Summer Math

Summer Math Activities for Primary Grades

Greater than/Less than Alligator is created with popsicle sticks. Use it to practice comparing numbers.

Use chalk to write addition or subtraction math facts OR create an addition or subtraction hopscotch game

Math Fact Water Balloons! You can also write facts on balloons filled with air and play "keep up" while you answer them.

Hula Hoop Clocks - This is a fun and large visual for clocks and telling time!

Go on a shape scavenger hunt! What shapes can you find in nature?

Let your child count your change that you get from a cashier. If they are correct, they can keep it!

Summer Math Activities for Upper Elementary Grades

Play Bingo but instead of saying the number say a math problem that equals that number. Or have your child create their own board using math problems.

If you have an old board game laying around, have your child create their own math board game - like math land.

Use LEGO pieces to help visual multiplication. Have your child create a lego visual for specific numbers like 24, 40, 15, 42, etc. or have them make a model for each number from 1-50!

Go on a scavenger hunt and see what shapes, angles, and lines you can find in nature!

Using a beach ball, write multiplication (or division!) facts all around it. Toss is around and where your right hand or thumb lands is the problem that you must solve!

Use pancakes, tortillas, pizza, or hershey bars to help model fractions. Have your child compare fractions with different denominators. Talk about how to add or subtraction fractions with different denominators.

Summer Math Activities for Middle School

Integer War! You can choose any operation to practice- addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division.

Have your child calculate the tax (6%) or tip % for your next meal out. They can even use this same skills for discounts at stores.

Using 4 random numbers and any operation, see if you can make the number 24. This is a fun challenge that can be done anywhere (even on long drives!)

Summer Math Activities for Any Grade

Games with Dice, Cards, & Dominoes

You can use regular cards, uno cards, dice, dominoes, etc. to create different math games to practice different math skills

War - can be used for any operation (even 2 or 3 digit number) Each person turns over a card. Whoever says the correct answer first keeps the card
Race to Zero - Subtraction with 1-2 digit numbers. Using dice or cards, everyone starts with 100 points. Roll or draw a card and subtract from 100. Whoever gets to 0 wins.
Fraction Games: Two cards or one domino can make a fraction. Play War where each person flips 2 cards to make a proper fraction or uses a domino (can also be played adding, subtracting, multiplying, or dividing the two fractions)
Exponent War - Draw 2 cards. One is your base and the other is the exponent. Whoever has the bigger answer keeps the cards.
Yahtzee or 500 is a great game for adding multiple addends. Or create your own similar game where your child adds multiple numbers together

Math Apps

Hit the button

Quick fire questions on number bonds, times tables, doubling and halving, multiples, division facts and square numbers.

KHAN ACADEMY

Educational app with great math videos, questions, and practice!

Monster Math

Monster Math learning games help your child practice addition, subtraction, multiplication or division in a quest to save Maxx’s friend Dextra.

Math Games ONLINE

Addition & Subtract Facts

Multiplication & Division Facts

Decimal Operations

Fraction Operations

Multi-digit Multiplication

Long Division

Coins/Money

Integer Games

Equation Games

Other Websites with Math Games

https://www.funbrain.com/math-zone

https://www.mathplayground.com/

https://www.splashlearn.com/math

https://www.abcya.com/games/category/math

https://www.sheppardsoftware.com/math.htm

Worksheets or Other Resources

If you are interested in worksheets from our remediation program, I can send them home with your child or send them via email. We use these types of sheets weekly in grades 1-5 to help improve our speed and accuracy with math facts. I can also provide practice sheets (even some fun ones) to practice any skills. Just let me know how I can help!