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Ten Cards Game
In this cards game, students play a card game in three rounds. In the first round, the student's objective is to gather the largest sum of cards. For round two, students try to gather cards to equal a sum of 50. In the third round,...
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The Number Match Game
Kindergarteners practice matching words and symbols by playing an index card activity. They create flash cards numbered 0 to 20 and challenge each other in groups to identify the values of the numbers. Learners utilize beans or buttons...
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The Incredible Journey
Divide your school gym into breeding grounds and non-breeding grounds so that your zoologists can play a game simulating the seasonal migration of shorebirds. Players pick one of the included game cards and follow its directions, which...
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Fraction Games
Explore fractions with upper graders. They will discover how to show fractions by shading the correct amount shown in a picture (giving them the idea behind part to whole). They also play multiple fraction games using dice, matching...
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This is Jeopardy
Being able to estimate, understanding place value and fractions, and solving word problems are all important skills in math. This PowerPoint is a Jeopardy-style game where young mathematicians utilize all of these skills in order to win...
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Math 5 - Act. 01: Multiplication Strategy Review
Fifth graders play a game to practice all of the strategies for multiplication they have memorized.
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Betting Game--Who's the Winner?
In this betting game of odds activity, students review and discuss what odds mean and then play a game with a racing post and a ratio fact and activity.
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Graphing Linear Equations Cards
OK, so maybe graphing linear equations can be fun. This activity includes a set of linear equation cards to be cut and place face up on a table. Learners pick a card and match it to the correct graph card. This is a really fun way to...
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Money Match
Playing a game can be educational, pupils use this matching activity to identify coins and their values. This is a great way to have learners practice their money sense.
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Multiplication
Students practice their multiplication facts by reinforcement and repetition. Students write facts in their math journals, and use labeled soccer ball and deck of cards to practice multiplying by "number of the day." Play continues until...
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“Crossing the Decade” Concentration
Young mathematicians concentrate on learning to fluently count. Following the rules of the classic game Memory, children take turns flipping over cards in order to find pairs of numbers that cross a decade (e.g. 29 and 30). For younger...
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Triple Addition Shuffle
Get those kids practicing basic math skills. They practice adding 3 numbers together by playing the game "Triple Addition Shuffle." Each pair of learners shuffles number cards together, places them face down, then flips them over to...
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Interpret Clock Time
Save yourself a few minutes of planning with this elementary math lesson on elapsed time. Through a series of collaborative and independent learning activities, children explore different real-world situations as they learn how to...
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Extra Credit: It’s No Fairy Tale
Students discuss their knowledge of payday loans and credit cards. In this Economics lesson, students complete a read an article and Q&A activity in groups, and play a vocabulary bingo game and a quiz game on payday loans. Students...
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Addition: The Raindrop Game
Students play the Raindrop Game to reinforce math skills. In this addition and subtraction lesson plan, students explore the concept of more and less as they play a weather-themed card game.
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Identification of Equivalent Fractions
Young scholars practice identifying equivalent fractions. In this fractions lesson, students participate in a card game for 2 to 4 players in which 52 index cards are labeled with 13 sets of equivalent fractions. Young scholars take...
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Cha-Ching!
Young scholars play the Pinky's Create a Card game for practice. Students create a class store where they experiment in the roles as vendor and consumer. Young scholars use play money to buy and sell various products, while keeping track...
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Telling Time Game: I Have, Who Has?
In this math worksheet, students learn to identify the time shown on clocks to the nearest 15 minutes by playing a game. Students have one clock card. Students read the time and ask the group the question on their card such as "Who has...
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Discovering Math: Computation
Middle schoolers add, subtract, multiply, and divide rational numbers. They find the square and the cube of numbers. They create a game incorporating computation on rational numbers. Everyone works together to write and evaluate...
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Math Games for Upper Elementary Students
Keeping skills sharp doesn't have to be a chore. It can be done with math games.
Illustrative Mathematics
“One More” Concentration
Help your primary learners develop an understanding of the concept of one more and one less using two sets of number cards. The first set of cards, all in one color, is the "one less" deck. The second set, again all in one specific...
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Radiation Hazards in Space
Young scientists race from Earth to Mars and back, trying to complete mission objectives while avoiding radiation in this game for 2-4 players. To identify the winner, players must graph their mission points and radiation points at the...
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Find The Numbers 0-5 or 5-10
In need of math station or center for your kindergartners? Model how to play this game with the whole class first and then make it into a center. Create a few sets of six number cards with 0-5 or 5-10 and then create a matching die with...
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Place Value and Rounding
Use rounding mountains and number lines to learn how to round numbers and learn place value. Learners will use a worksheet to help them round numbers. They will play a game called "Place Value Match-up" to help with skill practice. All...