This page lists all the printable math games on this site. Actually, most of the games on this site are printable, but some require significant extra preparation. So here is a list of the games on this site that are as close as possible to this goal:
Usage Instructions : Print. Play.
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This Set Of Tiles can be used to help teach kids how to add and subtract numbers of more than one digit. Good for, say, first to third graders, or anyone who just doesn't 'get' the idea of carrying and borrowing 1's. Extra materials needed: scissors, to cut out the tiles.
An Advent Calendar, besides being a great Christmas tradition, helps teach younger kids counting and calendars in a fun, exciting way. Download and print this free advent calendar, make up up with a trimmer and glue, and enjoy the Christmas countdown with your child. Extra materials needed: a trimmer and some glue
In one famous puzzle, you must make as many numbers as you can using only the given four digits and the basic arithmetic operations. I've worked out which sets of four digits make this puzzle the most interesting, and provided worksheets on this page. Good for grades four and up. Extra materials needed: one pencil (although a calculator might help too).
To win this big numbers contest, your kids just need to think of the biggest number they possibly can - bigger than anyone else's! This contest closed on October 20, 2008, but the page shows you how you can organize a min-contest within a class or a school. Extra materials needed: a photocopy machine, to make lots of enrty forms
In This Challenging Math Puzzle you have to place the numbers one through eight in a grid, such that no two neighboring squares have consecutive numbers. It's possible to solve, but it can be quite tough. I've seen 4th graders baffle away for weeks at this puzzle, but its 5th grade and 6th grade kids who seem to have a more realistic chance to solve it. Enjoy! Extra materials needed: one pencil - and an eraser, or lots of copies of the grid!
In the Chess Jigsaw Puzzle, a chessboard has been broken into eight pieces - can you join them back together again? Can your child? Extra materials needed: scissors, to cut out the pieces.
In a Cryptarithm puzzle, each digit of an arithmetic sum has been replaced with a letter of the alphabet. The aim of the puzzle is to restore the original sum. These puzzles are sometimes called alphametics or crypt-arithmetics. You can get many more such puzzles from the resources available at www.cryptarithmania.com. Extra materials needed: a pencil, and lots of scrap paper!
You can use the Dot Joining Game just as a fun game for the kids while camping, or as a classroom exercise to help children realise that math often forms hidden patterns behind ordinary things. Extra materials needed: one pencil.
Another tool for helping kids "get" multi-digit numbers is the foldable number sheet. Print as many as you want, cut and fold, and watch the movie for tips on their use. Extra materials needed: scissors, to cut out the charts. Pen or pencil during teaching sessions.
This free "fours" contestclosed on the 20th of October, 2009. The idea was to make as many numbers as possible using the digit '4' (as many times as you like) and the operations plus, minus, divide and times. Soon I'll upload the contest results, and ideas for how you can run a contest like this one in your own classroom. Extra materials needed: just a pencil, maybe some scrap paper... oh, and a calculator might help
Print out and make this set of Fractions Dominoes. It's a fractions activity designed to help kids recognise how much of a circle each fraction represents. Unlike some other math games, winning is not just about being better at math - but the game nonetheless provides great learning opportunities. Extra materials needed: scissors, glue and some thick cardboard.
The Kindergarten Addition Game provided here is great for teaching basic addition. And your kids will love it! Why? Because it's yummy! Extra materials needed: yummy snacks!
The Kindergarten Subtraction Game follows naturally from the Kindergarten Addition Game. Teach math in a fun and yummy way. Extra materials needed: more yummy snacks!
In this puzzle, the goal is to cut a Heart-Shaped Biscuit into three pieces, so that each piece contains only one color of sprinkles. The cuts will be very twisty and wiggly, but that's fine for this puzzle. Because of the shape of the biscuit, this puzzle is perfect for around Valentine's Day, but it can also be used at any other time of the year. Extra materials needed: scissors, or a pen.
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. Extra materials needed: scissors, to make the cards. Friends to baffle and amaze!
This Math Board Game will ensure kids get a lot of mental arithmetic practice! Good for grade 4 and up. This site also has a Times Table Board Game... see below! Extra materials needed: while playing? Just a good brain for sums!
These Math Mazes are good for puzzle-loving kids as they learn their 7 and 8 times tables. They may look like ordinary mazes, but knowing your times table will help you reach your goal! Extra materials needed: just a pencil!
If you want sudokus to print, you can get as many as you need (I really mean that!) from my printable sudoku page. Sure, there's a few sudoku worksheets to download, with about 240 puzzles, but the page also has a printable sudoku generator that will let you print up to 1500 sudokus at a time - as many times as you like! Bookmark the page, and you'll never run out of sudoku puzzles again... Extra materials needed: pencil, eraser and brain
By working though the Rice and Chessboard Worksheets, kids can get a feel for how fast numbers grow when they are repeatedly doubled. The worksheets are based on a modern version of an old story, where a man was awarded a quantity of grains of rice for each square on a chessboard, with each square having twice as many grains as the one before. Extra materials needed: a pen or pencil, and perhaps a calculator.
Try Sight Numbers for a tool to help drill your kids on addition, subtraction and times tables until these basics become automatic! Extra materials needed: a pencil - and parental involvement.
This website has a host of times table charts and grids that you can download and print - even up to the 20 times tables! Extra materials needed: something to stick the charts to the wall
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. Extra materials needed: scissors to cut out the pieces. While playing? Brain!
Well, that's all for now! Don't forget to explore this site, to find out the other games available. And bookmark this site, so you can check back from time to time to see what printable math games I've added!
Yours, Dr Mike...
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