Math Games & Activities

Deal4_Subtract2DigitNumbers.mp4

For "draw 4, subtract 2", you deal each player 4 cards, make two 2-digit numbers, then subtract the smaller from the larger. See who can get the bigger difference! We played 5 rounds. Who do you think won?

CirclesAndStars_MultiplicationGame.mp4

For the game CIRCLES AND STARS, all you need is a 6-sided die and something to write with. We'll practice multiplication with these very hands-on game. Highest product wins each round. Play at least 5 rounds!

Two Digit War.mp4

Miss Meg and her dog, Maisey, teach us how to play "2 digit war". Who do you think will win?

SubtractBack_Add6.mp4

Brin and Lyla explain how to "subtract back / add 6" in this game you can play with just one die.

Emmett helped me teach you how to play "Close to 20". To play this game, you'll need playing cards A-10 and a partner. Ace=1. Thanks for being my co-star, Emmett!

Closeto20Game_EH.mp4

Kai and Brin play "Beans from a jar". Do we end up at the correct amount? (spoiler alert...nope. See if you can do better than we did!)

BeansInAJar.mp4

Here are two new fun games to practice our addition combinations. You could play these on your own. Please watch my two videos below to learn how to play Turn Them Over Addition and Clear It Addition.

TurnThemOverAdditionGame.mp4

In my "Turn Them Over Addition" game movie (above), I make a math mistake a little before minute 5. Even grown ups make mistakes! See if you can find my mistake. Email me to let me know what I got wrong! (Big news...my imaginary partner actually won each round!). Turn Them Over Addition Game Link.

ClearItAdditionGame.mp4

"Clear it Addition" is an ABCya game where you find strings of numbers that add up to the blue target number. The game gets more challenging as you progress. I made a quick video to explain how to play. Clear It Addition Game Link.

Week of 9/28 Games we Played:

Roll20MathGame.mp4

In this video, my daughter Lyla and I show how to play "Roll 20" which is a game in your Math Pack from your bin. You will need the Roll 20 board (in a plastic sleeve), and your 10-sided dice. In this video, we also show images of two other games from your "Math Pack" on our learning pathway this week:

Easy as Pie Target 20 (you'll need the game board and some beans or counters)
Connect 4 Addtion (you'll need the game board in the plastic sleeve, a dry erase marker, and one or two six-sided dice)

MathLinesAdditionGame.mp4

Here are some quick video directions for the "Math Lines" addition game that you can play this week on Math Playground. It's super fun! You can choose if you're working on combinations to 10 or all the way up to 20. Watch the video below to learn more about how to play.

Other great games to play with cards and a friend:

Target 20 Game from the Math Learning Center

Beat you to 10 Game from the Math Learning Center

Other great games to play on the computer:

Place Value Basketball

Math Lines Addition Game (targets 10-20)

Math Games from Past Weeks: (you can always replay these great games!)

You will need a deck of cards for these games

Make10MathGame.mp4

Make10PyramidGame.mp4

Make 10 Game

In this 6-minute video, Brin and Kai teach how to play "make 10" with a deck of playing cards.

You'll need to remove the FACE CARDS (jacks, queens and kings).
Divide the remaining cards between the two players so you each have one pile with an equal amount of cards in it.
Place 4 cards in front of you. See if you can "make 10". If you remove a combination of 10, you can place new cards in the missing spots.
If you can't make 10, you can trade in ONE CARD to the bottom of your draw pile and put a new card face up in it's place. If you can now make 10, keep going :) If you can't, it's the next player's turn
Keep playing until you can't make any more 10's. Whoever has the LEAST amount of cards left is the winner :)

Make 10 Pyramid

In this 5-minute video, I'll show you this game you can play all by yourself with a deck of cards.