I have been teaching math and playing lots of new games at school. Do you want to play some fun math games at home? Read on to learn about two new games I've been working with. They are super easy to make and easy to play!
Cup Toss
Get a box and 12 cups. Inside each cup, drop a post-it note or piece of paper with a number written on it. Stand back and toss a die into a cup. Add the number on the die with the number in the cup. OR practice your doubles! Put numbers in each cup (1-12), then toss a ball, bottle cap, whatever, into the cup. Whatever cup it lands in, double it!
Math Checkers
Use an old checkers board or cut out 2 different colors of squares (16 of each color). Glue them so they make a checkers board. Write a math equation on each square of the board. You can laminate your board so you can keep changing the equations OR you can use post-it notes and write on them, changing the equations whenever you've mastered them. Use checkers pieces, bottle caps, or counters as the "players" (12 for each player).
Set up the board with your pieces on all squares near you (see pictures below). Then play the game like regular checkers (moving diagonally and jumping opponent's pieces). Whenever you land on a square, you have to answer the math equation! Use addition AND subtraction problems OR write your facts to 10 or 20. For example: 1+__=10, 9+__=20.
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| In the picture, I only wrote a few equations. You would write an equation on every square! |
***What I love about these games: you can make them about reading too!!! Instead of numbers or equations, you can put sight words (check out the high frequency word list on our blog). Gotta love two for one games!!! :)
See you all again soon - remember, the library is open tonight!
Miss Snyder
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