Number line games for kindergarten

25 Fun Number Line Activities for Your Little Learners

April 26, 2022 //  by Eileen Zajac

Teaching number lines to students in a way that they can both visually and physically represent them will be important for the entirety of their use of math. Teaching students at a young age to think mathematically will foster a variety of personality traits that will be followed by students throughout their math journey. A strong foundation of understanding and visualizing numbers can easily be taught. Our experts have come up with 25 unique, engaging, and overall fun activities that your students will love!

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Whether it's Easter or you've been reading a Rabbit book like this one, your students will love creating this number line. Bringing hands-on activities into your math stations will not only keep students engaged, but will also help keep the teacher table focused and undistracted.

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This can definitely be purchased but can also easily be made by a crafty elementary math teacher. Whether you're planning to use it as a math center rotation or as a fun math competition, students will be totally engaged with this super fun activity.

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This low prep resource is perfect for those days that students are just a little stir crazy inside the classroom. This engaging activity can honestly be used with a variety of classes, just draw different number lines using sidewalk chalk.

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Sometimes teaching challenging math concepts to visual kinesthetic learners can be very difficult. Making math tech connections can sometimes cause issues for this special group of kiddos. Come out of the tech world for a bit and use this simple math number line in your classroom!

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Digital activities can enhance student learning in a variety of ways. Working at math centers using chrome books, or during distance learning. These math number lines are a great addition to any learning strategy.

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A perfect activity for toddlers and older kids alike, this interactive activity will build math skills in even our youngest learners while also being fun and engaging. An ideal resource for those mamas looking for a simple idea that can spark love and understanding of math.

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Bringing literacy across the curriculum will provide students with a different range of strategies that they'll need throughout life. Reading a book like Veggies with Wedgies will be both engaging for students and a great resource for number line math lessons. Count the veggies you see in the story and tape them to the number line!

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If your kids are just starting to count or they're already using 2-digit numbers, this is a great activity for them. Used with both homeschool preschool and school-aged children, this is a great visual representation that will get your students outdoors and crafty!

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Finding different ways to engage our soccer-loving kids can be a bit difficult. Using different number lines on soccer fields can be a great visual for your students. Add this to your collection of activities while teaching number lines to higher-grade students.

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Subtracting can be a difficult concept for many students. With this number line activity, not only will your students have an easier time grasping the idea, but teachers will also have an easier time assessing student understanding. Using hands-on subtraction activities in the classroom can seriously help students in the long run.

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Visual tools along with hands-on activities have been proven to help students understand different math concepts. This super cute ocean-themed activity is not only easy to make but also super exciting for students to use. Also enhancing motor skills by using the craft sticks.

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Give students a better understanding of fractions this year, with this engaging and themed fraction number line. Although this might be a bit more prep for teachers, providing daily activities to engrain fraction strategies into students' brains will not disappoint.

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Lead students in an activity to make a number line out of a sheet of paper. Teaching tools like this are extremely simple to teach but will help students to create their own number lines in an emergency or at home. It's also an engaging hands-on activity that students will love.

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Fun math games that teach students to recognize different numbers on a number line are a dime a dozen, but this one is great for the teacher too! Assess and understand where students are thriving and where they're being challenged in their comprehension.

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Finding helpful resources to teach and engrain fractions into your student's brains can be a daunting task. This is a great scaffold for math centers and teaching students who are quite grasping the content. An intricate math tool that will strongly benefit your students.

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During a time of distance learning and classroom technology constantly changing and climbing, having a few different resource types throughout your lessons is super important for teachers. Using digital fraction activities not only gives students extra manipulative but also some technology use!

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Finding fun games to bring into your math center rotation is never easy. This activity can easily be used at home and in the classroom. Your students will love being active learners by rolling the dice and marking the number on the number line.

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Making a human number line in the classroom can be a super fun and engaging math game. Whether you draw numbers on paper or have students wear them on their shirts, it can be super exciting to make human math games!

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These fun puzzle pieces are a perfect addition to your next adding or subtracting number line lesson. Whether it be math stations or whole-group activities, these number lines are a great way to have students focus on their independent practice.

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This wonderful Thanksgiving activity will be a great way to enhance students learning and understanding of the number line. Throwing the dice never fails for our littlest learners. Don't let this game get away, it's easy to make and super cute to play!

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Using a pipe cleaner and a hand full of beads is always a good time in the classroom. This easy pipe cleaner activity can be used as both a math lesson and a great skills motor math game. You will be shocked at your student's patience during this activity.

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Counting with dominos is a fun math game that can be used throughout math centers, at home, or as a whole class activity. Having students work collaboratively on this will be even more beneficial for their learning outcomes.

