Math games for kindergartens
Kindergarten Math Games That Make Learning Fun from the Start
Looking for ways to make math fun for young learners? Check out these kindergarten math games! They teach all the basic math skills kindergartners need to master and are sure to engage every kid in the learning process.
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1. Conquer cardinality with penguin dominoes
Kindergarten math students work to master cardinality, understanding that written numerals correspond to the number of items pictured. These free printable penguin dominoes make the concept fun to practice.
Learn more: Playdough to Plato
2. Put together puzzles to gain number sense
Kindergarten math students learn to understand that numbers can be represented in a variety of ways. These free printable puzzles help them practice those skills.
Learn more: Tickled Pink in Primary
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This free printable game helps little ones master their numbers from 11 to 20, both as numerals and represented on ten-frames.
Learn more: The Measured Mom
4. Stack cups and count to 100
Kids love stacking things, so they’ll get a kick out of kindergarten math games that make use of stackable cups. This one has them doing it with 100 cups while they count! Turn it into a competition by putting them in teams and timing them to see who can finish the task the fastest.
Learn more: Kindergarten Smorgasboard/100 Cups
5. Visit the skip-counting store
How fun is this? Grab some toys and label them with price tags in increments of 10 cents. Give kids a handful of plastic dimes, and have them count out the amount needed for each “purchase.”
Learn more: Creative Family Fun/Skip Counting Store
6. Have a rubber duck race
In this game, kids race to see who can be the first to get their rubber duckies to 10 (or any number you choose).
They roll a die and lay out tiles to move their duck. The twist? To get to 10 at the end, they must roll the exact number they need—no going over! Kindergarten math games like this one are terrific for practicing counting on, basic addition, and making 10.
Learn more: Happy Toddler Playtime
7. Practice counting on with cards and dice
Remove the face cards from a deck of playing cards and grab a pair of dice. The first player turns over a card and then rolls the dice. The number on the dice indicates how far they “count on” from the card. (For example, a player turns over a three and rolls a four. They say, “Three: four, five, six, seven.”) If the player gets it right, they keep the card, and the other player(s) get a turn.
Learn more: Creative Family Fun/Counting On
8. Skip-count with craft sticks
There are endless ways to use craft sticks in the classroom. For this game, number a series of colorful sticks by fives, as shown. Kids can practice by putting them in order first.
Then, have a student draw a stick and count on by fives from that number to 100—if they draw 75, they then count 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 100. If they get it right, they keep the stick, and the next player takes a turn.
Learn more: Simply Kinder
9. Match teen numbers
Once they’ve mastered the numbers 1 to 10, it’s time to understand how those numerals add up to make bigger numbers. These free printable cards show numerals and matching bundles of sticks that deconstruct each teen number into tens and ones.
Learn more: The Kindergarten Connection
10. Compare numbers with dominoes
Kindergartners learn to compare numbers to determine which is larger and which smaller. Stacking math cubes based on the numbers on dominoes is a fun, hands-on way to compare the two numbers side by side, making it easier to see the difference.
Learn more: My Fabulous Class
11. Face off and compare numbers
You’ll need some small toys for this game, as well as polyhedral dice.
Kids roll and place the number of items on their side. Then, they compare the two to see which is bigger.
Learn more: Natalie Lynn Kindergarten
12. Make 10 with two-sided chips
You’ll need counting chips that are a different color on each side for this activity. Kids shake up 10 chips in a cup and pour them out on the table. Then they see how many they have of each color and write that number bond to make 10.
Learn more: First Grade Fairytales
13. Throw snowballs to make 10
Make “snowballs” from paper (or any way you like), then place them in a bucket at one end of the room. Start kids out by having them toss snowballs into another bucket until they reach 10 (or any target number). Then, up the challenge by placing some snowballs in each bucket and have kids figure out how many more they need to toss in to make 10.
Learn more: Frugal Fun for Boys and Girls—Snowball Math Games
14. Use Uno cards to play addition war
In the card game War, players each flip an Uno card, and the one whose card is greatest takes them both.
In this twist on one of our favorite kindergarten games, players each flip two cards. They then use counting blocks to represent the numbers and count on or add to find the sum. The largest sum wins the hand, and play continues.
Learn more: Planning Playtime—Addition Game
15. Roll and add for fluency within 5
Kindergarten math students work to become fluent in adding and subtracting within 5. This free printable board game makes it fun!
