Tag: math games

Choose between in competitive or cooperative play to practice basic addition and subtraction using numbers 0-9. Get to your rocket to escape the planet before it blasts off without you!

In this cooperative game, players must band together as math superheroes to defeat Absolute Zero and his minions. Three levels of difficulty allow this game to be played with learners practicing basic addition and subtraction to more complex math skills for older children. The game mechanisms in this one are much more reminiscent of modern board games than traditional educational games.

Practice telling time by working together to move the hands of the clock to match the cards.

Introduce basic coding to preschoolers and kindergarterns with these adorable programmable animals from Learning Resources. Each kit comes with a small book of challenges, and with a little imagination, you can also create plenty of your own.

Other animals: triceratops / dogs / rabbits

I was looking for an alternative to Lego (extremely popular in our house) that would provide instructions to follow for assembling animals and vehicles. I picked this up when it was on sale for under $13.

Our daughter received this pattern play set for Christmas when she was four, and it continues to get attention almost two years later. Choose a card and replicate the pattern by placing colorful shapes on the magnetic board.

Colorful cards lead children through a series stacking challenges with a twist: once you have completed a structure to match the card, an adult will read a sentence instructing the child to manipulate the structure to complete a more “thinky” challenge, like moving one of the blocks to create symmetry.

Visually appealing and stimulating for kids of all ages, the logic puzzles from Smart Games are fantastic for building critical thinking skills. Manipulating the tiles, trees, and characters is just more fun that using pencil and paper!

Other fairy tale logic games include: Sleeping Beauty, Jack and the Beanstalk, Snow White, and Three Little Piggies.

Practice parts of speech and sentence-building in this fun game from DK Games. With three different sentence lengths incorporating various parts of speech, the game can be used with early readers through elementary-aged children. Our daughter loves making funny sentences!

Note: the puzzle version currently sold on Amazon is NOT the one you want. To find the version of the game shown here, you will need to explore eBay or Facebook Marketplace.

These “paint by sticker” books are a quiet way to sit and practice school concepts while creating a beautiful mosaic picture. Matching the numbers or letters on the image with the stickers in the back of the book reinforces alphabet and number recognition. Many styles of this book are available, so choose one that would appeal to your child!