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Is it a Fair Game?
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In this math activity, learners play two versions of a card game and decide what makes a game fair. Learners also practice addition and subtraction skills.
Symmetry Fold-Overs
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In this math activity, learners experiment with the concept of symmetry.
How High (or Low!) Can You Go?
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In this math activity, learners play a game using their number sense to make the highest or lowest number possible. Use this activity to explore place value and/or decimals.
Building Fractions Game
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In this math lesson, learners investigate fractions by playing a game.
Toothpick Patterns
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In this math activity, learners make toothpick designs by following simple patterns.
Bank It!
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This simple but open-ended math game introduces basic probability concepts using coins and dice. Players roll the dice and collect coins to match the number rolled.
Shape Detectives
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In this activity, learners cutout a set of shape finder templates to explore shapes in the world around them.
Odd Man Out
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In this math game (Page 14 of the Are You Game? PDF), learners determine the probability of getting an even versus an odd product using the numbers on a regular deck of cards.
Strike 'em Down & Add 'em Up!
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In this activity, reuse two-liter bottles to create bowling pins. Learners practice math skills and develop a concept of verifying answers, while bowling and keeping score.
Think Fast!: Just How Quick Are You?
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This is an activity about reaction times. Just how quickly must an NHL goalie respond to save a shot, and how does your reaction time compare?
Pom-Pom Probability
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In this math activity, learners predict how many pom-poms they can toss inside a circle from three feet away. Use this activity to help learners explore probability.
Stairway to the Sky
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In this math activity, learners use cubes to calculate how many blocks it would take to build stairways with different heights.
Geometric Solids
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This math activity exposes early learners to a variety of three-dimensional objects. Learners bring geometric solids (everyday objects) from home.
Copy Cats
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In this math activity, learners use what they know about shapes to copy a friend's hidden picture. Learners create a design out of pattern blocks and then hide their picture behind a screen.
Spin to Win!
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In this math activity, learners play a probability game and try to be the first to get to the end of the game board path .This activity guide contains a material list, black line masters for the game
Fair Spinners
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In this math game (Page 9 of the Are You Game? PDF), learners determine what makes a spinner fair or unfair. Learners first play a round with a pre-made spinner that isn't very fair.
Pattern Families
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In this math activity, learners sort patterns into similar "families" or groups that have the same pattern, but different symbols.
Squeeze Me!
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In this math activity, learners guess a secret number between 1 and 100 in a three-player game.
Magic Turtle Squares
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In this math activity, learners create a magic turtle where all the rows, columns and diagonals add up to fifteen.
Dollar Signs
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In this activity, learners use number sense and mental math strategies to estimate the price of a sign.