Learn more: Liz’s Early Learning Spot
16. Get four in a row and learn place value
This customizable game helps teach the early place-value concept of tens plus ones. Get it for free at the link.
Learn more: Two Boys and a Dad
17. Bowl and subtract within 10
Set up a toy bowling pin set (or make one from plastic bottles or toilet-paper tubes). Kids bowl and see how many pins they knock down, subtracting that number from 10. Then they repeat, this time subtracting from the previous answer.
First to get to zero wins!
Learn more: Planning Playtime—Subtraction Worksheets
18. Get off my boat!
So simple, so engaging, so fun! Use tape to outline a boat shape on the floor (or try this outside with sidewalk chalk). Let some kids board the “boat,” then make some get off. Use those numbers to write a subtraction number sentence and solve the equation!
Learn more: Kindergarten Smorgasboard—Get Off My Boat!
19. Drive and compare numbers to music
Prep for this game by using dot markers on paper plates as shown (visit the link below for more examples). Each kid takes a plate then uses it to “drive” around the room as you play music. When the music stops, they find a nearby partner and compare what they see on each other’s plates (e.g., “8 dots is more than 4 dots. 1 green dot is less than 4 green dots.” Then start the music up and repeat!
20. Build a weigh station
Use a hanger and plastic cups to build a super-simple weigh station.
Kids will love dropping items into the cups to see which weighs more or less. Turn it into a game by having them try to guess which object weighs more first or how many of one item equals another.
21. Battle it out in ribbon war
Looking for kindergarten math games that teach non-standard measurement? This idea is fun and easy. Cut colorful ribbons into a variety of lengths and place them in a bag. Each student pulls a ribbon from the bag. Then, put students in pairs and have them compare their ribbons to identify the longer one. The student with the longer ribbon keeps both, and the game continues.
22. Hold a shape scavenger hunt
Kindergarten math students are learning to recognize shapes in their environment and also to categorize and sort. This scavenger hunt does it all! Send them out to find objects in the room that match the shapes. Then count and compare to see how many you have in each category.
Learn more: Frugal Fun for Boys and Girls—Shape Scavenger Hunt
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Hop along a shapes mazeUse sidewalk chalk to lay out a shape maze on the playground or driveway. Choose a shape and hop from one to the next, or call out a different shape for every jump!
Learn more: Creative Family Fun—Shape Maze
24. Make a match to learn shapes
Grab these free printable memory cards at the link. Then play and learn the basic shapes.
Learn more: Life Over C’s
25. Guess the mystery shapes
Work on geometry terms like “sides” and “vertices” when you sort shapes using these attributes. Start by placing 3D shapes into paper bags and asking students questions like “The shape in this bag has 4 sides. What could it be?”
Learn more: Susan Jones Teaching
Love these kindergarten math games? You’ll also enjoy these 50 Kindergarten Math Word Problems of the Day!
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Mathematics,Computational Thinking
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Mathematics
Help Oscar collect all the rotten trash!
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Dino Dive
Mathematics
Dive in with the dinosaurs!
Dinosaur Train
Roarin Relay
Mathematics
Race with the dinosaurs!
Dinosaur Train
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Dinosaur Train
Dino Drink
Mathematics
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Mathematics
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Pinecone Pass
Mathematics
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Opening Ceremony
Science,Mathematics
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The Big Dog Problem
Mathematics,Computational Thinking
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Peg + Cat
The Perfect Ten Problem
Literacy-English Language Arts (ELA),Mathematics,Computational Thinking
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Elmo's World
Mathematics,The Arts
Welcome to Elmo's World! Play six different mini-games in Elmo's room.
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A Job For Me
Social Studies
Explore the jobs that make up a community!
Cyberchase
Glowla's Estimation Contraption
Mathematics
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Cyberchase
Thirteen Ways of Looking at Half
Mathematics
How many ways can you make a half?
Cyberchase
Crack Hacker's Safe
Mathematics
What's in Hacker's safe? Figure out patterns with shapes, numbers, and colors to find out!
Cyberchase
Double the Donuts
Mathematics
A short math story about a dragon and a magical donut!
Ready Jet Go!
Space Scouts
Science
Earn badges to become the ultimate Space Scout!
Ready Jet Go!
