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World Wildlife Fund
Shapes
Investigate the properties of three-dimensional figures with this Arctic-themed math lesson. Beginning with a class discussion about different types of solid figures present in the classroom, young mathematicians are then given a...
Math Solutions
Factor Game
Learning about factors and multiples is all fun and games with this simple math activity. The lesson begins with the teacher and class playing the Factor Game together as learners figure out the rules and uncover key...
Oregon Department of Education
Building Number Sense
It's never too early to begin a child's math education. This collection of fun hands-on activities engage youngsters in building their number sense as they learn how to count objects, identify numerals, compare amounts, and much more.
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
Fraction Card Games
Have fun with fractions in a math card game activity! Cut out the fraction cards and use them to reinforce fraction concepts, including common denominators, parts of a whole, and equivalent fractions.
Collaborative Learning Project
Four in a Row Addition and Subtraction
Scroll down to find four fun addition and subtraction partner game boards, complete with endless opportunities for practice with numbers 0-38. Kids choose numbers from a number box and, depending on the game, either find the sum or the...
West Contra Costa Unified School District
Families of Functions Sort
Have some fun with functions with a short activity that asks learners to first sort scatter plot in terms of their correlation. They then sort graphs of different types of functions in terms of key features, such as slope.
Illustrative Mathematics
What’s Missing?
Now you see them, now you don't! This fun peek-a-boo activity engages young mathematicians in developing their ability to compose and decompose numbers. After being presented with a series of counters, children close their eyes while the...
Wells Fargo
Hands on Banking
Encourage middle schoolers to be proficient and knowledgeable in the economic world with a series of personal finance lessons. Focusing on banking, credit, budgets, and investing, the activities guide learners through financial...
Mathwire
A Collection of Logic Number Puzzles on the Hundred Board
What's my number? Spark mathematical thinking and have some fun with thirty number puzzles that pose a series of questions to guide learners towards number discovery.
Curated OER
House Project
Make young mathematicians' dreams a reality with this fun drawing project. Given the task of designing their dream home, students create drawings and physical models that demonstrate their understanding of proportion and scale.
Curated OER
Gotcha Covered, Pardner!
Young geometers use the interactive website Cyberchase to practice calculating both area and perimeter. Real world problems encourage learners to discover that we use math each and every day.
Texas State Energy Conservation Office
Investigation: Tour de Texas
Teams of Texas tourists gather into groups to analyze what they can do with $50 worth of an alternative fuel. They write checks, keep a balance sheet, and map out their sight-seeing route taking into consideration the location of...
Curated OER
Counting Money Activity
Second graders explore commerce by practicing monetary transactions. In this consumer math instructional activity, 2nd graders practice using math functions to add and subtract different amounts of money. Students identify the different...
Curated OER
Reading, Writing, and Math in Daily Living
Learners use reading, math, and writing skills to complete this activity in which they make chocolate chip cookies. This lesson seeks to tie real-life skills to classroom learning to make curriculum more meaningful. While this activity...
Core Knowledge Foundation
A “Whole” Lot of Fraction Fun!
Young mathematicians are introduced to fractions in a unit that helps them to understand parts of a whole.
Perkins School for the Blind
Initial Consonant Activity
Bingo is a super fun game and can be used to reinforce a vast number of recognition skills. These bingo cards are prepared by constructing nine squares, each delineated with raised Wikki Stix or gluedyarn and containing a...
Scholastic
Guess and Check
How can you find the solution to an addition or subtraction problem by guessing? Practice the guess-and-check strategy with a fun math activity based on Ms. Squid's ink mess on the homework. Kids determine which number is covered by the...
Curated OER
Jumping Numbers
This is a fun way to incorporate physical activity with a basic math skill. You call out a number and a movement then your Kindergarteners perform that movement while they count that number. This is a fantastic way to review counting...
Math Drills
Halloween Cartesian Art
Jack-o-lanterns are the face of Halloween. Middle school mathematicians graph coordinates on a cartesian plane and connect the points to create a jack-o-lantern.
For The Love of Teaching Math
Sink Cap’n K!
Turn a lesson on the coordinate plane into a class game of battleship with this fun math resource. Providing two coordinate grids and and places to fill in the ordered pairs that are guessed, this activity is a great way...
Curated OER
Sorting Toys
Do your kindergartners love playing with toys? Bring that passion to this matching activity, where they draw a line from illustrations of toys to matching toys. For extra fun, have them do the same activity with actual toys and hula hoops.
Beyond Benign
All A Loan
When designing a house, it's important to know about percents. Through a series of three lessons, scholars first review percentages through an activity involving M&Ms and then apply that knowledge to calculate compound interest and...
Math Drills
Thanksgiving Cartesian Art: Mayflower
How did the Pilgrims arrive to America? Middle schoolers graph ordered pairs on a coordinate system, connect the points, and discover a mystery picture—the Mayflower.
Federal Reserve Bank
Purchasing a Vehicle
Start your engines! Prevent negative car buying experiences by arming pupils with information. Prepare your young drivers to make informed decisions when they are ready to purchase a car. All aspects are considered from the type of car...