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  Stacking Dice
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  In this math game, learners try to earn the most points by winning stacks of four dice. Learners practice number recognition and addition skills.
  
Up and Down Donkey
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  In this game, learners build up six stacks of cards in the middle of the table, face up, in order from 1 at the bottom to 20 on the top. The first player to get rid of all his cards is the winner.
  
Quipus
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  Learners create an Incan counting device called a quipu (pronounced kee-poo).
  
Make Matt's Coder/Decoder
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  In this Cyberchase activity, learners make decoders to send and receive secret messages. Learners make the device out of two 8-ounce cups and two code strips.
  
Gotcha Game
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  In this Cyberchase activity, learners play a simple game using 15 paper dragons (or any 15 objects). One of the 15 dragons is red. Learners try to make their opponent take the red piece.
  
Mixing in Math Moments: Several 5-10 Minute Math Activities
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  This website contains several activities. Mixing in Math Moments are activities that take 5-10 minutes that keep learners occupied, learning about the world, and using math on their own.
  
Memory Match
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  In this classic memory game (on pages 37-45 of PDF), learners turn over tiles to reveal images on the back.
  
Six Holes of Arachnipod Crossing
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  In this Cyberchase activity, learners use the numbers one through six to solve a puzzle.
  
Guesswork
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  In this number puzzle/trick, learner #1 thinks of a number between 1 and 63. Learner #2 shows learner #1 six cards and asks them whether the cards contain their number.
  
Nice and Nasty
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  In this math game, learners throw dice and place the numbers in one of four boxes. Learners repeat this three more times and the learner with the largest four digit numbers is the winner.
  Number Flips
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  In this math activity, learners play a number game to explore the relationships between numbers, combinations, and the concept of equivalency.
  
100 Puzzles
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  In this activity, learners find as many combinations of a hundred as they can using various puzzle pieces from a hundred square grid paper.
  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.