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Mystery Jars: Make Your Own: Estimating and Counting
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Learners make a counting/estimating jar to exchange with friends or bring home.
Pocket Change: Math and Coin Toss
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In this activity, learners will play a coin toss game where the highest total wins. Combine coin recognition, addition, and probability with a game learners can play on their own.
Pattern Sticks
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In this activity, learners compete to be the first to win twenty counting pieces. First, learners draw patterns on only one side of four craft sticks.
Toma Todo
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In this activity, learners play a traditional Mexican game of chance with a twist. Learners take turns spinning a special "Toma Todo" top.
Race to the Dollar
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In this math activity, learners play a card game to practice adding coins quickly, just like a banker. First, learners create coin cards. Next, the cards are dealt to each player.
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.
Color Spy
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In this activity (16th on the page), learners play a variation of the "I Spy" game to explore color. Learners work in teams with each team assigned a color.
Fantastic Fractions
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In this math lesson, learners compare pattern blocks to visually understand halves, thirds, and sixths.
Secret Message
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In this fun math activity (page 1 of the pdf), learners exercise the creative part of their brain by trying to describe a number without mentioning the actual number (for instance, the number 12 could
Acting Out
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This activity (on pages 21-32 of PDF) has learners act out several classic brain teasers.
Sumo
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In this version of a Sumo wrestling bout, players use mathematical skills to move their opponent's counter beyond the track and "out of the ring." Learners reveal playing cards and the player with the
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.
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.
Tossing Coins
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In this math game (Page 17 of the Are You Game? PDF), learners investigate probability by tossing coins.
Exploring Size: Powers of Ten
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In this activity, learners play a card game that explores the relative sizes of various objects. Learners compete to organize their hand of cards into lists of objects from largest to smallest.
Numbered Heads
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In this math activity, learners play a game and use a variety of strategies to solve a hidden number problem (or missing factor). Learners practice their number and operations skills.
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.
Exploring Size: Memory Game
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In this activity, learners play a card game that explores different size scales--macro, micro and nano.
Squeeze Me!
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In this math activity, learners guess a secret number between 1 and 100 in a three-player game.
Movin' and Groovin'
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In this math activity, learners play a game and identify patterns with fun moves and sounds. Discover how dancing and signing involve patterns.