Cooking School
Science
Unlock all the recipes by designing kitchen contraptions!
The Cat in the Hat
Arcade Escapade
Science
Arcade Escapade with the Cat in the Hat!
The Cat in the Hat
Clasificalo-todo
Science,Mathematics
Ayuda Nick y Sally a ordenar las diferentes cosas en Toborrowland!
The Cat in the Hat
Bridge-a-rama
Science,Mathematics
Build bridges to help the Dragon get to the party!
The Cat in the Hat
The Great Space Chase
Fly the space-a-ma racer around planets to get to rover!
The Cat in the Hat
Corn Maze Craze
Science,Mathematics
Help Cat in the Hat find Nick & Sally in the corn maze or make your own!
The Cat in the Hat
Welcome to Beaver City
Mathematics
Build a beaver lodge!
The Cat in the Hat
Hermit Shell
Find the right shells for the hermit crabs!
The Cat in the Hat
Deep Sea Follow Me!
Science,Mathematics
Find these fish a home!
The Cat in the Hat
Deep Sea Follow Me!
Science,Mathematics
Find these fish a home!
The Cat in the Hat
Sketch-a-Mite
Mathematics
Draw shapes and build towers with the Cat in the Hat!
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Don't Go Bananas
Social & Emotional Growth,Mathematics,Computational Thinking
Find the missing monkeys at the circus!
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Symmetry Painter
Mathematics,The Arts
Make amazing art with Peg and Cat!
Peg + Cat
Music Maker
Mathematics,The Arts
Make music with Peg and Cat!
Peg + Cat
Hair Salon
Literacy-English Language Arts (ELA),Social & Emotional Growth,Mathematics,Social Studies,Computational Thinking
Wash, cut, style, and decorate hair!
Peg + Cat
Super Peg
Mathematics,Computational Thinking
Join forces with Super Peg and Cat Guy to save Mathtropolis!
Peg + Cat
Peg's Parade
Mathematics,The Arts
Lead the parade with Peg and friends!
Peg + Cat
Mega Mall
Mathematics,Computational Thinking
Shop with the Teens!
Peg + Cat
Happy Camel
Mathematics,Computational Thinking
Find the hidden toy for Epidermis the camel.
Peg + Cat
Make the Cake
Mathematics,Computational Thinking
Decorate birthday cakes with Peg and Cat!
Peg + Cat
Chicken Coop
Mathematics
Make those 100 chicks at home in their coop!
Peg + Cat
Highlight Zone
Mathematics,Computational Thinking
Help Ramone bring back all the colors!
Peg + Cat
Giant Hide & Seek
Mathematics,Computational Thinking
Fee-fi-fo-fum! Here come the giants!
Peg + Cat
Baby Fox Machine
Science,Mathematics
Help Baby Fox fix his amazing machine!
Peg + Cat
Rock Art
Mathematics,The Arts
Use your rocks to make a picture!
Peg + Cat
Hungry Pirates
Mathematics
Find the hungry Pirates tasty treasure!
Peg + Cat
Chicken Blastoff
Mathematics
Build a rocket to send the farm animals to space!
Peg + Cat
Paint-a-long
Mathematics,The Arts
Paint and play with Peg and Cat!
Peg + Cat
321 Snack
Mathematics
Send a snack flying through the air to feed cat using a wild contraption.
Peg + Cat
Scrub-A-Dub
Mathematics
Wash those chickens, pigs, and cows!
Peg + Cat
Chicken Dance
Mathematics,The Arts,Computational Thinking
Can you do the chicken dance?
Team Hamster! & Ruff Ruffman
Ruff's Cookie Creator
Literacy-English Language Arts (ELA),Science,Mathematics,Computational Thinking
Create cookie recipes with Ruff!
Cyberchase
Save the Park
Mathematics
Help save the park from Buzz and Delete!
Cyberchase
Railway Hero
Mathematics
Join the CyberSquad to fix the Information Super Railway using math skills!
Cyberchase
Watts of Trouble
Power up rides in R-Fair City using renewable energy.
Cyberchase
Bugs in the System
Mathematics
Hacker has infested the cybrary with nasty bugs! Clear out the bugs by sorting them into graphs.
Cyberchase
Buzz and Delete Save the Day
Mathematics
Travel to different worlds with Buzz and Delete to save Botopolis!
Cyberchase
Can you Fill It?
