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How would you feel if someone damaged your land?

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Lots of Game ideas from participants in a book study on Dr Rachel Lambert's book Rethinking Disabilities and Mathematics

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Lots of Game ideas from participants in a book study on Dr Rachel Lambert's book Rethinking Disabilities and Mathematics

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Teachers need the materials necessary to provide effective math instruction. These materials include dot pattern cards with subitizing and groupitizing arrangements, as well as Cuisenaire rods, base 10 blocks, graphic…

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Shut the Box - Play online in Brainingcamp using the code J3NAL6TH

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Shut the Box - Play online in Brainingcamp using the code J3NAL6TH

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Dr. Nicki's Guided Math Lesson Using Dice  - Birds and Worms

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Young Mathematicians - Wonderful number path games

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Young Mathematicians - Wonderful number path games

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Number path games, when played like board games, are ideal for helping preschool children learn math. These games build children's understanding of early math concepts, such as counting and comparing numbers, while giving them experience with a valuable math tool-a number path.

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Michael Minas' Love Maths Game Ideas with videos of children playing

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Michael Minas' Love Maths Game Ideas with videos of children playing

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Love Maths offers a number of services to schools- classroom modelling, professional development days, planning effectively for maths and after-school professional development sessions. For information about how to get in touch follow the contact link.

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A BEAUTIFUL, STRATEGIC, & INNOVATIVE MATH GAME Discover a whole new dimension to the classic Tic-Tac-Toe game that reveals the beautiful symmetry of numbers and multiples up to 81.

LEARN TO PLAY IN MINUTES with simple rules based on the classic tic tac toe game.

RICH STRATEGY & GAMEPLAY as you play on 10 tic tac toe boards simultaneously, you'll have to weigh offense vs defense, capturing and blocking on multiple fronts.

FUN FOR EVERYONE! Ideal for families who like board games, classrooms, homeschool, or after school clubs. Kids and adults alike will enjoy playing again and again!

2-PLAYER 8 years and up, and takes 20-30 minutes to play.

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A strategic tic tac toe type game where players use math to beat their opponents!

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Go to the Activities for Families page to learn more about our fun family math activities and download our materials in many languages. Or, download the activities in English here and save yourself the trip.

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Go to the Activities for Families page to learn more about our fun family math activities and download our materials in many languages. Or, download the activities in English here and save yourself the trip.

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The most foundational of all concepts is around numeracy and number sense. Number Hive builds, returns and reinforces learning at the students pace, helping them evolve deep understanding, and most importantly, while they're having fun and driving their own learning.

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Can you arrange 5 numbers into a Magic Flower in which every group of three numbers in a line adds up to the same magic number?

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Dr Nicki and Ann Elise chat with Teacher as...podcast host Melissa Milner about our favorite types of puzzles. TONS of links to puzzle sites as well.

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Dr Nicki and Ann Elise chat with Teacher as...podcast host Melissa Milner about our favorite types of puzzles. TONS of links to puzzle sites as well.

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Zooming In on Math Puzzles with Dr. Nicki Newton and Ann Elise Record - The Teacher As

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Dr. Nicki and Ann Elise share 10+ fun math puzzles you can use in your classroom tomorrow! Puzzles to practice math facts, understand algebra and many more math concepts. "Puzzles are a portal to perseverance," Dr. Nicki Newton.

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Printable math games for kids

In our increasingly digital world, more and more learning is happening on a computer. And that's great! I love incorporating technology!

But sometimes we need a break from computers. So I also created this collection of free printable math games for kids which you can print or download to your computer as PDF files.

You can find printable math board games and math puzzles here.

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MathEasily.com | Free math games for kids ONLINE + PRINTABLE

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Free math games for kids. Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division online math games. Play free easy math games online. Download printable math games in PDF. Free online math practice games for all ages.

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Folder of Puzzles curated by Tammy McMorrow

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Folder of Puzzles curated by Tammy McMorrow

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Race to 100 - Game description and share codes for Brainingcamp

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Race to 100 - Game description and share codes for Brainingcamp

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Number Balance - Equality True False Sort - Add within 10 Version

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Number Balance - Equality True False Sort - Add within 10 Version

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Add and Multiply Diamond Puzzles - Dr Nicki post

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Add and Multiply Diamond Puzzles - Dr Nicki post

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Math Coach's Corner (Donna Boucher)'s Double Double Double game

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Math Coach's Corner (Donna Boucher)'s Double Double Double game

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Multiplication Fact Game for Doubles Strategy - Math Coach's Corner

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Students understand multiplication best when they realize how groups of facts are related. This FREE game focuses on the 2s, 4s, and 8s.

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Dr Nicki Newton's Math Fact Fluency Playground

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The most foundational of all concepts is around numeracy and number sense. Number Hive builds, returns and reinforces learning at the students pace, helping them evolve deep understanding, and most importantly, while they're having fun and driving their own learning.

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Kristine Wagner Venneman's (aka The Math Viking) fantastic collection of games organized by content.

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Kristine Wagner Venneman's (aka The Math Viking) fantastic collection of games organized by content.

