In my first grade classroom, we are always working on doubles. This is a quick and easy game to copy on colored paper and have your kids play to practice their doubles facts using a die. Click {here} to get your freebie! Visit my blog to get even more great freebies!
This simple “Build a Robot” game is great for pre-schoolers, helping them recognize numbers 1 – 6, matching, problem solving, and more.
Kids love games, and moms love it if it's a game that teaches a skill. This game will get your kids thinking as they come up with combinations of cards to make ten. Complete instructions are included.
Print off your very own "Hexi Cards". See how you can match up the colors!
Divergent's Erudite Faction is all about learning and knowledge. Therefore, I imagine even in play, they are always gaining more or showing off their smarts. When I think about what kind of game the Erudite's would play at a Divergent party, I think it would be a Brain Teaser game. Since I am going to have several different ages at my Divergent movie party, I decided to go with a Hidden Meaning brain teaser game. Some of the problems are easy and others are a little more difficult, so its a great game for all ages. I plan to give these games out as guests arrive so they have something to keep them busy until the party starts. They can work together if they want, which will encourage interaction, but they don't have to. I haven't decided if I want to give a prize of not, so I'll have to think about that. Maybe a gift card to the local book store. That would certainly be Erudite approved. Here's the Brain Teaser Free Printable. Simply right click on it to save to your computer. If you'd rather have a PDF version of the Hidden Meaning Brain Teaser game to print, simply go here. To play the game, hand every guest a copy of the Hidden Meaning Brain Teaser and a pen or pencil. They must decipher the meaning of the words and pictures in each square. For example, in the first square, you have the word "MAN" and the word "BOARD". The man is written on top of the board so the picture stands for "Man Over Board". Here are the answers for our Hidden Meaning Brain Teaser game: If you want more, be sure to check out another Hidden meaning Brain Teaser game here. Keep the brain flow growing with more Erudite approved brain teaser books: 399 Games, Puzzles & Trivia Challenges Specially Designed to Keep Your Brain Young Awesome Book of One-Minute Mysteries and Brain Teasers The Big Book of Brain Games: 1,000 PlayThinks of Art, Mathematics & Science The Everything Kids' Giant Book of Jokes, Riddles, and Brain Teasers The Brainiest Insaniest Ultimate Puzzle Book The Greatest Brainteasers of All Time Riddles and Trick Questions For Kids and Family!
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Pentalpha is a brain teaser puzzle from Crete. Play something unique and different! A single player game that is a fun both for kids and families.
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Give your brains a boost with this fun, easy to learn abstract strategy game for kids and families.
Are you looking for around the world games to play with your kids and as a family. I have some fun ideas! We recetnly went on our local morning show here in Dallas (Good Morning
How to play Five Field Kono, an abstract strategy game from Korea that is similar to Chinese Checkers. It is a game that the whole family will enjoy.
Learn how to make your own Achi game board with this easy craft project! Includes printable patterns and instructions for making a felt or paper board, as well as rules for playing the game and some history on the origins of the game. A fun and educational project for the whole family.
So sorry! I've corrected the problem with my Doubles game boards. Just download them again. Good catch Anonymous! As promised here are the next set of storage labels for this book. These game storage labels are for Chapter Four. Click on the picture to download. I have also completed my Doubles game boards. These are more varied...just a variety. Click on the picture to download. Enjoy! I'm still working on game boards using two dice and some subtraction ones. I did get started on my post for Chapter 6 of MWS. Look for that this weekend. Whew...busy busy!
If there's one game our family has changed up to be our own it's Yahtzee!! We started with the basic way that everyone knows how to play Yahtzee, and it morphed from there. Every time we visit with my husband's family, endless games of Yahtzee ensue!
How to play Len Choa, an abstract strategy game kids can play and make at home. Players are leopards and tiger and try to capture each other.
Tchuka Ruma is a solitary Mancala game from Indonesia. Practice strategy and mathematical learning with this fun and simple game to make at home.
Help your kids learn important skills by teaching them how to play Watermelon Chess, aka Xi Gua Qi, a traditional abstract strategy game from China.
There's a good chance you have a pack of UNO cards at home or in your classroom. Here are 5 math games you can play with them.
Stretch your kids brains and play this traditional 3 in a row, abstract strategy game from Africa. Dara is a fun, easy game from Nigeria.
