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Number card games

1. Matching game - turn all the cards upside down and take turns checking one card and then

another. When you have a match, you get to go again. If your 2nd card choice doesn’t match,

turn them both back over and wait for your next turn.

2. Math facts game – use the number cards for a fun way to practice addition, subtraction, or

multiplication:

Pass out all the cards (leave out the extra blank cards and any numbers that are too large for

your child) One player calls, ‘Draw’ and both players turn over their top card and place it face up

in the center. The players add the two numbers that are showing and the first player to say the

total out loud wins the two cards. When all cards have been used, each player counts the

number of cards that they have won. The player with the most cards wins.

3. 25- Each player is dealt 5 cards to hold in their hand. The remaining cards are placed face down

in a pile in the center. The top card is turned over and placed beside the pile. The aim of each

round is to create a hand of 5 cards that add to 25. Players take it in turn to pick up the top card

of the pile or the top card of the discard pile. Each player finishes their turn by discarding a card

onto the top of the discard pile. The first player to have a set of 5 cards that total 25 calls out,

‘Twenty-five’ and is the winner of that round. Keep score of how many rounds each player wins

and the player with the most winning rounds is the winner of the game.

4. Battle cry- Lay all the cards (except blank extras) face down on the “battle field” One player

calls, ‘Ready, Aim, Fire’ each of the 2 players reach out & turns over a card. The 1st player to add

the numbers and call out the correct sum – wins the battle. The winner of the most battles, wins

the war.

5. Math family game- lay cards all around face up on the table or floor. Call out a number such as

“7”. Have your child pick out all the number cards that add up to 7. (5 + 2) (6 + 1) (3 + 4) To make

it more difficult – include subtraction facts. (9 – 2) (10 – 3)

6. Pre-school number match- Lay cards out face up in random order. Have your preschooler pull

out matches and set them aside.


Schedule Math Facts Practice

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Manipulatives

Manipulatives are a great tool to use with your math facts and to learn to solve basic math problems.

They should be used as a tool, and not in place of a full curriculum to insure and help your child build a

strong foundation in math.

You can spend a pretty penny for math manipulatives, or you can simply use found objects and things

you have on hand. If you have a child who is particularly resistant to math practice, try using some of

their favorites: Legos, blocks, army men, sea shells or miniature toys you already own. A conceptual

understanding of basic math facts can be mastered quickly with the use of simple manipulatives.

Basic counting skills are a synch with manipulatives and can begin in early preschool years.

Counting by 2’s, 5’s, and 10’s with manipulatives help your child understand the relationship of

the number to the amount.

Legos and blocks are a great tool for your child as they begin to learn about place value.

Instead of purchasing plastic money to practice money skills, use a roll each of pennies, nickels,

and dimes with a $1 bill and a $5 and so forth.

Use the printable number cards to represent various equations for your child to solve using toys

or money.

Measure things around the house with tape measure, ruler, or yard stick.

Spend time in the kitchen pouring and measuring to become familiar with basic kitchen

measurements.

Print out the manipulative worksheets and use small plastic toys (Legos/blocks/cubes) or money

when needed to help your child learn basic math concepts.

Use graph paper to create fraction bars, decimal squares, and numeration pieces as per the

examples below:

1. (Shade or color ¼ of this bar) 3. If a base of 3=100 then represent 322

2. (Shade or color ½ of this bar)


Graph Paper – graph candy, small toys, take a poll – create your own idea.

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Cut out the fraction circle manipulatives and match them to the appropriate corresponding circle.

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Print out several copies, laminate, then cut out shapes and use to learn more about spatial reasoning and

basic geometry. On Tangram pages below – cut out and laminate shapes and manipulate the 7 pieces to

create various patterns as shown in black and white pictures.


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Tangram Samples – cut out the colorful tangram shapes on the previous page and use the

numbered base to create some of these fun shapes. You may need more than one copy of the

colored tangram page. See what designs you can create on your own!


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