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The Math Viking: Elementary Math Exploration

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The best games engage kids and allow for exploration as well as practice. Many tiles expand to show lots of games. Go ahead and EXPLORE!

Notice that counting, composing and subitizing games are at the top left before number lines and number charts. Games are loosely organized from left to right and top to bottom in a natural progression. Still, there are appropriate upper elementary games in the top row too! The best games have MANY levels so first and fifth graders may be "breaking apart" with Greg Tang using different numbers and operations.

Learning to Multiply (visually with groups or arrays) comes before Multiplication Facts and Challenge games. Fractions are separated into two groups. Sometimes I have students go to a particular game or a designated tile or two. MANY of these games can be used to formatively assess (or pre-assess) your students. Should I do a full blog post about that?

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The Web mix below will house all the BEST K-5 MATH MANIPULATIVES & TEACHING TOOLS online! Have you bookmarked this page yet?

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The following is a collection of links for Rich Math Tasks and 3 Act Lessons as well as Discourse Prompts or Math Fights and Number Talk/Warm Up Resources. What do you think? Have you tried them all? Did I miss any? I will be adding a section on this collection for essential math blogs too.

ALL of your favorites in one spot! Did I miss any of your favorites? Please share it below! ARE YOU A RETURNING VISTOR? I would LOVE to hear from you! Post a message below!

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Math Education Teacher Resources Common Core Cool Video Lesson Free Worksheets Elementary Middle High School Homeschool Algebra Geometry Lessons Help Tutor Homework

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Kakooma Addition Puzzles

The goal of these Kakooma puzzles is to find which number in each section is a sum of two other numbers found there (which number can be a total of adding two others?).

Mystery Number Clues Five

I am a mystery number between 0 and 100.

Area Maze Puzzles (Revisited)

The goal of an area maze puzzle is to use what you know about the area of rectangles, multiplication, and division, to find unknown areas or dimensions (labelled with a question mark.)

Mystery Number Clues Four

I am a mystery number between 0 and 10. Discover what number I am by using the following clues.

Area Maze Puzzles

The goal of an area maze puzzle is to use what you know about the area of rectangles, multiplication, and division, to find unknown areas or dimensions (labelled with a question mark.)

Mystery Number Clues Three

I am a mystery 3-digit number. Discover what number I am by using the following clues.

Yohaku Multiplication Puzzles (Revisited)

The goal of these three-by-three yohaku puzzles is to find which boxes to place the numbers 1-9, so that each row and column multiplies to the corresponding products at the right and bottom.

Yohaku Multiplication Puzzles

The goal of a yohaku puzzle is to find four numbers that will fit in the boxes, so that each row and column multiplies to the corresponding products at the right and bottom.

Mystery Number Clues Two

Determine the missing numbers in equations, Develop and apply reasoning skills to make and test math predictions, Communicate mathematical thinking orally and visually.

Flower Petal Puzzles (Revisited)

Can you place the numbers 1-9 into the circles so that each line of 3 petals adds to 12? What about a target total of 15 for each line of petals? A target total of 18?

Bags of Digits

Can you pick any ten numbers from the bags so that their total is 37?

Overlapping Factors

Reminder: A factor of a number is a number that divides into that number with no remainder.

Flower Petal Puzzles

Learning Goals: Determine the missing numbers in equations, Develop and apply reasoning skills to make and test math predictions.

Envelope Sums

A set of ten cards, each showing one of the digits from 0 to 9, is divided up between five envelopes so that there are two cards in each envelope.

Mystery Number Clues One

Can you find the mystery number from this square using the clues?

Shape Times Shape

These coloured shapes each stand for a number from 0 - 12.

Magic Triangles

Learning Goals: Determine the missing numbers in equations, Develop and apply reasoning skills to make and test math predictions.

Circle of Calculation Puzzle

Learning Goals: Solve problems involving the multiplication and division of multi-digit whole numbers, Develop and apply reasoning skills to make and test math predictions, Communicate mathematical thinking orally and visually.

Categories: Elementary

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Funny math puzzles can be an amazing way to learn mathematics in a creative manner, both for kids and adults! For those who once found math lessons at school boring, they can help look at the subject differently, even if they are teenagers, college students, or even parents teaching their kids.

What are math puzzles?

Like most puzzles, math puzzles contain some encryption, with drawings involved in them. At the same time, they require performing the corresponding operations - from simple arithmetic (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division) to construction of a system of equations. Sometimes pictures can be replaced by numbers.

To cope with the math puzzle, you need to place the mathematical signs to get the correct equality or guess the numbers that match the picture.

Why are math puzzles good for kids?

According to modern studies, kids who work on math puzzles are better at problem-solving, learning new things, and solving everyday problems. Solving such puzzles requires not only logic and attention but also the ability to count.

If you are a parent teaching your children or a teacher at primary school wishing to get your students excited about math lessons, here are some puzzles for you.

Math puzzles for kids:

Puzzle #1

Let's look at the example of a puzzle that is solved not by replacing figures with numbers but by building equations.

There are fruit and vegetables on the scales. In all three cases, the scales are balanced, but we don't know what is on one of the scales in one of the three cases. You need to find which fruit or vegetables are in the last bowl. There are four possible answers.

