Lower Elementary Math
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| “Telling Time” Clock |
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| “Math Addition” Cups |
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| “Beaded” Number Rods |
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| “Greater Than/Less Than” Anchor Chart |
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| Math Card Game |
Card Game Rules
Goal: To help the child recognize and compare numbers 2-10
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Remove all of the face cards, jokers, and aces so that the deck only contains numbers 2-10.
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Play the game as described above, but with less cards.
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As you play, ask these questions:
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Which number is greater….is more?
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Which number is smaller….is less?
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If necessary, provide a manipulative to help the child decide which number is greater.
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Place two bears next to the two playing card and place five bears next to the five playing card.
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Which card has more bears?
Upper Elementary
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| Place Value Diuplay |
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| Math Bulletin Board Display |
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| Math Game |
Math Game Rules
- For this game you will need 2 dice, a pencil and paper for each player.
- In this version, players attempt to create 3 numbers that will add to 100 or as close as possible to 100.
- To play, the teacher or a player rolls the 2 dice and tells the two numbers that are rolled.
- Players make a 2 digit number from these 2 numbers, e.g. roll 3 and 5 and students can record 35 or 53. Once the number is recorded, it can’t be changed.
- Repeat twice so that players have recorded three 2 digit numbers.
- Players add these three numbers together and the player who is closest to 100 is the winner.
- If you have time you can play several rounds.
- Students use lots of different skills as they choose their numbers and add them. Sometimes working out who is closest to 100 creates a great discussion with more skills required to calculate this.
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| Addition/Multiplication Game |
Game Rules
Goal: To help the child practice addition and multiplication math facts.
- Remove all of the face cards, jokers, and aces so that the deck only contains numbers 2-10.
- Play the game as described above, except each player will draw two cards from the top of the deck.
- If practicing addition facts, the player will add the two numbers on the cards.
- If practicing multiplication facts, the player will multiply the two numbers on the cards.
- The person with the highest sum or product wins all four cards.
- If necessary, use manipulatives to illustrate the math problems.
- “My first factor is five, so I will get five cubes. My second factor is two, so that is telling me that I will have two groups of five cubes. How many cubes do I have altogether?”
