Games… THE BEST WAY TO TEACH!

Games

Did you know that the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics has done tons of research on the best ways to reinforce math concepts? And guess what? It is by playing games! Games also help with all sorts of other subjects. It just makes sense and works- wouldn’t you rather play a game to practice a new skill rather than do 50 practice problems on a worksheet?

Here is a list of the games I have used in the classroom and loved them so much I bought them for home use:

Preschool (Age 2-5)

Card Games

Uno
Crazy Eights, Old Maid, Go Fish, Matching, Memory, Slap Jack

Board Games

Candyland
Chutes and Ladders
Dominoes – Choose your child’s favorite characters- Paw Patrol, Frozen, etc.
Fishing for Colors/ Numbers
Hungry Hippos
Memory Match- Choose your child’s favorite characters- Cars, Minnie Mouse, etc.
Sneaky, Snacky, Squirrel
Surprise Slides- Choose your child’s favorite characters- Cars, Minions, Princesses, etc.

Puzzles

Magnetic Fishing Puzzles- Towing Cars, Under the Sea, Insects
Teach Your Toddler Continents and Animals
Wooden Puzzles by Melissa and Doug- Chunky Puzzles for the smallest kids (3 and under)

Learning Tools

Brain Quest Cards and Workbook
Magnetic Animals
Magnetic Letters and Numbers

Elementary K-2

Buy it Right
Math War- Addition/Subtraction
Money Bags
Pop Addition/ Subtraction
Pop Sight Words
Pop Sight Words 2
Pop Blends
Snap it Up Addition/Subtraction
Sum Swamp

Elementary 3-6

Bumper Car Math
Math War- Multiplication & Division
Monkey Fractions
Pizza Fraction Fun
Say Cheese
Snap it Up Multiplication