Games
In our classroom we frequently incorporate playing games into our learning. Below are a selection of my top five math games and top five literacy games that you can play at home as a family. Many of these games would be excellent to incorporate into a family game night. In addition to spending an evening enjoying time together as a family, your children will be expanding their learning! I have included direct links to online stores where these games are available for purchase. Also, I have many of these games available for the students to check out of our classroom learning library. Please encourage your child to bring one home for the night or the weekend!
math gamesPizza Fraction Fun
This game allows your child to "play with his food" while practicing fractions. The pizzas contain fraction slices from 1/2 to 1/16 and includes seven variations of play. Students will gain practice in identifying fractions, matching fraction equivalents, and performing addition and subtraction containing fractions. Amazon: $13.56 Walmart: $16.35 |
Literacy gamesWord Noodlers
In this game your child will use his "noodle" to rhyme, define, spell and explore idioms, vocabulary, tenses, root words and more. When answering questions, players can speak, write, or choose to act out answers. This game will bring excitement to your child's literature learning! Amazon: $12.95 Walmart: $32.16 |
Farkle
This dice game will allow your child to practice mental math through play. The game is played as each player takes a turn rolling the dice in the hopes of getting specific combinations of numbers to score points. As players take risks for a higher score they will need to keep track of their points being added, but beware of losing your points by rolling a Farkle! This game can be played with six regular dice, a cup, and the use of these instructions or bought from one of the following retailers. Amazon: $7.57 Walmart: $5.97 |
Blurt!
In this game, a clue card containing a word's definition is read aloud as every player thinks of the word and "blurts" it out as quickly as possible. There are varied levels on each card to accommodate the game for multiple ages and levels. This fun and fast-paced game will help to expand your child's vocabulary and get practice in recalling while getting the whole family involved. Amazon: $16.00 Walmart: $17.81 |
Head Full of Numbers
A game for just your child or the entire family, this makes creating math equations fun and fast paced. Players put the three standard dice and three custom dice in the dice shaker, roll them out, and place them into the dice tray. Once the sand timer is set, the players make as many unique, correct math equations they can using the numbers on the dice. This game gives your child experience creating and solving addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division equations. Amazon: $15.89 Walmart: $15.99 |
Rockin' Reading
In this game you are on the tour bus with the band! Players select a question card, read it aloud, and answer the questions. With each correctly answered question you will advance on the board. This game gives your child practice with comprehension skills including main idea, reading for details, making inferences, drawing conclusions, using context clues, understanding figurative language, and distinguishing between fact and opinion. Amazon: $16.47 Walmart: $17.06 |
Sequence Numbers
In this game, players draw a card with an addition or subtraction equation on it. Match the equation to the answer on the board and place your chip on the answer. The first player or team to create a sequence using their chips on the board wins! Your child will love the competitive and strategic nature of Sequencing Numbers while practicing addition and subtraction. Amazon: $17.42 Walmart: $17.42 |
Cooking Up Sentences
Your child will be the "chef" of grammar in this game of creating "recipe" sentences. Players make sentences by correctly identifying parts of speech and forming them into correct sentences. Try making your own ingredient card, add a funny word, and listen to the silly sentences created. This game is a creative way for your child to practice grammar. Amazon: $19.50 Walmart: $24.93 |
Q-bitz
This is another fast-paced, whole family game. Each player recreates a pattern that appears on a game card using his or her visual agility. This game is perfect for your child to practice patterning and master memory through the three varied levels of play. Amazon: $20.50 Walmart: $20.50 |
You've Been Sentenced
In this game players create zany, crazy and hilarious sentences using five-sided cards with multiple forms of a base word. The other players can object to a sentence and the creator of the sentence will need to defend it. This game allows your child to incorporate creativity into building grammatically correct and structured sentences. Amazon: $16.93 Walmart: $17.06 |