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Shape Patterns

Shape Patterns is a shapes sequencing game. Complete the pattern of different coloured 2D shapes. There are three levels of difficulty.

Shape Monsters

The Shape Monsters game is an introduction to 2D shapes for young children. Children need to feed the monsters with the correct shapes. The monsters then say the name the shape they've eaten.

2D Shapes Sorting Using Carroll Diagrams

Sort 2D shapes on Carroll diagrams. There are four levels of difficulty and sorting is by two variable criteria. Squares are classed as rectangles as they are special case rectangles.

Shifting Shapes

Can you name the 2D and 3D shapes? The game from ictgames has a draggable torch shining on a hidden shape. You can move the torch to guess the name of the shape and then click the 'eye' to see if you were right.

2D Shapes Class Clips

Short video clips on 2D shapes from the BBC designed for classroom use.

A 2D shapes adventure game where your mission is to plug the holes in the forcefield. This game can help develop spacial awareness.

Geoboard by Didax

You can create all sorts of 2D shapes with the bands on this Geoboard. There are two grids to choose from: circular and rectangular.

A wonderful teaching resource for exploring shapes. Choose from three different geoboard designs and stretch out the bands to make your shapes.

Sorting Shapes on a Venn Diagram

Sort a variety of 2D shapes on a Venn diagram. Sort by one or two conditions. The site works well on an interactive whiteboard.

Pattern Blocks

Have fun making your own shapes and tessellating patterns or see if you can complete the pattern puzzles.

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Learning to count is fun with this range of free educational games for Key Stage 1 children. Start with the simple counting games and progress to numbers up to 100. There are also matching and sequencing numbers activities.

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Free, interactive, learning to count games for 5 to 7 year olds involve numbers from 1 to 100.

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Maths in the early years is a crucial stepping stone for developing children, which is why it's so important that the little ones can explore and experience it in an enjoyable way.

That's why we've done our research and carefully chosen some simple yet inspiring ways to introduce kids to the queen of science itself.

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Maths in the early years is a crucial stepping stone for developing children, which is why it's so important that the little ones can explore and experience it in an enjoyable way. That's why we've done our research and carefully chosen some simple yet inspiring ways to introduce kids to the queen of science itself.

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Assistant Headteacher, KS2 leader and parent Emma Johnson shares the best fun maths games and maths activities for kids to play at home.
All these educational games are suitable for Key Stage 2 (KS2) children and most of them can be adapted for Key Stage 1 (KS1).

This blog is part of our series of blogs designed for teachers, schools and parents supporting home learning.

As well as providing some family fun, these maths games for kids have the added advantage of presenting learning opportunities in a way that means that children may not even realise they're learning!

They are also fun way to practise a wide range of KS1 and KS2 mathematical skills, such as counting, place value, times tables and much much more.

Time is scarce as a parent, but it's important to make time for maths games & activities with your child!

We all know how rushed life can be and we can sometimes feel guilty we aren't spending enough time supporting our children with their learning at home.

Now you can! Here you've got:

If you're a teacher or you have a specific age group in mind you might also like to take a look at our collections of games specifically chosen for different key stages at school.

So in short, if you're looking for fun maths games, we've got you covered!

3 best indoor maths games your kids can play at home

On rainy days, days off school or, during enforced periods of home schooling due to lockdowns, it can be hard to persuade children to practise their maths, but these activities should have your child enjoying maths at home in no time at all!

This game is a simple at home version of the TV favourite and can be played with any number of players.
What you need to play: How to play:
Each card can only be used once and the winner is the first person to reach the total, or the player who is closest after a set length of time.

The game can be adapted for younger children, by choosing the numbers on the cards carefully and having them aiming to reach a 2-digit number, rather than a 3-digit number.

Indoor maths game 2: Salute

This simple game is all about bringing together verbalisation and maths.
What you need to play: How to play:

Take Salute a step further using numbers up to 20.

Indoor maths game 3: Multiplication Bingo

Bingo is a perennially fun game that can be enjoyed by people of all ages, and this version puts a mathematical twist on this classic game, as a way to boost multiplication skills.
What you need to play: How to play:

Multiplication Bingo using the 5 times table.

3 most fun maths games and activities to do at home

One of the best ways to encourage a child to learn about anything is by making it fun, and that is exactly what these maths games are!

Fun maths game 1: Maths Problem Scavenger Hunt

All children enjoy a scavenger hunt, so why not make one based around maths?
What you need to play How to play:
Fun maths game 2: The Yes/No Game

This is another simple KS2 maths game that is loved by children in classrooms across the country! It's also a good way to get in practice of 2d shapes and 3d shapes, which as parents we can sometimes avoid.
What you need to play: How to play:

How the Yes/No game could play out using a triangle as the subject.

