wy_kid_wrangler04 Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 I am looking for all of my kiddos. I need to get some of the redundancy out of our math lessons! Ds's K and 1st -- I would like the games to be something they can play together with me if possible. 4th grader and 8th grader anything you can recommend would be awesome! Dd 4th is good in math. No issues. Dd 8th is getting there. She had a HUGE math phobia we are still working on overcoming, that is why we are doing Lials BCM this year. So far so good. She is gaining the confidence she needs and doesn't dread math anymore! She should be done with this and move onto VideoText algebra something late winter/early spring. So anything pre-algebra to Algebra 1 for her would be awesome if anything exists!! (free online is the best ofcourse but any recommendations would be awesome!!) TIA! :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen500 Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 For your younger kids- Sum Swamp Money Bags war and addition war for your older kids, how about any of the 24 games? You can make your own or buy them (lots of different levels), or play this version online http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/make24/make24.htm, or some online games from this site- http://www.mathplayground.com/games.html Also, yahtzee is fun for all ages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heidip2p Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 Rat a tat cat--not hugely "mathy" but our kids love it. You are thinking which numbers are the lowest throughout the game and then have to add all your cards together at the end. We also have Think Fun and Think Fun Jr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ByGrace3 Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 some of our favorites are the Right Start Math games, Chips, and math dash. One I want to get that I hear great things about is Over and Out. I have been amazed at how dd has improved with number bonds and adding with regrouping just from playing Chips. We are loving math games as a regular part of math learning! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iucounu Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 A few more ideas: Backgammon, Carcassonne, Equate, The Ladybug Game, Made for Trade, Monopoly, Risk, Texas Hold 'Em (or any other poker game), and Yahtzee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 Sum Swamp Money Bags Zeus on the Loose SPEED! Homemade math facts bingo. You can make this a simple (2+3) or complicated as you like the numbers are on your board, and the equations are on the cards you draw. We draw and either play or discard one at a time. Math facts Go Fish ("Do you have an equation adding up to (or equaling) 7?" Math facts War Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joannqn Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 I created the beginnings of a Listmania list on Amazon with the games we are using in our math salon, are used at the math salon run by a couple of math teachers from UW, or are ones we want to get. It has 25 items on it currently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanezomom Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 We love Math Dice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busymotherof4 Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 my K son love a homemade game we play. I have a jar of change and 1 or 2 dice Take turns shaking die and taking that amount of money in change. We then trade it in until we get quarters. First person to $1 (or 50 cents) wins He is learning simple addition and about money from it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 MATH GAMES Most are board games; some are card games that come as a specialized deck. Card games played with a regular deck of cards marked with *. COMPARING NUMBERS - War* (see rules at: http://www.pagat.com/war/war.html) - Concentration* = see rules at: http://www.pagat.com/misc/pelmanism.html (make own deck from index cards = 1 math fact per card / match with 1 answer per card) COUNTING - Sorry SEQUENCES - Racko; Uno - Crazy Eights* = see rules at: http://www.pagat.com/eights/crazy8s.html PLACE VALUE - Dino Math Tracks ADDING - Yatzhee - Triple Yatzhee - Sequence Dice - Muggins: Knock-Out - Mille Bourne - Fill or Bust - Snap It Up: Adding ADD / SUBTRACT - Free Parking - Advance to Boardwalk - 1-2-3-Oy! - Snap It Up: Adding & Subtracting - "98"* or "99"* or "100"* = see rules at: http://www.pagat.com/adders/98.html MONEY / MAKING CHANGE - Monopoly - Pay Day - Go For Broke - Life - Careers - Presto-Chango - Snap It Up: Money STRATEGY with ADDING - Shut the Box - Dominoes - Rummikub - Backgammon - Cribbage - "Pig"* = see rules at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pig_(dice) MULTIPLICATION - Roll N Multiply - Snap It Up: Multiplying ALL 4 MATH OPERATIONS - Equate (like Scrabble with numbers, use all 4 math operations to score highest) - Muggins Math Game (use all 4 math operations to equal a target number) - Equalz (use all 4 math operations to equal a target number) Educational Learning Games is a website which sells lots of educational board and card cames; they have a lot of math-oriented games. See them at: http://www.educationallearninggames.com/math-games.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letsplaymath Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 20 Best Math Games and Puzzles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErinE Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 (edited) . Edited December 3, 2023 by ErinE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walking-Iris Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Dino Math Tracks Blokus Dominoes (we like the kind with pictures on one side to match up for the little kids and the regular game for the big kid) The games and activities in Family Math Connect Four Uno chess and checkers (helps with reasoning and logic) Monopoly Mancala Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerryAtHope Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 One of my recent favorites for older kids is Phase 10 dice. They have to use both addition and multiplication, and they get a lot of practice making 10's for quick addition. Farkle is another great game for adding. (Also called 10,000 sometimes--google "Farkle" for rules) Math War was a favorite in the younger years--you can play addition war or multiplication war. Same rules as the card game war except turn up 2 cards and find the sum or product--highest total takes all the cards. Have fun! Merry :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coralloyd Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 We have been enjoying the games I bought from here: http://mathgamesk-5.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgehogs4 Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 we like a game called cinq-o which is addition and multiplication skills. It's a small dice game and you find it where they sell uno cards--it's by the same company. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyFourSons Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Card games are cheap and effective. Pinochle, Gin Rummy, Smear, Poker, or any other card games where score keeping and/or card counting is involved. You are working on algebra, probability, and a host of other math skills. My husband majored in Chemical engineering with a minor (almost a major) in math. I attribute at least part of his math smarts to his growing up on a farm and playing card games with his parents and sister from the time he was able to count. He actually has quite a few generations of engineers in his family, and at family functions they all play cards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughing lioness Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Right Start Math has a set with great games. PM me if you are interested in buying the set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momto2Cs Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Totally Tut for all four operations Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonlight Posted November 12, 2011 Share Posted November 12, 2011 what about hands on equations for the pre algebra crowd?? not exactly a game, but it might help you out of your rut... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 I answered a similar question in this older post. Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsbaby Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 We play math bingo sometimes. I have a huge basket of little goodies from the dollar store and the winner gets to pick a prize. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristenR Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 I love this game. No dice or boards needed. Just your hands! :lol: The great thing is you can start out just adding for your young kids and move up to multiplication as they get older. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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