Let's look at the first puzzle.

Here, we need to be very attentive. Removing the repeating mushrooms from the first "equality", we get equal pictures on the left side here and on the left side of the scales below. Therefore, we can equate the items on the two right scales: pear + pepper = onion + pear, so a pepper and an onion are equal as well. So, two peppers correspond to two onions, and the right answer is under the letter b.

If fruit and vegetables on the scales do not repeat themselves, as in this example, then you can calculate what the desired fruit is equal to, according to math rules, even though the "equation" can be quite long. To understand the principles of solving more complex "equations" that cannot be mastered without a pencil and paper, we will try to solve this in a less obvious way, but an easier one.

So, lemon + onion + mushroom + orange = pear + mushroom + pepper. Since at the end we have to calculate what the two peppers correspond to, it is logical to calculate what one is equal to. From the first equality, we can see that pepper = lemon + onion + mushroom + orange - pear - mushroom. According to mathematical laws, we can cross out the mushroom with the signs "+" and "-". Therefore: pepper = lemon + onion + orange - pear. But from the second equality, we can see that lemon + onion + orange = onion + pear, so, lemon + orange = pear. So, we can put lemon + orange in the first "equation" instead of pear. Pepper = lemon + onion + orange - (lemon + orange). Pepper = onion. Therefore, two peppers are equal to two onions (answer b).

The second puzzle is similar, so you can try to solve it yourself.

If the entry-level puzzles were easy for you, feel free to move on to more difficult ones!

Puzzle #2

In another puzzle, we can see butterflies instead of specific numbers. Each butterfly has a corresponding number. You need to determine these numbers and solve the puzzle.

Let's take a look at the first (upper left) "card".

Two blue butterflies + two red ones make 58. Two red ones + two green ones are 56. Three blue ones are equal to 39. We need to solve the example with red + blue + green + blue ones.

It is easy to start with the third equality - 39:3 = 13. So, the number 13 corresponds to the blue butterfly.

13 * 2 + two red butterflies make 58. So, the two red ones are 58 - 26 = 32. Hence, one red butterfly is equal to 32: 2 = 16.

Now let's count what the green butterfly is equal to. To do this, let's turn to the second equality and substitute the values ​​we already know into it: 32 + 2x = 56 → 2x = 56 - 32 = 24. So, x = 12.

Finally, we need to put the numbers into the last example: 16 + 13 - 12 + 13 = 30.

Try to solve the rest of the cards yourself.

Puzzle #3

The third type of puzzles with pyramids is based only on the knowledge of arithmetic, with nothing to puzzle over.

Let's see how to solve it, using the example of the second pyramid with numbers 1, 4, and 11.

It is necessary to substitute the numbers in the pyramid so that two neighboring ones in a row make the number above them.

Let's start with the second level of the pyramid: 4 + x = 11 (the number in the top level), therefore, x = 7. At the lower level of the pyramid, let's count the number that needs to be added to 1 to get 4. This is 3. Thus, only one circle remains empty: 7 - 3 = 4.

We suggest you solve the rest of the pyramids yourself.

If you have successfully coped with the pyramids for beginners, we suggest you try your hand at intermediate and advanced level puzzles!

Puzzle #4

One more type of math puzzle trains self-organization and attention, as the precise selection is the only way to solve them.

In the first example, which is relatively simple, we need to define a sequence of mathematical operations with the supplied four numbers, which results in the number in the center. The order of addition/subtraction is the same in all examples - having caught the correct sequence, you need to solve the last example.

If we take a close look at the numbers, we can notice that in the first three cases, we get the center number by using the sequential combination of "+", "-", "+" and moving clockwise:

We solve our example using the same scheme: 4 + 7 - 6 + 8 = 13.

Try to solve the next two puzzles yourself.

Like any learning task, math puzzles come in beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels. Knowing the principle of solving easy puzzles, you can move on to more complex ones up to the advanced level.

The more exercises children have, the easier it will be for them to cope with the highest level tasks and feel more confident at maths lessons at school.

Mathematical puzzles, games, and tasks help you learn to operate with numbers, think critically, reason, analyze and make your own decisions and choices. Within EdCraft, we can offer you a lot of math games, number puzzles and tasks for preschoolers, elementary and secondary school students. Our tasks look like funny interactive games for children of different ages, teaching them to solve logical and mathematical problems, helping the heroes to cope with their problems, and developing interesting plots.

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Ying and the Magic Turtle by Dr. Sue Looney

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Ying and the Magic Turtle by Dr. Sue Looney

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Ying and the Magic Turtle is a story book that invites readers to experience mathematics, problems solving, and the rewards that come with perseverance. Children ages five and up, parents, and teachers can enjoy the book for its rich beauty in mathematics and as an ancient legend.

96 pages. ISBN 978-1-945899-06-5

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Crowdfunding Video

111 crowdfunders fully supported the book's production - thank you! Here's a memento from the campaign:

About the book

"Long ago in the land of China, there were many rain storms ... and the land of China was slowly sinking into the sea. This is the story of how a wise emperor, an observant girl, and a magic turtle saved the villages of China from the great flood."

