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Playing maths games in school

 Playing a race game


Maths can be great fun, challenging, mind-bending and completely absorbing. But the bits of mathematical information, like "number facts", can be boring and tedious to learn and practise. What better way can there be than an interesting game as a way of mastering them?

These boys are playing a race game.
The 'Spider & the Rain' game





The Spider counts up and the Rain counts down.

Click to go to The Spider and the Rain game
Playing 'Numero'





Playing 'Numero' - a commercial game - see Links.
The Triangle Number Game



The Triangle Number Game

Many different games can be played with these cards.

This one is the "Adds to 10" game.

Click to go to The Triangle Number Game


The Numbered Squares Game





The Numbered Squares Game is similar to the Triangle Number Game.

This little girl is playing the game as a 'patience', by herself.

Click to go to The Numbered Squares Game
The 'Snail 100' game




Playing the "Snail One Hundred" game.

Units are changed into tens after they have counted to 9.

The winner is the first to reach 100.

Click to go to Snail One Hundred Game.



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List of Games

Games mainly for -

     

young children        KS 1 (ages 5 - 7 years)         KS 2 (ages 7 - 11 years)


Games mainly for young children

Newest This is the newest game for the youngest children.

  1. The Spider and the Rain
                               An early number-line game

  2. Numbered squares
                               A set of cards for playing many number games with younger children

  3. The Beetle Game
                               A game to learn about the figure "6", its symbol and its meaning

  4. The Birthday Cake Game
                               A game to learn about the figure "5", its symbol and its meaning

  5. The Ladybird Game
                               A game for learning about number symbols.

  6. The Caterpillar Game
                               A game for counting backwards and forwards on a number line.

  7. The Frog Race
                               An activity to help develop the idea of moving on a number-line.

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Games mainly for KS 1 - ages 5 - 7 years

Newest This is the newest game for KS1.

  1. The House Number Game
                               A game for practising doubling

  2. Highs and Lows
                               A game for learning about Place Value with many variations.

  3. Bingo Games
                               A series of games for practising number facts

  4. Snail One Hundred
                               A game for learning about the numbers from 1 - 100

  5. The Triangle Number Game
                               Perhaps the most versatile of all maths games

  6. The Teens Game
                               A game for learning about the structure of the numbers 11 - 19

  7. Trip to the Stars Game
                               A game for differentiating odd and even numbers

  8. The Number Sentence Game
                               A game for using mathematical language and number facts

  9. The Difference Game
                               A game for helping children to understand the meaning of "difference"

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Games mainly for KS 2 - ages 7 - 11 years

Newest This is the newest game for KS2.

  1. Meet in the Middle
                               A calculator game for developing a sense of number

  2. The Number Sentence Game
                               A game for using mathematical language and number facts

  3. The Fraction Matching Game
                               A game for using fractions in different representations

  4. Reverse Bingo
                               A whole-class game for practising number facts

  5. The Triangle Number Game
                               Perhaps the most versatile of all maths games

  6. Highs and Lows
                               A game for learning about Place Value with many variations.

  7. An "I like ..." Game
                               A game that can cover many aspects of numbers

  8. A Loop Card Game
                               A game for practising doubling and halving for all the class

  9. Three Dice Game
                               Adding three numbers and recognising pairs that make 10

  10. The Reverse Times Table Game
                               A game for practising times table facts and checking with a calculator

  11. Stepping Stone Game
                               A game for practising using the concept 'difference'


You can email me if you want to ask about any of the games or have ideas for some you would like me to provide.
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