10 Interesting Math Activities For Kids

Is your child learning the concept of math? Does she understand basic concepts, but she needs your help to complete her assignments? Are you looking for some fun ways to further her interest in the subject? If you said yes, then look no further. Read our post and learn some amazing kids math activities that will help her have a stronger grasp of math. Here are ten of the best and fun math activities for kids, that will help him become a little math genius:

1. Pass It On:

You Will Need:

• 5 dice

• A small bowl or cup

• 5 coins for each player

How To:

• Let the children take turns rolling the dice. If a child rolls a 1, he has to put one coin in the bowl. For 2, he has to pass on a coin to the player sitting to the right. For 3, he has to pass a penny to the player on the left. For 4, 5 or 6 he does not need to do anything.

• Each player has to roll the dice, according to the number of coins they have. For example, if your child has two coins she will roll the dice twice at one go. If a child does not have any coins, he can remain in the game and wait for coins.

• The game continues until one child gets all the coins.

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2. Chase The Leprechaun:

You Will Need:

• A lost leprechaun grid for each player

• Two or more children

How To:

• Help the children understand the concept of coordinates on the leprechaun grid. Every intersection is identified by a number ‘across’ (x-axis) and the other one ‘up or down’ (y-axis). Also help them get familiar with the compass rose that is part of the grid page.

• Choose one child as the leader for the round. The leader has to write a shamrock on one coordinate without showing the others. The other children have to guess where the shamrock is.

• All children have to start at the 0.0 point. They have to share the grid and guess the coordinates where the shamrock (leprechaun) could be. They need to record each guess on the page to keep a track.

• The leader will provide a clue for each guess, and the players have to write those down. The clues can only be given as a compass direction.

• The child who figures out the directions and the coordinates fastest will be able to locate the leprechaun and be the winner.

3. Ice Cream Addition:

You Will Need:

• A dice

• Pencil

• Blank paper and crayons

• Ice cream worksheet: You can make it at home. Draw an image of an ice cream cone with a scoop on top. You will need to write the numbers 2 to 12 from bottom to top in grids

• Teach her the word addend which means the numbers that have to be added

• Teach her the word sum that means the number obtained by adding certain numbers

How To:

• Hand an ice cream worksheet to each child. The first child rolls a dice twice. He has to write down both the numbers on the paper and calculate the sum. For example, if he rolled 3 and 4, the sum will be 7. He now has to color the number 7 on the worksheet.

• Each child gets a turn to write out the addition problem and reach the sum, and then color it. The first child who can color his entire cone of ice cream is the winner.

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4. Measurement Scavenger Hunt:

You Will Need:

• 6 to 10 paper strips in different lengths. Label them as letters or numbers

• Blank and unlined sheets of paper

• Pencil

• Computer – optional

How To:

• Create a chart on the paper with boxes that are big enough to write down the names of few items. Label each box as per the labels on the paper strips.

• Ask your child to take each strip and take it around the house. She has to locate objects that are the same length as the strip of paper. Show her how she can measure something using those strips. She also has to record each item on the chart in the proper grid.

5. Game Of Nim:

You Will Need:

• Small objects like coins, beads, buttons

• Two or more children

How To:

• Each player has to take away one or two buttons at a time. The child who picks the last button loses the game.

• Teach your child that he has to figure out when to pick up one object and when to pick up two by seeing how many are left.

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6. The Number Maker:

You Will Need:

• A deck of cards

• Paper and pencil

How To:

• Hand out a paper and pencil to each player. Ask them to draw five blank lines on the paper representing values to the ten-thousandth place.

• You can also ask them to draw fewer lines if your child does not know values till ten thousand.

• Sort the card deck and remove any jokers or face cards. Use only the number cards and aces. Shuffle the deck and place the cards face down. Ask each child to take turns drawing the cards. For each new number, the player has to write down the number on the line. Keep doing this until all the places are full.

• The child who has the biggest number in the end will be the winner.

7. Race Game:

You Will Need:

• Paper bag

• Coins in different denominations

• Pencil and paper

How To:

• Place the coins in a paper bag and shake them up. Let one player pick a random coin. Each player has to draw the coin on the paper.

• Now signal the players and ask them to keep drawing the same coin over and over again to reach a pre-decided monetary figure. The child who reaches that amount in the given time will win the round.

• The winner will be the one who wins most rounds.

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8. Easter Maths:

You Will Need:

• A guess record sheet for each player

• Pencil for each player

How To:

• One player is the leader. The leader has to think of a secret number and write it down on a chit of paper that he cannot show. The players have to guess it. There can be no repeating digits in the number, for example, you cannot use 232.

• Once the players start guessing, the leader has to respond to clues. If no digits match, he says ‘bunny.’ If one digit is correct but is in the wrong place, he says ‘rabbit.’ If one digit is correct and is in the right place, he says ‘jelly.’ If two digits are correct and in the right place, he says ‘jelly jelly.’ Once they guess the right number the leader will say ‘jelly jelly jellybean.’

9. How Old Is The Tree:

You Will Need:

• A tree

• Measuring tape, marker, pen, paper

How To:

• Find a tree and ask your child to wrap the measuring tape around the widest part of its trunk. Help her record her observations. The number on the paper is the tree’s circumference.

• The circumference in inches is the tree’s approximate age!

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10. Let It Slide:

You Will Need:

• A deck of cards

• Paper and pencil

• A ruler

• A table

How To:

• One player will keep score and use the paper and pencil.

• Divide the cards evenly. Each player will take turns to slide the card on the table. The card has to reach as close to the edge of the table as possible. Use the ruler to measure whose card slide the farthest. The player who has the highest score after all the rounds is the winner.

Use the ten math activities for kids here to help understand basic math. Do you have any particular activity that you use to teach math to your children? Do you know of any other fun maths activities for kids? Tell us about it below. Leave a comment.

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