fluent they become with their math facts! Have fun!

Board Games: Play your favorite family board game! Rolling the die/dice builds the subitizing skill (recognizing numbers quickly), adding the numbers builds math fluency. I also like Monopoly (there are so many different fun versions to keep the game interesting for family time) to practice counting, adding, and subtracting money. Board games also help with social-emotional growth too because we can't be the winner all the time - and helps us have conversations about being a good winner a respectful loser.

Card Games

Students love playing with decks of cards. Here are some fun games we have played at school:

Addition games:

Friends of 10: Deal 8 cards (we put them in 2 rows) face up on the table and have your student find the sum of 10 with 2 cards (then 20 when they are ready for the challenge). As cards are used, deal again from the deck until all cards are gone. The winner has the most cards at the end!
Addition War: Deal 2 cards to each player. Each player adds their cards. The player with the highest sum gets to keep all the cards from that round. Continue until the deck is gone. The winner has the most cards at the end!

Multiplication game: Deal 2 cards to each player. Each player multiplies the numbers on their cards. The player with the highest product gets to keep all the cards from that round. Continue the play until the deck is gone. The winner has the most cards at the end!

Doubles Games: Here are some games that we have played in class. Feel free to print the games/instructions for your home use.

Websites:

Here are some websites that have other games with their instructions:

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