Mathematics
Hacker has infested the cybrary with nasty bugs! Clear out the bugs!
Cyberchase
Mission Motherboard
Mathematics
Help Motherboard defeat Hacker, play puzzles, and collect things!
Cyberchase
Poddle Weigh In
Mathematics
Use math to see how much each Poddle weighs!
Cyberchase
Tangram Game
Mathematics
Use shapes to create different objects. Can you make them all?
Peg + Cat
Race Car
Mathematics
Pick your race car and ready, set, go!
Odd Squad
Agent Academy
Mathematics,Computational Thinking
Build your own Odd Squad agents!
Odd Squad
OSMU Van Dashboard
Operate the OSMU Van and uncover secret mini-games and features!
Odd Squad
Agent Check-Up
Mathematics,Computational Thinking
Help Dr.
O diagnose and cure the agents' odd diseases.
Odd Squad
Build-a-Squad
Mathematics
Build your own Odd Squad Headquarters and solve some oddness!
Odd Squad
Cases
Mathematics,Computational Thinking
Odd things are happening all over town. Investigate and solve cases!
Odd Squad
Code Breaker
Mathematics,Computational Thinking
Crack the code and get into top secret areas in headquarters.
Odd Squad
Creature Duty
Mathematics
Take care of Odd Squad's strange creatures!
Odd Squad
Down The Tubes
Mathematics,Computational Thinking
Help fix the tubes so the Odd Squad agents can get around.
Odd Squad
Odd Invasion
Mathematics
Defend Odd Squad headquarters from a very odd invasion!
Odd Squad
Pienado
Mathematics,Computational Thinking
Watch out for flying pie! Help stop Odd Todd's pienado.
Odd Squad
Sector 21
Mathematics
Search for mysterious creatures hiding in Sector 21.
Odd Squad
Puppy Quest
Mathematics,Computational Thinking
The Odd Squad agents have been turned into puppies!
Curious George
Ribbit
Mathematics
Help make music with Curious George and his froggy friends!
Curious George
Hide and Seek
Mathematics
Look and find numbers game
Curious George
Hat Grab
Mathematics,Computational Thinking
Help spot hats at the airport with George!
Sid the Science Kid
Vegetable Harvest
Mathematics
Count and gather vegetables!
Sid the Science Kid
Pan Balance
Mathematics
Play with the pan balance!
Sid the Science Kid
Sorting Box
Science,Mathematics
Get sorting!
Sid the Science Kid
Weather Surprise
Science,Mathematics
Match items to the right environments!
Sid the Science Kid
Vegetable Planting
Science,Mathematics
Let's plant some seedlings!
Sid the Science Kid
Snowflake Match
Mathematics
Match snowflakes with Gerald!
Sid the Science Kid
Snow Search
Science,Mathematics
Find the hidden snowy surprises!
Curious George
Monkey Jump
Mathematics
Help George count all the bouncy balls!
Curious George
Flower Garden
Mathematics
Grow and count flowers with Curious George!
Curious George
Bug Catcher
Mathematics
Catch and count the bugs!
Curious George
Apple Picking
Mathematics
Count apples with Curious George
Curious George
Bunny Ride
Mathematics
Drive along the countryside and collect carrots for our bunny friends
Curious George
Bubble Pop
Mathematics
Count the bath time bubbles.
Curious George
Meatball Launcher
Mathematics
Help George count the meatballs.
Curious George
Museum of Tens
Mathematics
Add, count and subtract objects in the Museum of Tens.
Curious George
Count With Allie
Mathematics
Read and count along with Curious George and Allie!
Curious George
Train Station
Mathematics
Count trains with Curious George
Curious George
Blast Off
Mathematics
Count down with George to launch a rocket ship!
Curious George
Fair Shares
Mathematics
Help give the same amount of treats to each dog!
Curious George
High Five
Mathematics
Count by fives by making handprints with Curious George.
Splash and Bubbles
Help Our Kelp
Science,Social & Emotional Growth,Mathematics
Help Ripple keep the kelp forest clean!
Splash and Bubbles
Reeftown Rock Adventure
Science,Mathematics
Go on an adventure to find underwater creatures and build your own ocean!
Cyberchase
Echo Explorers
Science,Mathematics,Social Studies
Use echolocation to free the bats and make cactus juice!