Fun maths game 3: Bang Bang

Bang bang is a great game for practising quick recall facts.
What you need to play: How to play
3 best hands on maths games and activities to do at home

Doing some hands on maths activities with your child is a great way to capture their full attention when you are doing maths at home, and these games have been created to do just that.

Hands on maths game 1: Five To One

This game not only tests children's verbalisation and problem solving skills, but it also brings an element of competition into doing maths at home, and we all know how much children love to 'win'!
What you need to play: How to play:
Hands on maths game 2: The 24 Game

This is a very simple game that will help your child practice their arithmetic skills, and it is a game they can play with a group of friends.
What you need to play:

A pack of playing cards (The number cards only)
How to play:
Hands on maths game 3: 5 Of A Kind

This is a tricky maths card game that will truly put your child's (and maybe even your) maths skills and knowledge to the test. It's a maths game for KS2 children really - you're likely to end up in confusion if you suggest it to a KS1 child.
What you need to play: How to play:
If for example, the player chose a 5. They would then need to use one or more of the cards to find the answer 1, 2, 3...... To make 1, they could do 5 ÷ 5, to make 2 they could do (5 ÷ 5) + (5 ÷ 5) etc....

An example slide from a Third Space lesson on ordinal numbers; tutor & child work through these type of activities together to help practise and embed mathematical knowledge.

3 best outdoor maths games and activities to do at home

Whether you realise it or not, the great outdoors and maths go hand in hand, and these outdoor maths games and activities should serve as inspiration about how you can help your child learn maths while outdoors!

Outdoor maths game 1: Life Size Board Games

Board games are a fun way to spend time with the family, but have you ever thought about actually becoming part of the board game?

To help your child learn maths outside, you can easily make a life size board game and become the characters in the game.
What you need to play:

Paper plates (or even just sheets of paper will do)

A large dice (or a cube shaped box which can be made into a dice)

A dose of creativity!

How to play:
Outdoor maths game 2: Multiplication Hopscotch

Everyone knows how to play hopscotch, but by introducing maths into the mix you can take this traditional playground game to the next level.
What you need to play: How to play:
The other great thing about this game is this can be done with one person, or if friends are visiting everyone can join in and have a go.

Outdoor maths game 3: Telling The Time Activity

Time is one of those things many children find tricky, but this game will help your child tackle this topic.
What you need to play: How to play:
More fun maths for kids

3 fun maths dice games to play at home

Whilst some classroom resources may be a little hard to come by at home, most family homes have a dice or two lying around. With most board games coming prepackaged with a dice, dig them out of the cupboard and re-purpose them for these fun maths dice games.

And if you can't find one, make one - just draw out the 6 sides of a cube, stick them together, and you're ready to go. Try to get your opposite sides adding up to 7 as on the real thing.

Dice maths game 1: Skunk

This is the perfect game to teach your child all about probability, and whilst it seems like it would be easy to win, your child will soon find out that this isn't the case...
What you need to play: How to play
Dice maths game 2: The Pig Dice Game

This game is similar to the skunk game, but there only needs to be one player and one dice. However, even with only one dice things will still get tense!
What you need to play: How to play:
Dice maths game 3: Triangle Tower

This game is a great way to test your child's times tables skills, and it only takes two minutes to set up!
What you need to play: How to play:

Game extension idea
The game can include more challenging multiplication calculations by changing the numbers on the dice.

If one has the numbers 1-6 and the second has the number 7-12, the numbers each player has to choose from are (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 21, 22, 24, 27, 28, 30, 32, 33, 35, 36, 40, 42, 44, 45, 48, 50, 54, 55, 60, 66 and 72)

Alternatively, both dice marked with the numbers 7 - 12 would give the products 49, 56, 63, 64, 70, 72, 77, 80, 81, 84, 88, 90, 96, 99, 100, 108, 110, 120, 121, 132 and 144.

Read more: The best times tables games for KS1 and KS2 to play at school or home.

3 fun maths card games for kids to play at home

Along with dice, playing cards are one of the most versatile and underused maths resources that can be found in most family homes. Fortunately, these games are here to put an end to that!

Card maths game 1: The Biggest Number

Place value is a crucial skill for children to grasp during primary school, and this simple card game will help them to do that in visual and fun way.
What you need to play: How to play:
If you like this check out our other amazing place value games.

Card maths game 2: First To 100

This simple game is perfect for car journeys or the 10 minutes before dinner, and it will get your children practising their maths skills in a fun and exciting way!
What you need to play: How to play: Game extension idea
A variation on this game can be to start at 100 and keep subtracting until someone gets down to zero.

