Social Math Games

Skill: Comparing Fractions | No. of Players: 2 } Set-up: Quick Instead of drawing one card, students draw two cards to build a fraction in this version of war. Students then compare the fractions built with the largest fraction taking all the cards used that round. Materials: Deck of cards (remove jacks, queens, and kings) Record sheet *Optional: Fraction tiles/chart How to play: Split the group of students in pairs and give each a deck of cards. Explain in this game Aces wil

Skill: Fractions | No. of Players: 2+ | Set-up: Average This game has students move around the classroom as they try and find different representations of the same fractions. Materials Fraction Cards** How to Play: Give each student a fraction card. Students walk around the classroom looking for classmates that have the other representations of the same fraction. Once students all located all iterations, have the group work together to explain how they knew they all represen

Skill: Any | No. of Players: 4+ | Set-up: Quick This game uses speed, but not in the traditional competitive way. As a group, students are trying to complete the challenge of going through all the cards to beat their own record time. Materials: "I Have, Who Has" Timer How to Play: Give each student a card and save one for yourself. When everyone has had a moment to look at their card (and solve, if necessary, ~ 5 minutes). Begin with the card that says "start". Students will

Skill: Place Value | No. of Players: 2-4 | Set-up: Quick-Average The set-up time depends on whether you are printing out your place value chart or having students create their own. Students draw cards or pieces or paper one at a time and assign them to a specific spot on their place value chart. Once assigned the pieces become "stuck". The student who creates the largest number wins. Materials: Cards (Remove kings and jacks) or slips of paper labelled 0-9 Optional: Pre-made P

Skill: Division | No. of Players: 2-4 | Set-up: Average -Lengthy Who doesn't want pizza?! Students take pieces of pizza according to the quotients they make from dividing a specific number by a number on a spinner. The game ends when there are no more pizza pieces to take. Materials: I Want Pizza resource sheets , Before you play cut out the pizzas on page 1 so students can take slices they do their division problems. Paperclip & pencil to spin (or a clear spinner overlay) Ho

Skill: Any | No. of Players: 2+ | Set-up: Quick-Average Another math take on a classic game that can be used in any skill. Instead of having students should BINGO! Have students stand up to visually keep track of who was first. Materials: Bingo board (Can create bingo boards at https://myfreebingocards.com/  or search through the premade cards) Markers/counters to cover numbers How to Play: Teacher calls out math problems for students to solve If the problem is on the bingo b

Skill: Multiplication | No. of players: 2-4 | Set-up: Quick This game is a take on the game where you “capture” the square after completing lines between 2 dots. It has been a favorite of mine to play with students before breaks (rather than start a new topic) and during testing periods (to provide a less intense, but still productive time). Due to copyright permissions, I am unable to provide the link as a download, but I can send you to the source. To get the resource:  T

Skill: Fractions | No. of Players: 2+ | Set-up: Quick-Average Students learn about fractions by drawing and naming them. The only challenge is that students cannot write numbers or words to accompany their drawing! Materials: Strips of paper with fractions ( or print and cut this page!) Whiteboards & markers OR paper & pencils How to play: Assign students 1 or 2 as you hand out each students a slip of paper with a fraction. Student 1 illustrates the fraction on their slip wi

Skill: Estimating & Subtraction | No. of Players: Any | Set-up: Lengthy Students use observations and knowledge of number concepts to estimate the quantity of various items. Then they count the actual number before solving for the difference between their estimations and the actual number. Materials: Estimation Recording Sheet Various classroom items Paper and pencils for recording How to play: Before gameplay:  Set up stations with items of varying quantities and p

Skill: Place Value & Rounding | No. of Players: 2 | Set-up: Quick Students use rounding skills to identify numbers while trying to build a line of four to win. Materials: Game board per pair Different colored writing tool 3 dice (1-6) per pair How to play: Player 1 rolls three dice and use the digits to create a number. Then, player 1 rounds the number to the nearest 10 number and crosses that number out on the game board to "claim" as theirs. Player 2 then takes the same a