Math Games in a Bag
The Best Way to Help Your Child Master Math Concepts at Home A growing number of children no longer memorize their addition facts or multiplication tables. With the math curriculum as broad as it is, […]
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Different Ways to Pay 25 cents {Mental Math Activity}
Bring in a huge jar of pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters. Have the students work at one large table or break them up in groups with four participants in each group. Each student in a group will be in charge of one of the types of coins.
The goal is to have the students come up with different groupings of these coins to add up to 25¢.
10 more, 10 less, 100 more, 100 less
As adults we forget that just quickly finding the answer for 10 more or 10 less than a specific number can be a feat of mental gymnastics for children. For your first or second grade class this is a great way to get their mental juices going.
Input and Output {Classroom Math Game}
Start with a number you pick and write on the board. Then come up with a rule in your head and write the result on the board.
Now leave it to students to figure out what operation you performed to come up with your result.
You can adjust this mental math activity based on the level of your students.
Mental Stretch
Here’s a fun game that you can play with the students in your classroom to get their mental juices going! Begin with a simple whole number like 5. Then start giving the students operations that they should perform in their heads. Use a variety of all four operations and make sure the directions you give will yield whole numbers.
Arithmetic War
The object of the game is to win as many cards as possible from the other players. The game ends when one player has all of the cards, or, if that does not happen, when […]
Around and In: Perimeter and Area of Rectangles
The Around and In Game gives students an opportunity to compare linear measurement, such as perimeter (cm or inches), to area measurement (square centimeters or square inches). It’s important for students to realize that they […]
Revive Math Instruction with Technology
The classroom with the teacher in front, rows of desks, and pencil, paper and textbooks is a thing of the past. By, Melanie Kross Teacher and Guest Writer It is no secret that our country […]
Using Games Effectively in the Mathematics Classroom
Educational Math Games: An educational math game is a fun and challenging context in which students interact cooperatively or competitively to achieve a defined goal within a specified set of circumstances while learning or practising […]