Dr Mike's Math Games for Kids

This page has links to the coolest math games and other resources on this site! On each game page, anyone who plays the game can rate it - from 1 star (uncool game) to 5 stars (totally cool game). The top rated games and resources are shown below...

If you think the list is wrong, then have your say! Find your favorite game on the site, and give it 5 stars... Or if there's a game you despise, give it 1!

By the way, I haven't included games that have only been rated a few times. Here's a quick list of the games that didn't get enough ratings yet to be counted as "cool" or "uncool". Want to help? Visit the games in the list below, try them out, and give them a rating from 1 star to 5!

Please help out by rating the following games : "Fours" Contest | Foldable Number Sheets | Kindergarten Number Recognition Worksheets | Kindy Bingo | Peg Solitaire | Rice And Chessboard Story | Math Card Game | Dividing Fractions Worksheets | Multiplying Fractions Quiz | Dividing Fractions Quiz | Fraction Simplifying Puzzle | Love Heart Math Puzzle | Online Mastermind Game | Play Sudoku Online | Polyhedron Puzzle | Simplifying Fractions Quiz | Color Switcher | Cuisenaire Rods | Equivalent Fractions Worksheets | Flashcard Stepping Stones | Volume Measuring Puzzle | Worksheets for Multiplying and Dividing by Powers Of 10 | Dinosaur Dodger | Nets for Paper Polyhedra | Subtracting Fractions Quiz | Kindergarten Counting Worksheets | Mancala | Multiplying Fractions Worksheets | Primary Colors Puzzle Game | "Squink" Puzzle | Adding Fractions Worksheets | Interval Of Time Worksheets | Sudoku For Kids | Adding Fractions Quiz | Common Denominator Worksheets | Easter Date Worksheets | Printable Color Switcher | Subtracting Fractions Worksheets | Printable Sudoku | Simplifying Fractions Worksheets

And now for the list of all the top-rated games :

Sugar Sugar is a cool geometry game. Sugar pours out from a place near the top of the screen, and your goal is to make the sugar fall into the correct cups. You do this by drawing on the screen with the mouse, and watching as sprinkles of sugar trickle down the lines you draw. Challenging and fun! Rated 4.2 stars (out of 31 ratings)

The Traffic Jam Game is one of my favorite amongst the elementary math games on this site. It's a great puzzle for teaching logical thinking and boosting problem-solving ability. Yet, the rules are simple enough that a four-year old can understand them. First, second and third grade kids will enjoy the simpler puzzles. Fourth, fifth and sixth graders will enjoy the challenge of the harder ones. Try the printable version or the online version. Rated 3.8 stars (out of 314 ratings)

In the Magical Calculator Birthday Trick and the "Threes" Math Trick, one child gives a sequence of arithmetic instructions to another, then performs a few simple mental steps on the result. Almost like magic, the other's birthday (or another secret number) appears as the result of the sum! Good for fourth grade kids and up. Rated 3.8 stars (out of 182 ratings)

Print these Magic Number Cards, learn how to use them, and with a bit of practice you'll be able to amaze your friends with your number guessing skills! This page provides the traditional version of this trick, as well as a few variations of my own invention. Full instructions and a video example are available at the web page. Rated 3.8 stars (out of 21 ratings)

Do you have a group of kindy kids struggling to remember addition sums up to 10? Try this math board game on them. You'll need to do some printing and cutting first, and find a die (dice) and some playing pieces. Rated 3.8 stars (out of 33 ratings)

Times Tables Memory is a memory game that will help transfer times table facts from short-term to long-term memory. It can be played solo, or with a friend. Rated 3.8 stars (out of 17 ratings)

Math is not just about number. On this page I've provided a printable version of a toy my mom gave me as a child. It's a collection of tiles of different shapes, sizes and colors. The page also gives suggestions for how you might use them to benefit your kid or kids. You'll need a color printer. Rated 3.8 stars (out of 10 ratings)

Looking for a Times Table Board Game? Print out the playing board and the question cards, and start rolling the dice! Good for small or medium groups of kids, from grades 2 to 4. Rated 3.8 stars (out of 118 ratings)

This is the Online Traffic Jam Game. Traffic Jam Game is the famous game where you have to move the red car out of the traffic jammed parking lot. This free online version has hundreds of puzzles, as well as links to PC, Mac and Android versions you can buy. Rated 3.8 stars (out of 1793 ratings)

These Sight Number exercises, inspired by "Salisbury Sight Words", are designed to help your kids memorise their addition, subtraction and multiplication tables in the optimal way. Rated 3.8 stars (out of 19 ratings)