For older children, instead of adding the cards together, they can be multiplied each time, with the winner being the first to reach 1000.

Card maths game 3: Wild Jack

This is a fast paced maths card game for two or more players, where all eyes will be on the Jacks in the pack...
What you need to play: How to play:
3 best pen and paper maths games and activities to do at home

There is no need for fancy equipment when it comes to these maths game. A pen/pencil and a few sheets of paper are all you need to make maths fun at home!

Pen and paper maths game 1: Battleships

This is a KS2 maths game that most people will be familiar with, but it just so happens to be fantastic practice for coordinates.
What you need to play: How to play:
- One ship five squares long (the aircraft carrier)

- One ship four squares long (the battleship)

- Two ships three squares long (the cruiser and submarine)

- One ship two squares long (the destroyer)

Pen and paper maths game 2: Multiplication 4 In A Row

This game does the impossible, and manages to make learning multiplication facts fun.
What you need to play: How to play:

Pen and paper maths game 3: Dots And Boxes

This maths game is a classic, and the chances are high that some parents out there would have played this themselves when they were at school.

Please note, this game can be played by drawing dots on a page, but it is easier to download square dot paper and print it out.
What you need to play: How to play:
4 car games for kids: Fun road trip maths games for kids

You can put all shouts of "Are we there yettttt....." to bed with these four simple and fun maths games your children can play in the car.

Perfect for those long drives to far flung summer holiday destinations, these maths games have been designed to be very simple so they don't need quite as much detail as the other maths activities in this article!

Road trip maths game 1: Creative Counting

Simple counting games are great for younger children, with lots of opportunities for counting things they see - lorries, red cares, blue signs etc...

This could be made more challenging by changing how many points each is worth, so children could count up in twos or threes etc...

Road trip maths game 2: Guess My Number

This game can be easily adapted for any age.

Think of a number for the children to guess. Players have to ask questions that have a yes or no answer in order to identify the number.

For younger children they could be given a range within which the number falls, they call out a number and are given 'higher' or 'lower until they reach it.

A more challenging version of the game would be to give players a range of clues, e.g. If the number was 50, they could give the clues 'It's an even number'. 'it's divisible by 2, 5, 10 and 25', 'it's equal to two quarters'. You could also require that the questions the children ask are of a similar nature eg 'is the number divisible by 3?' , 'does the number end in a 7' etc.

Road trip maths game 3: Guess My Rule

An alternative to guessing the number, in this game players have to try and guess the rule.

Players give a number whilst the person leading the game applies a mystery rule and tells the players what the new number is.

For example: If the rule is multiply by 10, one player would give the number, e.g. 37 and they would be given the answer once the rule has been applied, so in this instance they would be given the answer of 370.

Road trip maths game 4: The 21 Game

This is a fun strategy game, played with two or more players, who take it in turns to count up from 1.

Each player can call out one, two or three consecutive numbers, before it moves to the next player to carry on counting up.

The player who ends up saying '21' is out of the game. The game then continues, counting back up from 1 to 21, until there is only one person left. They are the winner.

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Maths games are all around us!

There are of course many more simple maths games which can be enjoyed at home, and they are only limited by your creativity.

Hopefully these ideas will give you a starting point, but why not get really creative and create some games of your own! Or if you're looking for more ways to engage children with maths, try Third Space Learning's online maths lessons.

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25 Fun Maths Activities And Games For Kids To Do At Home

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Assistant Headteacher, KS2 leader and parent Emma Johnson shares the best fun maths games and maths activities for kids to play at home. All these educational games are suitable for Key Stage 2 (KS2) children and most of them can be adapted for Key Stage 1 (KS1).

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The original Rummikub FREE version (not Rummy nor Rummy Cube or Okey) is one of the most popular family games in the world.
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Dice games are not just an excellent way to while away the time. The benefits of playing dice games for kids are many! Playing these games will expose kids to the wonders of probability, put math calculation skills to use, improve visual perception and manual dexterity,

Not only that, while playing dice games, your children will be improving their social skills. They will need to learn patience, turn taking and good sportsmanship! Below you will find a collection of all our favorite dice games. Most of them are for 2 or more players, and use anywhere from one to six dice. All of them are easy dice games.

Players of all ages can enjoy these games. Preschoolers may need the extra help of a kind adult and can still work on their number and quantity recognition skills. Handling the dice will work those fine motor and coordination skills.

Elementary school aged children will continue to practice basic math facts and can play independently with their peers, which gives them a great space to work on social and communication skills.

Parents and grandparents (and other adults) will enjoy the bonding time that comes with playing a game with their children. It offers a relatively relaxed opportunity to connect with your child, talk about the day, guide them in learning new skills and to just have fun without worrying about "getting something done!"