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Being a bit more of an intense prep of a number line activity, this is perfect for a rainy day or a day that you have a big math block. Students will not only love to show off their creations but they'll also have a blast making them! It's a perfect informal project-based assessment activity.

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Have students bring in their favorite action figures or Lego men for this fun math activity. Students will love to be able to bring their friends from home into the classroom and use them in a math lesson!

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I love to have one of my math stations a game on Fridays. My students loved this number line game! It was easy to get to and easy to understand. I also love hearing my kiddos when they do well and when they do not do so well.

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18 Number Line Activities You'll Want to Try in Your Classroom

Number lines are a reliable method teachers have been using for ages to teach number sense, arithmetic, and all sorts of other math skills. This collection of number line activities works with littles and not-so littles, as they learn the concepts they need to be successful at math. Pick a few to try today!

1. Use sticky notes to line up numbers.

Write numbers on sticky notes and ask kids to place them in order on the number line. This simple idea is perfect for little ones first learning to sequence numbers. But number line activities are useful for older students too; try this same exercise with fractions, decimals, or negative numbers. (We love sticky notes in the classroom!)

Learn more: Busy Toddler

2. Build a life-size number line.

A life-size number line in your classroom allows you to do all sorts of active math games and practice. Kids will get even more out of number line activities when they become the numbers! (Pro tip: Carpet spots are fantastic for this project.)

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3. Line up your shoes.

Here’s one of those number line activities just made for your life-size line! Have the class count and line up their shoes, or workbooks, or crayons. The possibilities are endless.

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4. Paint a dotted number line.

Kids use cotton swabs and paint to represent the value of each number on a line, helping them visualize what each number means. They can see how numbers grow in size from left to right.

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5. Go vertical for number line activities.

Most number lines used in the classroom are horizontal, but vertical lines can help give kids better number sense. Since we associate “up” with “greater,” a vertical number line makes that concept easier to grasp.

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6. Match dominoes to the numbers.

Kids count the dots on dominoes, or add the two numbers they see to get the sum, and place them by the corresponding number on the line. You could do this with subtraction, too.

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7. Build a number line with LEGO bricks.

Playing with LEGO bricks is learning? Who knew! We love this idea for practicing counting on using a LEGO minifig and dice.

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8. Hop and drop along the line.

Here’s a number line activity that’s sure to get kids giggling. Challenge them to carry a ball along the line and drop it on a specific number—without using their hands! They can hold it between their knees, under their neck, or any way they choose. Their antics will make you laugh, but they’ll be learning all the while.

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9. Turn a zipper bag into a number line slider.

Well, how ingenious is this idea? Write a number line across the top of a zipper bag with a slider. Then insert a math fact to practice and slide along to find the answer. So fun!

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10. Plant a number line garden.

Turn cupcake wrappers and craft sticks into numbered flowers, and “plant” them in a cardboard tube number line. (A pool noodle would also be fun for a number line garden.)

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11. Use clothespins for number line activities.

Pick up a bag of clothespins at the dollar store (you know you’re shopping there for teacher supplies anyway) and write numbers on them with a Sharpie. Then create individual number line manipulatives from paint stirrer sticks. Simple and cheap!

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12. Craft a number line bookmark.

Hit the link below for the free printable and print these bookmarks out on card stock. (Laminate if you like.) Then punch holes at the top and bottom, slide a bead onto a pipe cleaner, and attach it as shown. Kids now have a handy bookmark to help them with number line activities.

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13. Tell the story of the “naughty numbers.”

If your students sometimes have trouble remembering which directions the written numerals should face (hello, backwards 3 that looks like capital E!), the story of the naughty numbers may help. Hit the link below to hear the tale and learn how it works.

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14. Teach rounding with number lines.

Number line activities are handy for more advanced students, too. They’re ideal for learning about the concept of rounding numbers. Use a clever anchor chart like this one to show kids how it works.

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15. Send messages in secret code.

Assign each number on the line a letter (mix them up to make it more challenging). Then, craft your message using arithmetic problems for students to solve. Kids figure out the answers, find the corresponding letters, and spell out your message (which hopefully does not self-destruct!).

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16. Drive along to learn fractions.

Understanding equivalent fractions can be a challenge, but number line activities can help. In this one, drive a toy car along the lines and use equivalent fractions to prove your answer. See how it works at the link below.

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17. Use a number line to understand improper fractions.

Improper fractions can be a bit tricky, but number line activities make them easier to understand. Get this free printable cut-and-paste activity at the link below.

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18. Put decimals on the line.

Fractions and decimals go hand in hand, and both are easier with number lines. Get free printable worksheets at the link below and learn how to use number lines with decimals.

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Number lines are terrific for estimation, too. Find 18 estimation activities for your classroom here.

