Counting:
- Divide the set of dominoes evenly among 2-4 players. The player with the double 6 (the set) or double 9 domino (the set) plays that domino first. The next player attempts to match a his/her domino with the set. If the player can’t match a domino, then they miss a turn. The winner is the player who plays all of his/her dominoes first.
- Board game/math movement activity from The Homeschool Den - focuses on shapes, counting & 1 to 1 correspondence.
- Learning to use tally marks - Kindergarten focused game
- Hundreds board - can create a puzzle out of - First grade focused
- Contig Jr. - Dice addition game
- Ladybug Scramble - Skip counting by 5s game
Teaching the Concept of More/Less:
- "Run for More": Put pairs of object groups around the room; some with more, some with less. I’ll call out either “more” or “less”, and they must run to the correct group.
- “Slap!” Divide deck of cards in two. Each player draws a card and compares - which number is bigger? Slap the one that is biggest and add it to your pile!
- "One Less Dominoes": Start by playing the double 6 or double 9 domino. The next player must try to play a domino that is one less (or one more). The first player to put out all his/her dominoes wins!
Teaching Addition:
- "Turn Over Ten" card game
- Add It! from Confessions of a Homeschooler
- Jumping Math from Nurturing the Tender Years
- Running Addition from Frugal Fun for Boys
Teaching Subtraction:
- Free the animals - a dice subtraction game
- Feed the Shark - a subtraction game
Teaching Measuring:
- A fun "inchworm" unit study from love2learn2day (a great math blog).
Teaching Place Value:
- Place value game - A fun and competitive game that provides extended reinforcement of the concept of place value.
Teaching Coin Values
- Put a handful of loose change in a bag or cup. Have one child reach in and pull out a coin or just shake one out in front of them. Then the child chooses a silly activity to do the number of times the coin is worth, such as sticking out your tongue, touching your toes, pumping your fist in the air, jumping, just anything.
- Free coin value worksheets
Teaching Multiplication:
- Skip Counting using cement, chalk & lots of jumping!