Which one will be your favorite?

NOTE: further down you will find instructions to get printable instructions!

How to Play Passage
What you need:
Objective: to be the first player to reach 11 points.
Instructions:
To set up the game each player rolls a die. The highest scoring roll will be the player who begins the game. The player who rolled the lowest number will now roll a second time and the number on the die becomes the "point number."

Starting with the first player, players take turns rolling two dice. If he rolls the point number, he gets one point. If he rolls doubles of the point number he gets two points. Each player gets only one roll per turn.

The first player to get 11 points wins.

Need help? Watch the video:

How to Play Run for It
What you need:
Objective: to be the first to reach 100
Instructions:
Alternating turns, each player rolls 6 dice. Looking at the dice, the player attempts to organize them into runs. A run is a sequence of numbers, such as 1-2-3-4-5-6. For each number used in a run, the player scores 5 points. Dice may only be used once when creating a run. Runs must begin with the number 1.

For example, a roll of 1-2-4-5-6-6 scores 10 points for the run 1-2.

For example, a roll of 1-2-1-2-3-4 scores 10 points for the run 1-2, and 20 points for the run 1-2-3-4 for a total of 30 points.

If there is no run, no score is recorded. For example, a roll of 1-3-4-4-5-6 scores zero points.

Play continues until one player has reached 100 points.

Watch the video to see how it's done.

How to Play Fifty

What you need:

Objective: be the first player to reach 50
Instructions:
Taking turns, players roll two dice, one roll per turn. If they do not roll doubles, they do not score for that turn.

If they roll doubles, they earn a score as follows:

Double 1s, 2s, 4s, 5s = 5 points

Double 6s = 25 points

If they roll double 3s, their score up to that point is wiped out and they must restart accumulating points.

The first player to reach 50 points wins.

Surprise! I even have a video for you:

How to Play Knock Out
What you need:
Objective: to be the first player to reach 100; or have the highest score at the end of a predetermined number of rounds. ( We prefer to play for 10 rounds.)
Instructions:
To set up the game decide if you will play to 100 or for a number of rounds. Chose 6, 7, or 8 as the "knock-out number." The knock out number can be the same for all players, or each player can have a different knock out number. We find the best way to play is with 7 as everyone's knock-out number. A round is complete when all players have had one turn.

Taking turns, players roll both dice, if they do not roll the knock-out number the total score is recorded for that turn and the pass the dice to the player on their left.

For example, if the roll is 2-3, the player earns 5 points.

If player rolls the knock-out number they receive no score for that round. But not only that, the player's accumulated score is "knocked-out" and the player must start again on their next turn.

Only one roll per turn. Play until one player has achieved the game objective.

Is there a video? Why yes, yes indeed there is!

How to Play Three or More
What you need:

5 dice

2 or more players, the more the better

Objective: to have the highest score at the end of a predetermined number of rounds. We prefer to play ten rounds.
Instructions:
Players take turns rolling all 5 dice. The goal is to roll at least 3 of a kind.

On a player's turn one of the following will happen:

1. If the roll contains no matches, the score is zero and the player's turn is over.

2. If the roll contains 3 or more of a kind the score is recorded and dice are passed to the next player.

3. If the roll contains 2 of a kind, the player may re-roll the remaining three dice. If, after the second roll, there is not at least 3 of a kind, the score is zero. If the roll has 3, 4 or 5 of a kind, record the score.

Whoever has the highest score at the end of the predetermined number of rounds, wins.

Rolls score as follows:

3 of a kind = 3 points

4 of a kind = 6 points

5 of a kind = 12 points

Here's a video to show the game in action!

More Easy Dice Games for Kids and Families

I have plenty more dice games for kids on the blog, for full written instructions, click on the links below, or watch a video if available!

Play the Hawaiian dice game of Lu-Lu for some fun math practice.

Aces in the Pot is related to the well known LCR game.

Learn how to play Sevens!

Find out how to play Drop Dead here, ( it's not as scary as the name!) or watch the video!

You definitely want to learn how to play Pig dice game (<<click on that link for more). This fun and easy dice game will teach kids how to take turns and be patient!

Read my post on how to play Martinetti. I also have the video, below if you prefer to watch.

Learn the rules of Sequences dice game here, and watch the video below!

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Best Dice Games for Kids: Have Fun and Learn New Skills!

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Dice games are not just an excellent way to while away the time. The benefits of playing dice games for kids are many! Playing these games will expose kids to the wonders of probability, put math calculation skills to use, improve visual perception and manual dexterity, Not only that, while playing dice games, your children will be improving their social skills.