10 frames are another incredibly useful math tool. Here are some fantastic and fun 10 Frame Activities you’ll want to try next.

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learning to be friends and help - article - Corporation Russian textbook (Drofa-Ventana publishing house)

In this material, we have collected for you 10 psychological games and exercises aimed at improving relationships with others. Their implementation does not require additional props, and the rules are very easy to remember or modify so that the game does not bother the children even after a month.

1. Wizard game

The main purpose of is to build trust within the group.

Game progress : all the children stand in a circle, putting their hands on each other's shoulders. One of the children is chosen as a "wizard", the teacher blindfolds him and transfers him to another place in the circle. Now other children are already standing next to the child: touching their shoulders with his hands, the “wizard” must say who it is. The teacher asks the guys to keep quiet while guessing so that the “magic” does not dissipate.

2. Game "Get up, I'm looking at you!"

The main goal of is to develop mutual understanding between children.

Game progress : The teacher leads first to show the rules. Everyone sits in a row, the driver comes forward, looks around at all the children, and then stops looking at someone for 2-3 seconds. Whoever the host is now looking at should stand up and smile. All the children take turns leading to learn to understand and feel the gestures and articulation of others.

3. Game "Nature is sad"

The main goal of is to develop the ability to empathize and help.

Game in progress.
Educator: Do you cry when you are offended?
Children: Yes, sometimes!
Educator: do you think nature can cry if someone offends her?
Children: probably!
Educator: it’s raining in the fall, did someone offend nature?

Further, the facilitator invites the children to discuss why nature can cry and how it could be offended. For a change, you can choose not abstract phenomena, but trees or flowers. Children should offer various options: how to take pity on nature and help her. During the discussion, the facilitator asks if it is possible to feel sorry for his friend in the same way if he was offended. Children come to the conclusion that empathy and support is not difficult.

4. Game "Good Magical Beast"

The main goal of is to develop the ability to cooperate and work together.

Game progress : all children gather side by side, hold hands (or put their hands on their shoulders). The lead educator says that now they are together - a big magical animal. In order to really become one, one must observe silence, calm down and listen to each other's breathing. And now try to breathe the same way - as if we are all one.

5. Evil paw game

The main goal of is to develop self-control skills in children in situations of conflict.

Game progress .
Leading: a long time ago, a small, but very harmful and evil paw lived in the city. She pushed the children, took away toys and pinched them. But the good guys managed to re-educate her. Let's try it too!

Children take turns sitting on a chair in the center of the circle and showing the Evil Paw - they squeeze their hand tightly, finger it. Further, all the children are invited to discuss in what situations the paw could be evil, and whether their own hands have ever been so. At the end of the discussion, the children come to the conclusion that the Evil Paw must be driven away, because no one will be friends with such a paw.

At the command of the leader, all the children immediately depict Evil paws, tensing their muscles, twisting their fingers and moving them. And after the teacher’s words “The paw has become kind!”, The children relax their hand. The game can be played after all conflict situations in the group.

6. Game "Offended Bunny"

The main goal of is to develop the ability to empathize and love others

Game progress : the leader (one of the children) sits in the center of the circle. He is an offended little bunny who did not have time to pick a delicious carrot / not the fastest in the forest / met an evil wolf. The reason can not be specified if the children themselves do not offer options.
All the guys take turns approaching the sad bunny and trying to comfort and feel sorry for him.

7. Small circle - big circle game

The main goal is to develop in children the ability to cooperate.

Game progress : the leader and the children form a large circle, holding hands. At the command of the teacher, it is necessary to make the largest circle without breaking hands. Then the smallest one. You can try: the longest, the highest (jumping), the lowest (sit down), the most smiling (smiling), the most cheerful (laughing). The main thing is to learn how to do it all together and keep the circle intact.

8. Magic Bubbles Game

The main goal is to show children that love is magic.

Game progress : Bubble bottles are required for this exercise. You can use one and pass it around. The facilitator turns on the music and invites the children to take a deep breath and exhale.
Educator: Now imagine that there is a lot of magic and love inside you! Breathe them into each bubble. Imagine what you love: mom, flowers, animals, friends, the whole world! Let our magic bubbles scatter in different directions, taking our magic with them!

9. Game "Sit down if you..."

Game progress : the presenter tells that all children and all people in the world are very different, but at the same time everyone is similar to each other. Then he turns on quiet background music and offers to check.

Host: Let's make sure it's true! Let those who love ... chocolate now stand up and take the place of another!

Children get up and move to the vacant seats.

The teacher offers different options: who loves Fixies, who likes to sleep during quiet hours, who helps mom, who always finishes lunch, who loves autumn, etc.

After several stages, the children are invited to conclude that they really have a lot in common in the group, and in order to get to know another person and make friends with him, you can ask him what he likes.

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