As a parent, I’m always on the lookout for challenging brain-boosting games or puzzles for kids that provide different levels of skill. The Pentomino puzzle is one such puzzle that I recently found out. It’s a fantastic mathematical puzzle with tons of solutions that helps build problem solving skills and strategic thinking. Instead of buying a pentomino puzzle kit, I… Read More
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Heart Coordinate Graphing Activity
This school year, my son learned about coordinate systems. So, as a fun addition to his learning, I decided to create a graphing math activity. In this activity, he will have to put his knowledge of coordinate system, coordinate graphing and ordered pairs to create a heart shape. To begin with, he started by plotting a series of ordered pairs… Read More
Nim Game
Nim is a really fascinating two player game of strategy where each players take turns removing counters from a single stack of their choice. The player to remove the last counter wins. Sounds very easy game, Right ? Give it a try and see if you can find a strategy to win every time. Nim Game Start with setting up… Read More
Multiplication Buzz
I used to play the multiplication Buzz game with my kids quite often while they were practicing their multiplication facts. The best part of this game is that it requires no supplies, and it can be played even while you’re busy doing a job. It’s a fun take on how to get your kids to revise their Times Table using… Read More
Target Number- Order of Operations- Math Card Game
In our home we love to practice basic math fundamentals using a deck of card. Target number is one such interesting math card game to practice the basic addition, subtraction, multiplication and division facts and the order of operation. My kids are engaged and having fun while playing this game, and love playing it over and over again. What you… Read More
Fence me in – An Area and Perimeter Strategy Game
Fence me in is a simple strategy game to practice calculating the area and perimeter of a rectangle. The two players compete with each other to draw as many rectangles as possible, but the area and perimeter to fence in is determined by rolling two dices. In this strategy game, each player must determine where his/her rectangle should be positioned… Read More