So begins the story of Ying and the Magic Turtle.

Children ages 5 and up, parents, and teachers can enjoy the book for its rich beauty in mathematics and as an ancient legend. It is the kind of story to revisit over and over again. This book is perhaps best experienced with someone, as a read-aloud or read-together. When reading, we learn of Ying's trouble, and we root for her to find her solution. We find ourselves drawn into the life problems that Ying is facing, but also drawn into the inherent mathematics of the story. It is through the beauty of the pattern of the dots on the turtle's shell that the solution is finally found and the land is saved.

We can appreciate each scene as we read, and then pause and predict what might come next. We can play with the mathematics, solving right alongside Ying. We can delve deeper into the power of magic squares by working with puzzles presented at the end of the story. There are unsolved problems in number theory even a young child can try, such as finding all the possible magic squares of a given size.

Ying and the Magic Turtle is about the excitement and rewards that come with solving a challenging and interesting math problem. Ying, the heroine of the story, shows others what it means to enjoy and productively struggle with a mathematical problem. She is patient, persistent, and curious. She uses these qualities to stick with a perplexing problem. She demonstrates the attributes of a problem solver. She sketches things out. She ponders and wonders. She walks away and then returns to the problem. She searches for patterns and clues. Ying takes her time to notice the pattern and use the hidden structure. Most importantly, she does not give up!

Following the story, there are magic square puzzles inviting readers to continue to play with the mathematics. Solving puzzles together is a wonderful way to connect with one another through mathematics. We can experience the joy that comes both during the process of problem solving, and with finding a solution.

The puzzles at the end of the story are designed in a progression of levels of challenge to provide multiple entry points. Some tasks are specific in nature, while others have various solutions. All tasks encourage creativity in mathematical thinking. While ages are suggested, readers can choose how they wish to engage with the mathematics in a way that they find joyful.

For young readers, ages four to six, they might solve a magic square by studying Ying's drawing and counting the dots. They might notice how many dots are in each box on the grid, and look for any patterns. They might create their own pattern on a grid.

Readers ages six through twelve can be drawn into the fascination of how magic squares "work." They can play with the placement of the numbers on the grid and look at various sums using three addends. They can also play with rotations and symmetry to find multiple solutions.

If we look even further into creating magic squares, readers age twelve and older can explore and derive the formula for generating not only a three by three magic square, but also larger magic squares. As they do so, they are working with algebraic thinking and the study of functions.

All too often people equate mathematics with rote exercises that are lifeless. Ying and the Magic Turtle shows us that a mathematical journey can indeed be magical.

Meet the Team

I am Dr. Sue Looney, the author of Ying and the Magic Turtle. Even as a young child I have been full of curiosity - especially about how numbers work. I continue to be that curious ever-questioning child. Perhaps I am a bit like Ying!

I discovered this legend over twenty years ago, and it sparked a strong ongoing interest in magic squares. I have continued to be fascinated by the properties of mathematics and pattern seeking that can be uncovered through studying and solving magic squares. I have had great fun and success engaging learners of all ages with activities for magic squares. I now have the opportunity to more widely share my enthusiasm through Ying and the Magic Turtle.

Educating children and adults, and encouraging them to question, to pursue understanding, and push their boundaries of learning has become my career. I am passionate about spreading the joy of mathematics to all learners - from experienced educators to the youngest of children. I am the founder of Looney Math Consulting, a professional development agency devoted to supporting educators in the important work of inspiring learners to believe in themselves as powerful mathematicians.

I also love adventures, imaginative stories, and nature. When I first heard this ancient Chinese legend, I became fascinated by its combination of magic and beauty. The main character, Ying, is a role model for children to pretend-play a mathematician. Just like a mathematician, Ying is patient, persistent, curious. And just like Ying, a child faced with a difficult math problem will draw sketches, ask questions, search for patterns, make conjectures, and test ideas. Our world's challenges are more complex than a single puzzle. Yet fantastic adventures like Ying's can inspire real future scientists, engineers, and mathematicians.

I am fortunate that I was able to include my children, Jessica Looney and Joey Looney, as illustrators for this story. As artists, they seek out the beauty in expressing the world that they see. They create with a variety of mediums including drawing, painting, writing, and photography.

Thank you, team! Cover design by Mark Gonyea ~ editing by Ruthann Raitter, Cristy Bertini, and Maria Droujkova ~ layout by Michael Del Purgatorio.

Bonus Puzzles
Print out this PDF of bonus magic square puzzles that go with the book.
Meet the Publisher

As a parent, teacher, or math circle leader, you want books that are helpful for your children. Will the book make sense? Will it add rich, beautiful, and kind math to your child's life? Will it be fun? So that you can say YES to all of these questions, the Natural Math community has developed a unique publishing process.

Our publishing gives authors, artists, and even readers a lot of creative control. A book starts with amazing authors who deeply care about their work in mathematics education. Each author spends many hours improving every aspect of the manuscript by testing the book with children, families, and classes.

