Our entire family of four gives two thumbs up each (that makes 8!) for the new addition card game Check the Fridge! A Shameless Game of Bluffing from MelonRind, the game company that made the super fun money game, Clumsy Thief. (And thank you to MelonRind for this review copy.) We're pretty picky about which games stay in the game night rotation. Check the Fridge is a win for us. We loved it … [Read more...]
Award-Winning Sneaky, Snacky Squirrel Game Now a Board Book!
The Sneaky, Snacky Squirrel game wins awards because it's a genius preschool game kids love to play. Now this educational game has inspired a new lift-the-flap board book with the same title, The Sneaky, Snacky Squirrel. Both the game and the book strengthen counting and color recognition for preschoolers. Award-Winning Sneaky, Snacky Squirrel Game In the Sneaky, Snacky Squirrel … [Read more...]
Super Fun One Player Game: Balance Beans
The Balance Beans game from ThinkFun helps kids see both the physics and algebra behind balancing a seesaw. And, everyone in our house LOVES this super fun, one player game for ages 5 and up. My husband and my 11-year old played and, because I left the game out, continued to go back for more logic challenges. But my 14-year old played the ENTIRE deck of challenge cards in one sitting. Just for … [Read more...]
Exciting Addition Math Game: Clumsy Thief
Want a fun math game to practice mental math? Clumsy Thief is an exciting, fast-paced game that makes addition pairs to 100 exciting and believe it or not, hilarious. Because there's stealing involved. (Hence the thief part of the game. Which makes everything more fun.) Clumsy Thief Card Game Players are dealt 7 cards each. Each player look for card pairs that add up to 100. (50 + 50, 80 … [Read more...]
Engaging Math Dice Multiplication Game
As you know, I'm a huge fan of Think Fun's learning games for kids. Their latest math game, Math Dice Chase, is an engaging game for kids practicing multiplication skills. It's like Hot Potato but with multiplication and pairs of dice. I think it's best for 3 to 6 players and highly recommend it for classrooms. Math Dice Chase Multiplication Game How to Play Math Dice Chase 1. Sit in a … [Read more...]
Möbi Math Facts Game Review
Möbi is a crossword style game for math facts --basic addition, subtraction, multiplication, and addition. I say basic because the numbers only go to 12 so you're limited in the equations you can create. Although you're competing against an opponent or opponents, it's almost like your own game since you work at your own pace to make equations and get rid of all your blue number … [Read more...]
ALEKS Math Website for Kids
Parents, you can avoid any summer slide and even help your kids get ahead in math with ALEKS, a web-based, artificially intelligent mathematics assessment and learning system from McGraw Hill Education correlated to NCTM standards. It's an innovative, award-winning math website for kids third grade and up that will keep them actively learning all summer long. ALEKS Math Website for Kids The math … [Read more...]
Summer Math Activities for Kids
I hope you've downloaded my free summer learning printables -- Brain Camp -- and seen the math options from which your kid can choose. If not, here's the link. Today, I want to make sure you have all the resources you'll need to help your kids in elementary (primary) school with these fun summer math activities. Summer Math Activities for Kids 1. Math Apps Addition & Subtraction … [Read more...]
5 Fun Multiplication Games for Kids
Multiplication games give kids fun ways to practice and reinforce those tricky multiplication fact families. Here are five easy games you can play with your kids or they can play on their own. Multiplication Games for Kids 1) SPEED SPEED is a game that familiarizes kids with the multiples of digets 2 through 9. Janine of True Aim Education writes that her daughter loves playing SPEED. … [Read more...]
Add and Subtract Toppings On Your Pizza
Learning Resources carries a fun, educational game which makes kids listen, count, subtract, and move fast called Pizza Mania. To play, set out the toppings, the pizza chef, and choose your pizza crust. The pizza chef will call out a topping to add to or take off the pizza crust such as "3 pepperonis" or "2 peppers." Each player must listen and follow the directions. At the end of the game, the … [Read more...]
A Sorting Pie Math Game for Kids
After delving into comics for a week, I want to jump back into something different -- a cool education toy that I've just discovered. It's the Super Sorting Pie, a learning-based toy, which inspires creative play and learning. My kids loved, loved, loved it. You can play a sorting game -- sort by colors or sort by types of fruit -- a great activity for kids, especially preschoolers. Math Game … [Read more...]
Totally Tubular Fraction Formula Game
Educational Insights Fraction Formula Game visually teaches children about fractions. It's a fun math game for kids that is colorful, playful, and educational. We love it! Fraction Game More than that, my kids, even my six year old, are finally conceptualizing fractions! So, fun and learning in one game, what's not to love? To Play: Each player starts with a cylinder. To play, draw one card … [Read more...]