A kindergarten math game is the best way to teach your child basic math concepts. Also, grab my other tips, ideas, and crafts for kindergarten on my page Kindergarten Homeschool Curriculum.
Your child has fun and that helps him retain what he’s learning.
I took an old school favorite and moved it from a deck of cards to one of our favorite craft supplies, wooden popsicle sticks.
It is just fun and unique, making a ho-hum game a little bit more exciting.
Gameschooling is a fantastic idea, especially for younger children.
And it is a great way to introduce the simplest math concepts.
At the kindergarten level typically kid start learning number recognition,
Additionally, they learn counting, addition and subtraction, shapes, patterns, comparing, time, months of the year, and the days of the week.
While it may seem very basic, this game really teaches a lot of great skills to young children.
Not only is it good for math but this simple game has many other benefits that help develop strong minds.
Why Go Fish Makes a Great Kindergarten Math Game
Provides a sense of accomplishment to little learners.
When kids successfully collect pairs, they feel a sense of accomplishment and pride.
This game is just plain fun!
Go Fish is an engaging game that kids of all ages enjoy playing and even adults can have fun with this one.
Teaches basic math skills. Go Fish helps kids practice basic math skills like number recognition.
Develops memory skills. Kids have to remember which cards they have and which cards they need to ask for.
Encourages social interaction. It teaches kids to learn how to take turns, follow rules, and interact with others.
Promotes language development. Kids can practice their communication skills by asking for cards and describing the cards they have.
Holding onto the cards or in this case, sticks helps to develop fine motor skills.
Math Resources for Kindergarten
Also, look at these fun hands-on resources and games for learning about math.
7 Kindergarten Math Games & Resources
Add some of these fun kindergarten math games and resources for hands-on math.
- GAME-CHANGING FUN : A hilarious game of give and take where kids develop confidence and solid math skills. Every player has fun as cards are constantly changing hands!
- EASY TO LEARN: Players look at their dealt hand for any two cards that add to 10 to make food stacks. Get stacks from other players if you have a card in your hand that makes 10 when added to the top card of an opponent's stack. Thief cards take food stacks. Trap cards stop the Thief cards. All players are actively adding and snatching. The player with the most cards wins!
- LEARNING THROUGH PLAY: ThinkFun's Zingo 1-2-3 provides a fun and engaging way for kids to develop critical skills like counting, simple addition, number sense, and word recognition
- MENTAL AGILITY ENHANCER: This game is designed to enhance mental math skills and cognitive abilities among kids aged 6 and up - a fun way to learn.
- QUALITY AND TRUST: With over 50 million games sold worldwide, ThinkFun is a global leader when it comes to brain-busting puzzles and engaging games.
- CRITICAL SKILLS DEVELOPMENT: The gameplay offers a stealth learning experience where kids can develop early math skills while having fun.
- Swat, Learn, and Win!: Kids grab a swatter, add or subtract, and swat their way to new kindergarten math skills every time they play these fast-paced math games for kids!
- Multiple Ways to Play: Designed for 1-4 players, these smart games for kids comes with many ways to play and learn—compete head-to-head, or boost with solo play!
- BUILD new elementary math skills with this strategy tile game!
- RACE to build and solve addition and subtraction equations--first one to use all their tiles wins!
- MULTIPLE ways to learn math skills, both solo or with up to 3 friends!
- ✅ Objective: Help build confidence and social skills in children but engages the entire family young and old by teaching and reinforcing basic math skills in a cool entertaining game setting. Parents and teachers will love this for beginner’s.
- ✅ How To Play: Each player selects one set of number tiles. Each toy set contains the exact same numbers. Players then connect their number tiles to form equations using operation tiles. The first player to connect all their number tiles wins!
Hidden gear mechanism automatically advances the hour hand when the minute hand is manually manipulated
Don’t forget that you can also use dice or playing cards for many math practice games as well.
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Craft Stick Go Fish Kindergarten Math Game
Play is just like the classic go fish game with cards but using numbered craft sticks instead.
If you need a refresher, I included basic instructions at the bottom to fit the sticks better.
Besides the basic go fish game, kids can use these numbered craft sticks as an interactive number line, or to add and subtract simple numbers.
Put a pair of each number face down on the table and mix them up to use for a classic memory game.
(Heads up. All of my games and hands-on ideas are tried and tested on littles. Guaranteed to have fun AND learn.)
You will need:
- 40-80 Jumbo craft sticks
- Paint markers
First, write each number on the top of 4 craft sticks, be sure to write it clearly.
Add dots to match the number to help kids that don’t quite recognize all their numbers yet.
If you want to let your child have a little more involvement you can let them paint or draw on the backside of the sticks to add their own touch.
Let the paint dry completely then add all the sticks, numbers down, into a container that cannot be seen through.
Each person grabs 6 random sticks from the container and lays down any matches that they pick up.
Take turns asking one another for numbers you need, if you have it, hand it over, and the new match is laid down in front of the player.
Otherwise tell them to “go fish”, they then draw one more stick.
Continue until someone runs out of sticks and then have your child count how many pairs they have, the one with the most pairs is the winner.
Replace all sticks, mix them up, and go again!