Next, Natural Math invites beta readers: brave community volunteers who field-test the draft in their own families and classes, without the authors on-scene to help. Our beta readers are parents, principals and classroom teachers, as well as leaders of math circles, learner coops, museum activities and other extracurricular programs. They come from all learning backgrounds and all continents (except Antarctica). Their input is how Natural Math books become so real.

Crowdfunding comes next. Our crew of professional editors, proofreaders, and designers is paid with the crowdfunding money. They make the paper books a joy to hold, and ebooks flow on all devices. Natural Math books have been featured by The Atlantic, The NY Times, The NPR, and many lovely sites dedicated to learning, parenting, and mathematics.

And One More Thing

As all our previous books, Ying and the Magic Turtle is published under a Creative Commons license. That means that people all over the world will be able to access its content, translate it into different languages - and share their ideas based on the book. The Creative Commons site features an interview with the Natural Math founder in its celebration of innovative projects in education.

If you already are a part of the Natural Math community, thank you for your continuing support. If you are new to Natural Math, thank you for checking out our latest project. Please join the math adventure!

Thank you for your interest! Please help us spread the word about this book to support young problem-solving.

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Ben Franklin and Magic Squares book on Youtube

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Ben Franklin and Magic Squares book on Youtube

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These magic square worksheets are a fun way for your kids or students to practice addition. Figuring out a puzzle is always more interesting than just doing sums.

Magic squares might be constructed according to a number of different rules. In the ones you find here, each column, row and diagonal add up to the "magic number" which is given with each grid.

Here is an example where the magic number is 170. The numbers in black and the sum are given at the start of the magic square and the puzzler must deduce all of the numbers in green:

Below are the links to a few free worksheets. If you like them, be sure to check out our eight worksheet bundle available for purchase on Teachers Pay Teachers: Magic Square Worksheets.

Beginner Magic Square Worksheet

Intermediate Magic Square Worksheet

Advanced Magic Square Worksheet

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Your kids and students won't even know they are practicing math with these printable magic square worksheets. We have a variety of grid sizes to get them stated.

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Math Fact Lab - strategy based with visuals

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Math Fact Lab - strategy based with visuals

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Dan Finkle's Ted Talk on 5 Principles of Extraordinary Math Teaching - one of which is games

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Dan Finkle's Ted Talk on 5 Principles of Extraordinary Math Teaching - one of which is games

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Five Principles of Extraordinary Math Teaching | Dan Finkel | TEDxRainier

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Melissa Milner's blog with all the links to the games resources Dr Nicki and I mention during the podcast interview.

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Melissa Milner's blog with all the links to the games resources Dr Nicki and I mention during the podcast interview.

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Student-Made Games - resources/blank game boards from Dr. Nicki's new website (available for free when you register)
Granite Schools Math Vocabulary Kentucky Center for Mathematics Traditional Games Made Mathematical
Faceoff (like War)
Bingo Baker Jeopardy Labs
Tic Tac Toe : Make Your Own

Tic Tac Toe : Directions

Tic Tac Toe : Products

Tic Tac Toe : Sums
Make Tens Go FIsh Card Games
Concentration (There are SO many versions of this game. This is a video for multiplication facts.)
Popular Games Race to 100 - Relational Rod Trays Relational Rod Trays on Amazon
Race to 100 - Brainingcamp share code BJ88BV6P
Shut the Box Birds and Worms A Mile a Minute Power Towers Bizz, Buzz, Bang
Trash / Garbage (These are different website/directions, but basically the same game.)
Number Paths Tiny Polka Dots Prime Climb
Sum It Up - Sums of Fractions, Decimals, and Integers

Sum It Up - Sums of 10, 20, and 100

Bump - Free Game Boards

Bump - Level One

Bump - Level Two

Bump - Level Three

Multiplication/Product Game : Ann Elise's materials (foundational facts, related doubles, and then the regular version)

Product Game - Digital version

Product Game - Directions
Greg Tang Math Ten Frame Mania

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This blogpost is chock full of math games that were discussed in Episode 81: Meaningful Math Games with Ann Elise Record and Dr. Nicki Newton.

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Dr Nicki and I chat with podcast host Melissa Milner about our favorite games

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Dr Nicki and I chat with podcast host Melissa Milner about our favorite games

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Ep. 81 Meaningful Math Games with Ann Elise Record and Dr. Nicki Newton - The Teacher As

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Dr. Nicki Newton and Ann Elise Record are back! This time they are chatting about meaningful math games. They talk about all different types of math games such as collaborative games, competitive games, card games and traditional games that students already know how to play like War and Jeopardy.

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28 Card Games That Will Turn Your Students Into Math Aces

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We’re stacking the deck in your favor, math teachers.

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1000s FREE Primary Teaching Resources & Printables - EYFS, KS1 and KS2 - SparkleBox

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1000s of FREE teaching resources for Early Years and Primary School teachers.