Odd Squad
Artifact Adventure
Computational Thinking
Play as agents or villains in this 2-player adventure as you race to collect Snackpocalypse artifacts!
Cyberchase
Duck Dash
Join a flock of migrating ducks and use math skills to help them reach their winter home.
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Donkey Hodie
Go Fetch With Bob Dog
Bob Dog is on a mission to become a top fetcher with his coach, Penguin Referee! Go Fetch! With Bob Dog is a fun, claw machine-style game from Donkey Hodie where players use classification, flexible thinking, and visual discrimination to help Bob Dog sort the toys he wants and toss the ones he doesn't as fast as they can.
Everyone will dig it!
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Elinor Ari's Wonderful Ideas
Design your own animal-inspired vehicles!
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Hero Elementary
Super Seasons Snapshots
Observe and snap photographs of animals, plants, and more throughout the seasons.
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Nature Cat
Nature Road Trip
Go on road trip with Nature Cat and the gang!
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Nature Cat
Lost and Found
Bad Dog Bart has stolen all the toys! Can you help find them?
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Nature Cat
Nature Art Box
Use your Nature Art Box to create art with natural materials!
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Sesame Street
Abby's Sandbox Search
Help Abby find the objects hidden in the sand!
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Sesame Street
Grover's Rhyme Time
Travel around the world and make up dances with Grover.
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Sesame Street
A Job For Me
Explore the jobs that make up a community!
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Martha Speaks
Martha Seeks!
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Martha Speaks
Martha's Steaks
Help Martha and friends collect all the dog treats by learning new words to jump and fly around obstacles.
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Martha Speaks
Socks in Space
Help Martha collect her socks... in space!
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Team Hamster! Power Painters
Paint some spooky paintings with simple machines from Team Hamster!
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Elinor Wonders Why
Elinor Curious Campout
Let's go camping with Elinor!
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Team Hamster! Roll to the Rescue
Help Team Hamster! through the maze & collect stickers!
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The Cat in the Hat Builds That
5 Science & Engineering games, treehouse fun & at home activities!
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Elinor Pond Life
Create your own pond ecosystem and see what creatures and plants grow.
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Wild Kratts
Aviva's Eel-Ectric Challenge!
Help test Aviva's Electric Eel Creature Power Suit!
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Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum
Xavier's Museum Maker
New room unlocked! Build your own museum!
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Elinor Wonders Why
Elinor Soup's Up
Pick vegetables & make your own soup with Elinor!
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Elinor Wonders Why
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Hide and seek with Elinor & friends, play by yourself or with a friend!
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Hero Elementary
Super Seasons Snapshots
Observe and snap photographs of animals, plants, and more throughout the seasons.
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Fine Feathered Feast
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Math Games for Preschoolers (Didactic)
Teaching a child math is a long process, aimed at making great efforts not only by the mentor, but also by the student. Didactic games in mathematics for preschoolers are designed to diversify the learning process, destroy strict officialdom, and increase the degree of effectiveness of assimilation and understanding of mathematical foundations.
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Didactic games in mathematics in kindergarten: goals and objectives
Important to know
DIY didactic games for preschoolers
DIY didactic math games in pictures
Card file of didactic games in mathematics for preschoolers
Didactic games in kindergarten: goals and objectives
Didactic games are held in order to increase the level of awareness of the child about the surrounding world. They develop observation skills, teach them to fix and find differences between objects, comparing them according to different characteristics. During the game process, children learn to find elementary cause-and-effect relationships. nine0003
Didactic games in mathematics in preschool educational institutions can be very different, their choice depends on the goal:
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These didactic math games for preschoolers help:
- improve the ability to independently use single digits; nine0051
- education of mindfulness, memory, thinking;
- mastering the method of distributing natural numbers, improving counting skills.
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- Orientation development games allow students to learn to fix and state their own position on the ground, to determine and name the location of any object relative to another. With the educational task achieved, preschoolers are able to use words to name the location of objects.
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- Games with figures are used to strengthen knowledge about the shape of various geometric shapes, improve the skill of finding them in nearby things. Such games are conducive to the education of attention and the formation of creative imagination in preschoolers.
