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5 Essential Math Games for Classrooms

This document provides directions for 5 different math games that can be used in the classroom with minimal time and resources. The games cover skills like counting, skip counting, mental math strategies, algebraic thinking, and math facts. For each game, the document provides the skill covered, suitable grade range, supplies needed, how to play, and duration. Printable cards are provided to help facilitate playing the games.

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601 views6 pages

5 Essential Math Games for Classrooms

This document provides directions for 5 different math games that can be used in the classroom with minimal time and resources. The games cover skills like counting, skip counting, mental math strategies, algebraic thinking, and math facts. For each game, the document provides the skill covered, suitable grade range, supplies needed, how to play, and duration. Printable cards are provided to help facilitate playing the games.

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  • Cover: The document cover introducing the theme "5 Math Games Every Classroom Needs to Play."
  • Introduction: An introduction providing an overview of the document purpose and instructions for using the math games effectively.
  • 101 and Out: Guidelines for '101 and Out', a game focusing on mental math strategies.
  • 100's Game: Instructions and setup for playing the '100's Game', designed to teach counting and multiples.
  • Guess My Number: Gameplay instructions for 'Guess My Number', a game focusing on number sense and skip counting.
  • Back 2 Back: Details of 'Back 2 Back', which develops algebraic thinking and number sense.
  • Math Fact Top-It: The rules for 'Math Fact Top-It', a traditional card-based math fact game.
  • Acknowledgments and Further Reading: Additional resources and acknowledgments section for more math teaching tips and resources.

Quick Directions and Reference Sheets

By Leigh Langton
Every classroom needs some easy games that can be
played on a whim or used to teach a concept. This
pack gives directions for playing 5 different math
games. All the games can be played with minimal time
and resources.
To use this pack, print out the cards and cut in half.
Laminate and keep at hands reach. Make them easy
to find by printing them on bright paper! Next time
you have a few minutes or your students are in need
of a brain break, you’ll want to grab for these!
Game
Skill Covered: Counting, skip counting, multiples.
Grade Range: K- 5
Supplies: Space to sit or stand in a circle
Mode and duration: Whole Group, 10-20 minutes

To Play:
Students stand in a large circle. Working in a clockwise
direction, students count up until they get to 100. The person
who says, 100 sits down. Students play until there is only one
personal left standing. Variations: Skip count by 2’s, 5’s, or
10’s. Use multiples.

Skill Covered: mental math strategies.


Grade Range: 2- 5
Out
Supplies: Sheet of paper, writing utensil, and a dice
Mode and duration: Whole Group or pairs, 10-20 minutes

To Play:
The object of the game is to try to get as close to 101 without
going over. Taking turns, students roll a dice. Students can
either take the number they roll as a ten or a one. Students
add their numbers until one person either hits or goes over 101.
L. Langton 2014 The Applicious Teacher
Back
Skill Covered: Algebraic thinking, number sense, math facts, missing addends, missing
factors.
Grade Range: 2- 5
Supplies: Chalkboard or whiteboard, writing utensils and a student who is good at their
math facts.
Mode and duration: Whole Group, 10-20 minutes
To Play:
The object of the game is to try and guess the other person’s number
before they guess yours. Two students stand at the whiteboard. They
write a number up on the chalkboard so the other student can’t see. The
caller states the product or sum of the two numbers. The first person to
guess the other person’s number wins. The “loser” chooses a new person to
come up to the chalkboard.

Guess Number
Skill Covered: Number sense, greater than, less than, skip counting.
Grade Range: K- 5
Supplies: Hundreds Chart, dry erase marker
Mode and duration: Whole Group, small group, pairs, 10-20 minutes
To Play:
The object of the game is to try and guess the number the
player chooses by using a series of question clues. A student
chooses a number and keeps it to himself. Others ask question
clues to help narrow down their search for the number. As
students ask questions, the player crosses off numbers it can
not be based on the previous clues.
L. Langton 2014 The Applicious Teacher
Skill Covered: Math facts
Top-It
Grade Range: 1 - 5
Supplies: Addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division math fact cards.
Mode and duration: Pairs, groups of 3 or 4 students, 10-20 minutes
To Play:
This game is played in the same way “War” is played with traditional
cards. Students distribute cards equally until all cards are dealt. On the
count of three, students draw one fact card, the person with the
highest sum or product wins all the cards in play. Can be played with
the lowest difference or quotient if playing with subtraction or
division cards. If students have a tie, they draw again and the highest
card wins all cards in play.

L. Langton 2014 The Applicious Teacher


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