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Tile packets

complete list of tiling tasks tiling tasks by grade levels

counting, addition, subtraction time, money, application, word problems place value, rounding multiplication, division vocabulary, concepts, estimation, situation fractions, decimals, percents measurement, geometry mixed operations, exponents, progressions,
intergers, order of operations logic, functions, relationships algebraic thinking double tiling

Tangram tasks

Quiet Tiles & Dominoes

Marcy recommends

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Tile packets complete list of tiling tasks tiling tasks by grade levels counting, addition, subtraction time, money, application, word problems place value, rounding multiplication, division vocabulary, concepts, estimation, situation fractions, decimals, percents measurement, geometry mixed operations, exponents, progressions, intergers, order of operations logic, functions, relationships algebraic thinking double tiling Tangram tasks Quiet Tiles & Dominoes Marcy recommends

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The Nrich Maths Project Cambridge,England. Mathematics resources for children,parents and teachers to enrich learning. Problems,children's solutions,interactivities,games,articles.

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Solvemoji - Emoji teaching resources - Emoji math puzzles, great as a primary math starter, download our pdf worksheets - great for home schooling

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Theresa Wills' set of virtual games for playingcard.io

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Theresa Wills' set of virtual games for playingcard.io

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Games - Where THERE'S A WILLS, there's a way

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Synchronous Online Teaching Strategies and all material on this website by Theresa Wills is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. Based on a work at theresawills.com. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at theresawills.com/permissions.

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Theresa Wills' collection of virtual games for all ages in Google Drive

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Theresa Wills' collection of virtual games for all ages in Google Drive

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Synchronous Online Teaching Strategies and all material on this website by Theresa Wills is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.Based on a work at theresawills.com.Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at theresawills.com/permissions.

Interactive slides for any content area

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Templates - Where THERE'S A WILLS, there's a way

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🥳 Welcome to your new favorite math game! Salute is a low-prep, high-power game for building fact fluency (+ or x)! It builds understanding of part-part-whole and the relationship between operations. Watch to learn how to play! #MathGames #iTeachMath #Math #mtbos #Math4All

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🥳 Welcome to your new favorite math game! Salute is a low-prep, high-power game for building fact fluency (+ or x)! It builds understanding of part-part-whole and the relationship between operations. Watch to learn how to play! #MathGames #iTeachMath #Math #mtbos #Math4All https://t.co/k9SYLqYZQe

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🥳 Welcome to your new favorite math game! Salute is a low-prep, high-power game for building fact fluency (+ or x)! It builds understanding of part-part-whole and the relationship between operations. Watch to learn how to play! #MathGames #iTeachMath #Math #mtbos #Math4All https://t.co/k9SYLqYZQe

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🥳 Welcome to your new favorite math game! Salute is a low-prep, high-power game for building fact fluency (+ or x)! It builds understanding of part-part-whole and the relationship between operations. Watch to learn how to play! #MathGames #iTeachMath #Math #mtbos #Math4All https://t.co/k9SYLqYZQe

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🥳 Welcome to your new favorite math game! Salute is a low-prep, high-power game for building fact fluency (+ or x)! It builds understanding of part-part-whole and the relationship between operations. Watch to learn how to play! #MathGames #iTeachMath #Math #mtbos #Math4All

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Race to 0   Also, on Brainingcamp use code MQC62KPR

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Race to 0   Also, on Brainingcamp use code MQC62KPR

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Sorting Activity and check with number balance

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Sorting Activity and check with number balance

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Greg Tang's Satisfraction for Comparing, Ordering, and Operations

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Greg Tang's Satisfraction for Comparing, Ordering, and Operations

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Copyright © 2023 Tang Math LLC. All rights reserved.

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Number Blocks Activity Set based on the TV Show

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Number Blocks Activity Set based on the TV Show

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Addition Domino Sorting Mats for Strategies within 20

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Addition Domino Sorting Mats for Strategies within 20

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Addition Domino Sorting mats within 5 and also within 10

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Addition Domino Sorting mats within 5 and also within 10

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BASIC FACT SCAFFOLDING FLASHCARDS MATH TOOLS MATH WORKSTATIONS MATH GAMES WORK MATS MENTOR TEXTS MISC. RESOURCES

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Games for all ages - KY Center for Math Pimser printables

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Games for all ages - KY Center for Math Pimser printables

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These resources were provided by the University of Kentucky Partnership for Mathematics and Science Education Reform (PIMSER).
Posted January 2008

For more information: https://pimser.eku.edu/

One-to-One Math

One-to-One Math was developed to help teachers, parents and para-professionals, community members, etc. work with students on math facts and critical concepts.

It is based on the beliefs that:

All students can and should learn math.

If children like math and feel successful at math, they will learn math.

For children to like math, it must be fun! Students like to play games, so One-to-One Math is a game-based program.

For children to feel successful at math they must be successful. One-to-One Math starts students with concepts they can quickly master and then builds on that success.

Students need to go through three stages as they learn math:

concrete or manipulative,

mental or representational,

abstract or symbolic

Below are the printable number and computation resources for elementary grades from One-to-One Math.

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TONS of games that can be played at home modeled by a father and daughter

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TONS of games that can be played at home modeled by a father and daughter

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With so many families grappling with the effects of COVID-19 and trying to provide quality home-schooling for their children, I decided to share some of my favourite maths games. All of the games have been selected because they are filled with rich learning opportunities, do not require very much in terms of resources and are both fun and easy to play.

