Fun Math Games For Kids

By: T Evans

Math games are ideal for school and home. By introducing a few fun math games into the classroom or homework routine, you can turn ‘I HATE math!’ into ‘I LOVE math!’.

Best of all, kids don’t even think they’re doing math when it’s so much fun. Just make sure that children are challenged.

Listed below are a few fun math games for kids for use at home or in the classroom. These are games that practice number skills.

Higher or Lower
This is a great math game for practicing ordering of numbers.
You can work with numbers that have 2 digits, 3 digits or more.
To begin select the upper and lower number limits, e.g. between 10 and 100.
One player selects a number and records it on a piece of paper.
The other player/s guesses what they think the number might be. For each guess the first player tells if the chosen number is higher or lower. Play continues until the number is guessed.

Find It First
Use this fun math game to practice basic multiplication tables (or addition, subtraction or division also).
Simply write the answers to tables you are going to practice, randomly over the board or a piece of paper, e.g. to practice 8 times tables write - 8, 16, 24, 32, 40 etc. To make the game a bit more challenging, you can also add a few other numbers.
Two children stand or sit either side to the numbers and a multiplication table is given, e.g. 7 times 8.
Children compete to be the first to point to the answer.
The first to find the answer, scores a point and the first to score three points is the winner.
This game works well as a whole class game with children representing their team or have a tournament to see who the class champ is with every child having a turn.

Largest Number
This is one of my favorites. It is a simple and fun math game that really engages kids.
Each player rolls the dice. Use
-3 dice for children to practice 3 digit numbers
-4 dice for children to practice 4 digit numbers
-5 dice for children to practice 5 digit numbers
-6 dice for children to practice 6 digit numbers
Each player rolls the dice and records the numbers that are shown, e.g. 3 4 1 6.
The players then arrange these digits into the largest possible number that they can, e.g. 6431.
The player with the largest number scores 1 point.

Twenty Questions Number Game
There is no equipment required for this kids' math game.
First select a number within the range to be played, e.g. 1- 20, 1-100, 100-1000.
The number is written on a piece of paper but not shown to the others.
The other players then ask questions to help them to identify the number.
Only yes/no questions can be asked.
Encourage children to ask general questions to begin with, e.g. Is it odd? Is it higher than 50? Instead of guessing the number, e.g. Is it 38?

Playing games in math offers so much more than just a bit of fun. These games also help to develop a deep understanding of math concepts and a positive attitude towards a sometimes unpopular subject. Don’t be surprised when hear, ‘Gee that was fun! Can we do it again?’



About the Author:

Teresa Evans is a teacher and parent who uses fun math games to get kids excited about math. To receive your own seven part math games collection visit Making Math More Fun.

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