Musical chairs is a great activity to get children moving while still paying attention and listening. This activity, which is based on musical chairs, gets students moving while learning basic addition facts. They hop from hoop to hoop...

In this addition worksheet, students match the one digit addition problems with their answers which are all in stars. Students complete 18 problems.

Elementary schoolers play a math game using a Tic-Tac-Toe Board. This simple idea can be used with virtually any grade level. A team of learners are the "O's," and the other is the team of "X's." Each time a team gets a problem correct,...

In this math game addition practice worksheet, students examine their addition skills as they solve the math puzzle by inserting the correct numbers.

Turn students into detectives as they decipher encrypted messages.  Introduce your class to modular arithmetic and have a little fun encrypting and decoding secret messages. The activity does not hit many content standards, but...

Players skate their way to the finish line by adding and subtracting two-step expressions as fast as possible.

Discover the joy and excitement of improving your math fluency through four different puzzles. Combine those with 25 different ways to represent numbers and you have hours of enjoyment that can be fun outside of the classroom as well.

Lead your class on an exploration of basic algebra using this resource. As part of a game, learners answer algebra questions involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. 

Watch your classroom turn into an arcade. Pupils work in groups to build pinball machines from boxes and other found objects. Gamers must incorporate a variety of obstacles and launchers into the machine to see their designs in motion.

Review subtraction skills with this entertaining game. Learners answer a series of subtraction problems involving two and three digit numbers. This resource could be used a a quick class review or as a center activity. 

Develop a potion of ratios. Learners play a matching game to make potions that follow a recipe. Pupils create equivalent ratios to make multiple recipes at a given time. As levels increase, ratios get more difficult, as they include...

In this addition word problems worksheet, students read the problems, use mental math, and find the sums. Students solve five problems.

In this addition and subtraction worksheet, students solve 220 problems. Each page has two columns of ten basic addition or subtraction facts. These are basic drills with no examples or instructions.

Students demonstrate how to add positive integers. In this computation instructional activity, students read the book Less Than Zero and use a number line and counters to play an addition game using positive integers.

In this math worksheet, students create an addition game by cutting out the spinner shape and the arrow and fastening them together. On the spinner are the digits 1-4. There are no directions for the game.

Second graders use cards to create 3-digit addition problems and add them together. In this addition lesson plan, 2nd graders add numbers with and without regrouping. Students use a deck of cards to play an addition game in pairs. A very...

A quick and easy way to get kids ready for math, is with a warm-up activity. Here, they are presented with a series of 10 numbers, as the slides progress they add each number together, resulting in a single answer. A wonderful warm-up,...

Learners play a game called 'Limit 2' and analyse their moves in order to establish a winning strategy. The subtraction game in this activity is one of a number of games in a unit called 'Analysing games' in the above publication.

Learners explore Inuit culture. In this cultural diversity lesson, students collaborate to learn Inuit games and teach them to their classmates.

In this math game worksheet, students follow numbers and given operations to fill in blanks in math squares, 6 squares total. A website reference is given for additional resources. 

In this math game learning exercise, learners add numbers, starting at a given one and ending with a given sum. A website reference is given for additional activities. 

For this math game worksheet, students find the path that leads from a first number to a last, adding as they go to find that sum. A website reference is given for additional resources. 

Here's a way to create math fact flash cards! Learners create their own cards and sort them into matching categories. Students start with addition and work their way up to harder math such as multiplication, and are asked to notice...

The game of "Trading Faces" is the focus of this clever math lesson. Your mathematicians use addition to determine the values of different coin combinations by playing the game. Everything you need to implement the game, and the lesson,...