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Games shared by Jennifer Bay-Williams in her NCTM session on including parents

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Games shared by Jennifer Bay-Williams in her NCTM session on including parents

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NCTM100 Engaging Families in Fact Fluency with JBayWilliams

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Need a way to get students more excited about building math skills? A deck of playing cards might just be the answer. These math card games work for little ones and older kids alike, and they're all free to learn and play. Draw a few to add to your winning math class hand today!

1. Match to make eleven

Lay out three rows of three cards each, face up. Then check to see if you can find any two cards that add up to eleven. If so, remove those cards and set aside. Replace them with new cards from the deck. Continue until you run out of cards or can't make any more matches.

Learn more: Game Rules

2. Race to 100

Flip a card and add its value to your running total. First person to reach 100 without going over wins! (Remove face cards for younger players; use these values for older kids: Jack-11, Queen-12, King-13, Ace-0.)

Learn more: 123Homeschool4Me

3. Play a game of 21

In Vegas, they call this one "Blackjack," but it makes a great learning game for kids too (no need to place bets). Not only do they practice their addition skills, but they'll also get a little practice at thinking logically and calculating the odds.

Learn more: Planning With Kids

4. Try pyramid solitaire alone or in teams

Some versions of solitaire are really just sneaky math card games, and pyramid is one of them. Try to find cards that add up to 10 as you clear your pyramid row by row. Learn how to play at the link below.

Learn more: Multiplication.com

5. Flip and add one or subtract one!

There are a few versions of this basic addition and subtraction game. We like this one: Remove the face cards from the deck. Flip a card. If it's red, add one and say the amount out loud. If it's black, subtract one. Get it right? You get to keep the card!

Learn more: Plus One Minus One/Creative Family Fun

6. Go fish for pairs that make 10

Your students probably already know how to play Go Fish, but in this version, they're fishing for pairs that add up to 10. Have them ask: "I have a 2. Do you have an 8 to make 10?" Change aces to 1 for this game and leave face cards out entirely.

Learn more: Go Fish/The First Grade Roundup

7. Calculate the gain or loss

Each player starts with 15 points. Player one flips a card (remove face cards or assign them point values first). If the card is black, they add it to their total. If it's red, they subtract it. Highest point total when all the cards are gone wins! Get a free printable worksheet to use with this game at the link.

Learn more: Guided Math

8. Practice counting on with cards

Remove the face cards for this one, and grab a die. Players flip a card and roll the die. Starting with the number on the card, they "count on" using the number on the die. For instance, if the player flips a 7 and rolls a 4, they would say, "Seven... eight, nine, ten, eleven." If they get it correct, they keep the card.

Learn more: Creative Family Fun

9. Turnover and multiply (or add)

This one is so simple! Have students pair up. One person flips two cards from the deck. The first student to multiply (or add, depending on what you want to practice) them correctly and call out the answer wins and takes both cards. Play continues until all the cards are gone, and the winner is the one with the most cards.

Learn more: Turnover/Top Notch Teaching

10. Try for a total of 10

Play this math card game alone or as a team. Lay out 20 cards on the table (leave out face cards or change them to equal 0, while aces equal 1). Kids remove sets of cards that add up to 10, ultimately trying to remove all the cards from the table. It's harder than you think!

Learn more: Total of 10/The First Grade Roundup

11. Practice number sequencing with "builder's paradise"

Simple math card games can help kids learn how to put numbers in order. To play builder's paradise, discard the face cards and lay out the 4 sevens in a deck side by side. In each round, players work to add the next higher or lower number in each suit, trying to be the first to get rid of all their cards. Get the full how-to at the link below.

Learn more: Builder's Paradise/Math Geek Mama

12. Add decimals to "make a buck"

Draw, swap, and discard to make a hand that equals $1. Learn what face cards equal and get all the rules at the link.

Learn more: Make a Buck/Math Geek Mama

13. Declare a fraction war

War is one of the original math card games, but this version adds a fraction aspect. Students deal two cards, a numerator and denominator, then determine whose fraction is the largest. The winner keeps all four cards, and play continues until the cards are gone. ( Click here for more fun and free fraction games.)

Learn more: Math File Folder Games

14. Learn numbers with card bingo

Remove the face cards and have each student lay out a 4 x 4 playing "board" of cards. The remaining cards (or another deck) are placed face down, and a caller flips over a card. Any player who has that number on their board turns the card face down. Play continues until one player has a row flipped over horizontally, vertically, or diagonally and calls "Bingo!"

Learn more: Card Bingo/Top Notch Teaching

15. Play a game of "I Spy"

Lay out cards on the table, then take turns giving clues. "I spy two cards that add up to 12." Differentiate for younger kids with options like, "I spy a card that's less than 4," or for older ones: "I spy two cards that are factors of 12."

Learn more: Susan Jones' Teaching

16. Use order of operations to get to 24

Math card games aren't just for little kids; even adults will find this one a bit tricky. Each player is dealt four cards, then uses the order-of-operations rules to try to make a number as close to 24 as possible. Simple but challenging!

