Entertaining Math Games for Kids
Kids Math Games
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Advice, Tips and Math Games for Kids for Developing the Little 'Thinkers' in Our Lives
by the 'Dad in the House'
Any kids math games are valuable as they let them exercise their befuddled (I think) brain cells.
I've always been aware that once our little ones achieve crawling status they are into everything!
Of course they're then into the curiosity stage, 'what does this do ... and what does that do?
... Is this edible ... yukk!...no it's not ... oh this is good Mum and Dad are panicking.'
It's the start of the higher thinking brain functions starting to kick in ... our kids have to
make sense of everything, how everything works ... and how does it work for me!
Kids Math is the one of those final 'logical' skill our kids need to get to grips with.
If we make the learning process 'interesting' or 'entertaining' they can develop these brain
processes in a new and fun way. This involves us and they then value us as much as we value them
Below is a selection of math games for kids we used to great effect. You may well be surprised ...
maybe you have a potential Einstein in the family!
Math Games for Kids - Kids Math Games try our selection below
Math Games Equipment Key
'up for it' kid (or kids)!!
needs pen and paper
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Numero Searcho Game
Think up a small number...probably no more than 9.
Shout the number aloud.
Send them off to find 'things' which match that number in some way.
e.g. Nine light switches downstairs...Eight sides on a dice...Four legs on a chair...Two slots in a toaster.
Variations
Use a busy picture for them to search in...being observant when out and about shopping...looking about when driving in the car.
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Total Dice Game
Find a Dice.
Tell them to roll the dice twice noting the numbers rolled.
Get them to add the numbers together using pen and paper.
Variations
Do it in their heads...subtract the smallest number from the biggest number...multiply the numbers.
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Spend or Bust Game
Give them a large amount of pretend money, in the hundreds perhaps.
Give them a catalogue to look through e.g.a shopping catalogue or toy catalogue.
Using a pen and paper, spend their money exactly.
Variations
Spend money on only Mum or Dad...on their friends...on things for holiday.
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Order the Family Game
Decide on something like shoe sizes.
Get them to line up the family in increasing shoe size.
Variations
Try birth dates...Age!!...Cleverness (should be fun)...Beauty...Happiness.
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How Long's a Piece of String Game
Without them seeing you, cut a bit of string the length of 'something' in the house e.g.length of a table, width of a doorway.
Get them to look for a match for that measurement until they find it.
Variations
Double the string (letting them know you did that of course)....use a short string and say it's four
times (or whatever) that bit of string...
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Time's Up Game
Look at a clock and get them to note the numbers both of the hands are pointing at e.g if it's 10:20 the numbers are 10 and 20.
Get them to add the numbers together using pen and paper.
Variations
Do it in their heads...subtract the smallest number from the biggest number...multiply the numbers...divide (if easy enough)
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Weight For Me Game
Get out the kitchen scales.
Find two different objects and let them hold them and see if they can tell which is the heaviest object.
Use the kitchen scales to check.
Variations
See if they can guess the weight of something...use a collection of small items e.g.carrots and see if they can accurately halve them
in weight (without using knives)...see if they can make many peas weigh the same as a vegetable of some kind
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