- Didactic mathematical games that develop logical thinking are originally designed to form the components of scientific thinking: making judgments, making arguments, summing up. They also help develop creativity and out-of-the-box thinking. nine0051
This is important to know For younger children, it is enough to allocate 5 minutes for them. Didactic games in mathematics in the senior group can last no more than 15 minutes. Exceeding this time may lead to a decrease in activity and a weakening of cognitive interest, which may adversely affect the result. nine0051
DIDActic games for preschool children
In order to grow cognitive interest of educated teachers, teachers should try to diversify the course of the teaching. To do this, many develop and produce their own training sessions. In the manufacture of visibility, everything that is at hand can be useful, the main condition is harmlessness for kindergarten students. nine0003
Materials for creating didactic games can be as follows:
- improvised materials - fabric, yarn, buttons;
- natural raw materials - leaves, flowers, grass, cones;
- stationery - glue, gouache, colored paper, cardboard;
- imagination is the most important component.
Do-it-yourself didactic games in mathematics in pictures
Making didactic games with your own hands is not at all difficult. Here are examples of such mathematical games.
Didactic games for preschoolers
9000 9000"Descriptions" Chases "Chases" Chases Udes "Chases" Chases "Chases" Chases. :
orientation training in space, improving communication skills. nine0003Game in progress. Each preschooler has a drawing depicting a carpet. Pupils are required to describe the position of the parts of the pattern in the figure: on the left side, on the right, at the top or bottom.
"Solve an example"
Purpose: training to perform addition and subtraction within ten.
Game progress. The teacher throws a ball to a preschooler and calls an example. The pupil, having caught it, answers and returns the ball. Then the teacher throws the ball to the next one. nine0003
"Find the mistake"
Purpose : analysis of geometric shapes, comparison and finding the excess.
Game progress . The preschooler is invited to analyze the rows of geometric shapes and point out the error, offering a correction option with an explanation. A mistake can be a circle in a row of squares, or a red figure among yellow ones.
Show me
Target: Improving the ability to recognize a geometric figure according to a given criterion.
Game progress. In front of the preschooler, several figures are randomly laid out, differing in color, shape and size. The teacher proposes to determine the figure according to the named criterion: a small square, a large red circle, etc.
"One property"
Purpose: to consolidate knowledge about the properties of geometric shapes, develop the ability to characterize and distinguish figures by their characteristics. nine0003
Game progress: players must provide the same set of geometric shapes. One of the players puts one of them on the table. The task of the second player is to choose from his set a figure that differs from the one laid out by the previous player in only one of some signs. For example, if the first figure laid out is a large red circle, then the next one can be laid out a large red square or a large blue circle, or a small red circle. The game should be built on the principle of playing dominoes. nine0003
"Who are the neighbors?"
Game progress . Participants become in a circle. The teacher throws the ball and calls a random number. The child, having caught the ball, names the neighbors of this number. The ball is then thrown to the next player.
"Let's Harvest"
Goal : Practice comparing objects by size. nine0003
Game progress . The teacher advises children to harvest in different baskets - large vegetables and fruits in one basket, small ones in the other.
"Shop and Geometry"
Purpose of : training in recognizing basic geometric shapes, improving communication skills.
Game progress . On the table are objects of various shapes, put up for sale. Each pupil - the buyer receives a card - a check on which a figure is drawn: a circle, a triangle, a square or a rectangle. He can purchase any thing, provided that the shape of the goods corresponds to the picture on the card. Having made an unmistakable choice and proving it, the child receives a purchase. nine0003
Didactic games in mathematics
Mathematical games for preschoolers and first -graders
Development of mathematical abilities in a child - one of the aspects of school preparation. It can be difficult for a preschooler to operate with numbers, so experts advise starting a child’s acquaintance with numbers and mathematical calculations from games. Complex and sometimes boring examples and tasks do not cause rejection in the baby when they are presented in the form of interesting colorful tasks. nine0003
If a child understands at an early age that mathematics is exciting and fun, it will be much easier for him to master the school subject. By the way, mathematical games develop not only the skills of working with numbers, but also logic and non-standard thinking. What are the mathematical games for preschoolers - in our material.
Math games for 4-5 year olds
Math games for preschoolers 4-5 years old include simple math examples for addition and subtraction within 10.
1. Mathematical game "Labyrinth"
In this mathematical game, the child is faced with the task of seeing a pattern, going through a maze and helping a squirrel find an acorn.
Print the picture. Give the child a pencil. Let him draw a path along which the squirrel can get to the acorn.