Learn more: Learn With Math Games

17. Take a gamble with triple-digit dare

Each player gets three cards and privately determines the highest three-digit number they can make (you can use decimals or not, depending on age). Then, each player has a turn to stick with the cards they have, swap with one from the deck, or steal one of the other player's. All players then lay down their best number to see who wins. See more at the link below.

Learn more: Math Coach's Corner

18. Deal and round to tens to win

Each player deals two cards and lays them on the board. Then, round to the nearest ten to find the winner of that hand.

Learn more: Adventures in Third Grade

19. Find a way to make 10

One of the terrific things about math card games is that many of them can be customized for various concepts and skill levels. The original goal of this game was to look at the cards you're dealt to find ones that add up to 10, but it can be changed to 15, 20, or any number you choose. You can also add to the difficulty by allowing addition and subtraction (for example, you could use 8+4=12 and 12-2=10). Get the rules and free printable mats at the link below.

Learn more: Mama.Papa.Bubba

20. Use Close Call to practice two-digit addition or subtraction

The best math card games are simple at heart. To play Close Call, each player deals themselves four cards, then determines how to arrange them so they make two two-digit numbers that add up as close as possible to 100 without going over. For a subtraction version, work to get as close to zero as possible. Learn how to play at the link.

Learn more: Close Call/Math Geek Mama

21. Let card color indicate negative or positive

In this game, red cards are negative integers, while black cards are positive. Students attempt to play pairs of cards that total 6 or -6. You can change the goal number as needed.

Learn more: Filing the Frame With Learning

22. Take a trip around the card spiral to practice math facts

You'll need a pair of dice for this math card game. Lay cards out randomly in a spiral formation as shown, and set a marker for each player on the center card. Player one rolls the dice then moves their piece that number of spaces shown. They then must multiply (or add or subtract, depending on preferences) the card number by the number on the dice. If they get the answer correct, they stay where they are. If not, they return to their original card. Play continues until one player reaches the end.

Learn more: My Baba

23. Flip to make a prime number

Flip two cards. If you can add, subtract, or multiply them to make a prime number (use one or all of these operations), you get to keep them.

Learn more: Flip for Prime/Games4Learning

24. Be the fastest in the race to pi

In this game, kids work to lay out the digits of pi in order. It's a simple draw-and-play game, but will help familiarize students with this important number. You can write out the digits first or see who knows them from memory. Find out how to play at the link below.

Learn more: Race to Pi/Math Geek Mama

25. Pick three to make number sentences

Flip any three cards. If you can use them to form a valid number sentence (8-3=5), you keep the cards!

Learn more: Number Sentences/Games4Learning

26. Do some basic fast facts practice

Give your flashcards a rest and practice facts with math card games instead. Simply lay down two cards from the deck (remove the face cards first) and add, subtract, or multiply them. Kids can work on this alone, or you can make it a contest to see who can call out the correct answer first.

Learn more: Math Facts/Top Notch Teaching

27. Challenge them to beat the teacher

Practice place value by drawing cards and trying to build the largest number possible. Kids play against the teacher to see who wins! Get the rules at the link below. ( Find more fun place value activities here.)

Learn more: The Teaching Love Fest/TpT

28. Read minds to figure out the correct numbers

Two students draw a card from the deck without looking and hold it up to their forehead facing out. A third student mentally multiplies the numbers and gives them the product. The students then must figure out what number each is holding. You can do this with addition and subtraction too. You'll find this game along with dozens of other math card games in the free printable book at the link below.

Learn more: Acing Math (PDF)

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KY Center for Math Family Games Resource Page - Printables and Suggested ones for purchase

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KY Center for Math Family Games Resource Page - Printables and Suggested ones for purchase

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Reckon Math: Board Games for Early Mathematics

This site provides a systematic, step-by-step program of more than 300 two-player math games and more than 50 activities to focus students' attention on mathematical concepts. These resources aren't just for practicing, they are for learning.

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Reckon Math: Board Games for Early Mathematics This site provides a systematic, step-by-step program of more than 300 two-player math games and more than 50 activities to focus students' attention on mathematical concepts. These resources aren't just for practicing, they are for learning.

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KY Center for Math with lots of other Decomposing Games

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KY Center for Math with lots of other Decomposing Games

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Due to school firewalls and security restrictions, students may not be able to access resources directly from this site. To give a student access, please first save a copy of the resource to a teacher-owned Google account, then connect the student to the teacher-owned copy. See the video tutorial on "How to share Google files with students" for more information.

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Decomposition Activities

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IT'S THE NUMBER THAT A STUDENT WORKS WITH UNTIL HE KNOWS IT "UPSIDE DOWN AND BACKWARDS" WITHOUT HESITATION. THAT IS WHY WE CALL IT A "JUST RIGHT NUMBER."

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Games with Bears from Jennifer Bay-William and Gina Kling's book Math Fact Fluency

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Games with Bears from Jennifer Bay-William and Gina Kling's book Math Fact Fluency

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Favorite Math Show - on Netflix and Youtube

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Favorite Math Show - on Netflix and Youtube

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Numberblocks - 1 to 10 | Learn to Count | Wizz Learning