Prepared by Jane Besuden Game Day Prepared by Jane Besuden

Addition, subtraction, multiplication war Need Deck of cards Play Deal all cards. Turn two cards over at a time. Have players add, subtract, or multiply cards. Whoever has the highest score* wins all of the cards. Keep playing until one player has all cards. If answer is the same, turn two more cards over. Shuffle cards periodically or as you get to the end of the pile. A=1 J, Q, K = 10 OR J=11, Q=12, K=0 *Play to lowest score – determine before game starts

Find a set Use a deck of cards to find matches Numbers Colors Patterns Numbers and Colors Sequential Numbers

I Spy Many versions for ELA, Math, Science, or Social Studies ELA Math Letters, words, grammar, adjectives, etc. Ex: I spy a round letter with a stick (a, b, d, p); I spy a sentence fragment Ex: I spy a tree - - - it is tall, emerald green, sturdy Math Numbers, colors, sums, products, etc. Ex: I spy a number between 5 and 9; I spy two numbers with a sum of 6 Science Ex: I spy part of the water cycle; I spy a something that travels in the wind Social Studies Ex: I spy a community helper; I spy a topographical feature Sentence fragment-many billboards Sum of 6-phone number Travels in the wind-seed

Grocery Games How much would 4 cans of corn cost? Is it cheaper to buy the bigger can or the smaller one? (look on Mylar for decimal cost) Count as you go – round cost of items in grocery cart for an estimated total. How much change should I get back? Count the change, is it correct?

Dominos Match numbers Make patterns

Bingo Play normal Bingo to recognize letters and numbers Play Bingo with a twist Say for B 7…B 3+4 Addition, Multiplication, Subtraction, Division

Twister Number recognition Addition Subtraction Multiplication Division Add numbers to the colored circles. Students can use one digit answers or multiple digit answers.

Checkers Add addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division problems to the checkerboard, and play checkers as you normally would. If student incorrectly answers, they lose their turn and the other player goes. Use painters tape to add math problems to the play pieces. As players jump the pieces, they need to answer the math problem. Simple 4+5 or complicated (3*1/100)+(4*1/1,000).

Fact family fun Addition/Subtraction Multiplication/Divsion Write down 4 numbers, 3 of which belong to a Fact Family – do this several times Race the clock – see how many Fact Families your child can get correct

Rhyming words Grab an everyday household item – find rhyming words

Scrabble Great for vocabulary and spelling practice

charades Write academic vocabulary on slips of paper Act out

Concentration Index cards Vocabulary words Definitions Write words on one card and definitions on another. Mix them up, place face down. Turn two over at a time until you find a match. Person with the most cards wins. Students can play this on their own, too.

Math Tricks https://www.facebook.com/5Minute.Crafts.Girly/videos/2015590478682194/ UzpfSTEwMDAwMDU0NDUwMjcyMToyMzgwNzM2MTQ1Mjg3ODQ2/

Benefits Computer free Family time Learn while they are playing