The squirrel has started its journey. She took two steps. What is the difference between 3 and 1? How much more is it? And the number 5 compared to 3? It is desirable that the child himself see the pattern (adding 2 to each previous number). But if it doesn’t work out, don’t worry — explain. Calculate the next step together, and then let the baby go on his own. nine0003
2. Math crossword
If a child can count to 10, they may be interested in doing a math crossword.
Print out the crossword. Tell your child how to work with a mathematical crossword puzzle, how the numbers fit into it. You can explain such concepts as "horizontal" and "vertical".
Explain that each row and column must have correct equalities. Emphasize that a mathematical crossword puzzle differs from the usual example in that an unknown number can appear anywhere in it. nine0003
Show that in a crossword puzzle it is better to solve the examples not in an arbitrary sequence, but by moving from one intersection to another. And it is very important to do everything right, because a mistake in one place will lead to inaccuracies in another.
3. Mathematical game "Count the beads"
As in other examples, the picture can be printed.
There are two different tasks here.
On the left picture there are beads that you need to count and write the answers below, as shown in the first picture. Do not give the child the task right away - invite him to think about what the numbers below (in the first picture) mean. Perhaps he himself will find a correspondence between the number of beads and the number below. In this case, he will easily enter all the correct answers. nine0003
On the second, right, block of pictures, the number of beads is the same everywhere, and the number of filled beads is signed below. The kid can also guess about this on his own. After that, he will gladly color the required number of beads in each picture.
With this activity you can explain to your child what an abacus is and how to use it.
4. Mathematical game “Take the bear to the bear cub”
Examples are written on the ice. In this game, the child must complete each task and write the answer on the ice. After that, you can pave the way of the bear to the bear cub along the ice, on which the numbers 1, 2, 3 are written, and then in order up to 10.
Math games for preschoolers 6-7 years old
Math games for children 6-7 years old are a little more difficult and suitable for kids who can count to at least 20 and solve addition and subtraction problems in two steps.
1. Mathematical game "Insert the missing number"
The meaning of this mathematical game is to insert numbers into empty cells that come in sequence before, between or after a given number.
Thus, the child's idea of the "number line" is formed. nine0003
For convenience, you can first draw this line, on which numbers are indicated from left to right, increasing each time by one. Then the baby will understand what “before”, “between” and “after” means, and will easily do all the exercises.
2. Mathematical game “Put fruits in baskets”
Print the picture, cut out all fruits and baskets separately. The kid must solve a mathematical example that is written on a fruit and "put" it in the correct basket.
These examples show the child that the same number can be obtained in several ways.
Note that the example does not show the same number of ways to get different numbers. So, 7 is obtained by five options: 4 + 3; 7 - 0; 1+6; 2+5; 14 - 7. And 18 - three: 9 + 9; 20 - 2; 12 + 6.
Explain that there are other ways to get the number 18. Give an example or have the child come up with their own.
3. Mathematical game "Find a suitable umbrella"
In this math game, you need to match an umbrella to each cloud. To do this, the child must solve the examples written inside the cloud and the umbrella, and then place the cloud over the desired umbrella.
In this task, you can not cut anything, but simply connect pictures with the same answer. Each cloud corresponds to one umbrella.
Math games for grade 1
Math games for schoolchildren are suitable for children who can count up to 30, complete examples in several steps and have a basic understanding of fractions. nine0003
1. A chain of mathematical examples
On the path of the butterfly to the flower, do all the suggested actions. Some of the numbers are already in circles, others must be entered by solving the examples given above.
This math task is not for the little ones: here you need to be able to count to at least 30.
2. Math game "How much does a salad cost?"
The picture shows vegetables and their "value". Below are plates with a different set of vegetables. Invite the child to calculate how much each salad “costs”. nine0003
3. What is the fraction in the picture?
Pictures will help explain to your child what fractions are.
The images show circles divided into equal parts. Some of them are painted over. First you need to calculate how many parts there are. Next - how many of them are painted over.
The essence of a fractional number is easy to explain in this way.
For the first example: the circle is divided into 4 parts; three out of four are shaded, i.e. three-fourths. This is referred to as 3/4.
Second example (below): there are 6 beats in the circle, four of the six are shaded - four sixths, 4/6. nine0003
Such an algorithm will allow the child to choose from the options presented the answer corresponding to each circle.
