Purpose of the game: To practice addition facts up to 12, and specifically the numbers that add up to 12 (11 and 1, 10 and 2, 9 and 3, etc.) Target age group: 6 to 9 Time needed to play: 5-15 minutes per round (depending on both skill and luck in...
Purpose of the game: To remember the number pairs that add up to 12 Target age group: Ages 5 to 8 Time needed: One round of the game takes 5-15 minutes. Play multiple rounds. Materials you will need: An egg carton, 12 objects that will fit into the egg compartments, a copy of the number page,...
Professor Pig's Magic Math (a "mini-curricula") Professor Pig's Magic Math is all about thinking like a mathematician. People who are good at math don't just memorize facts! They understand numbers and they see number patterns everywhere. Professor Pig begins by teaching his students the "magic numbers": the numbers that add up...
Sheep Herding Math Strategy Game Purpose of game: To develop mathematical logic skills Target age group: any Description of game: This is a two-player game. One person plays the sheep, the other is the border collie. This is a classic strategy game that you can find in many forms, most commonly has "Hares and Hounds." (As you can...
"Loot the Pirate Ship" Purpose of game: To practice multiples, divisibility rules, and to recognize prime numbers Target age group: ages 8-11 Description of game: Players operate one or more ships which are assigned a number (2-9) Pirate ships launches invisible cannon balls of certain sizes, indicated by numbered cards (2-99, or higher if you want). ...
"Storm the Castle" Purpose of the game: Yet another way to reinforce basic math skills without worksheets Target age group: ages 5-8 (2 to 8 players) Description of game: Players pretend to be medieval soldiers attacking a castle. They must cross a field and a bridge using math skills, finding the difference between two numbers, finding coordinates...
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