I love finding common items around the house and making games with them. I recently came across a tin of dominoes and put those babies to work! My students LOVE the idea of playing with dominoes even if they are sharpening their math skills while doing so! These games can be played alone or with partners. Partners tend to make them even more fun! Ordering Products Students choose five dominoes, turn them over, and multiply each side together. Order the products from least to greatest or greatest to least. Want to make it a game? Partners order their dominos then find the difference between their greatest number and least number. The partner with the greatest (or least) difference wins. Multiplication War Students begin with dominoes face down. Each student chooses a domino. On the count of three, students turn over their domino and multiply the dots on one side by the dots on the other side. The student with the highest product wins the dominoes. Even/Odd Sort Add, subtract, or multiply the dots on the dominoes then sort the answer by odd or even numbers. Want to make it a game? Before the game begins state a rule. The partner with the most even numbers or odd numbers wins the set. Prime/Composite Sort Add, subtract, or multiply the dots on the dominoes then sort the answer by prime or composite. Want to make it a game? Before the game begins state a rule. The partner with the most prime numbers or the most composite numbers wins. Coordinate pairs Provide students with a coordinate grid. Students plot points using the dots on the dominoes. One side is the x-coordinate; the other side is the y-coordinate. Ordering Decimals Students choose five dominoes and turn them over. One side is the whole number; the other side is the decimal. Order the decimals from least to greatest or greatest to least. Want to make it a game? Partners order their dominos then find the difference between their greatest decimal and least decimal. The partner with the greatest (or least) difference wins. Compare Decimals Students choose two dominoes and turn them over. One side is the whole number; the other side is the decimal. Compare both dominoes. Want to make it a game? Each partner chooses one domino. Then, they compare their decimal. The partner with the greatest (or least) decimal wins. Add or Subtract Decimals Students choose two dominoes and turn them over. One side is the whole number; the other side is the decimal. Add or subtract the decimals. Want to make it a game? Partners compare their sum or difference. The partner with the greatest (or least) sum or difference wins. Compare Fractions Students choose two dominoes and turn them over. One side is the numerator; the other side is the denominator Compare both fractions. Want to make it a game? Each partner chooses one domino. Then, they compare their fraction. The partner with the greatest (or least) fraction wins. Ordering Fractions Students choose five dominoes and turn them over. One side is the numerator; the other side is the denominator Order the fractions from least to greatest or greatest to least. Want to make it a game? Partners order their dominos then find the difference between their greatest fraction and least fraction. The partner with the greatest (or least) difference wins. For a printable version of these games, you can download it HERE. This printable is perfect to laminate and attach to a loose leaf ring for easy access. Teaching With Simplicity Pinterest Facebook Instagram Teachers Pay Teachers
How to play the Sim pencil game, a mathematical pen and paper invented in 1969 by Gustavus Simmons that demonstrates the Ramsey theory. It is an easy thinking game that kids and families can play on the go.
How to build your kids' brains? Play Fox and Geese!
Cuarenta is Ecuador’s national card game and you will likely come across a tournament or two during Fiestas de Quito. Here are the basic rules for how to play so you can join in on the fun in…
Chase the ace is one of the easiest card games to learn. Even young children can play this game. Its a great way to pass the time when waiting around.
Stretch your kids brains and play this traditional 3 in a row, abstract strategy game from Africa. Dara is a fun, easy game from Nigeria.
Kaooa is a two player traditional abstract strategy hunt game from India. Also known as Vulture and Crows, 7 crow tokens battle against one vulture token.
Tenzi and the Tenzi Card Challenge Deck are great additions to your game closet! Practice speed skills, recall and memory skills, and more!
Printable golf card game rules: easy to learn how to play. Golf card game scoring, golf strategy, and rules for 9 card golf, 6 card golf & 4 card golf.
Learn how to play card games with these simple instructions for the game KNOCK. Printable instructions and score sheet included!
Nine holes is a traditional three in a row game for kids. It is an easy to learn abstract strategy game precursor to Tic Tac Toe. Easy to play on the go.
Many years ago, while traveling on Encounter (a signing team), I stayed with a wonderful host family in Michigan. Each night, we would play ...
Picaria is a 3-in-a-row game played by Native Americans from the American Southwest. An easy to learn two player abstract strategy game.
Play the peg solitaire triangle game with this free printable. A good challenge for kids and not there is no need to buy the classic wooden peg puzzle game!
Want a fun, hands-on math puzzle to get your students thinking critically about their math facts? Read about how we've used dominoes to create these differentiated puzzles!
We did a little switching this week so we could have a special guest post tomorrow :) When I got married I was introduced by my husband's family to a game that I had never heard of before. This game is Tripoley. I don't like that spelling and didn't realize that's how it was spelled until I looked up information about it for this post. We play by our own house rules therefore I feeling I can change the spelling as well :) My sister-in-law and my in-laws have homemade versions of this game and when we wanted to share this game with our friends this week I thought I'd make our own board. Here's how it turned out: To play Tripoly you will need: Poker chips (two sets=200 was good for a game of 4 but to play with more you may need a larger set. A deck of cards A place to put 8 sets of chips-you can use bowls or make a board like me :) To make the board: I got a foam board at the dollar store- love that place! With a pencil I drew the center lines of the board and diagonal lines from each of the corners through the center. I then traced a styrofoam bowl for the areas which are: Ten of hearts, jack of hearts, queen of hearts, queen and king of hearts, king of hearts, ace of hearts, kitty, and 8,9,10 of one suit. There needs to be a place in the middle to put your bets. I cut letters out on my Cricut with my Cuttin' Up cartridge. You can also use stickers. I then traced the circles with marker and erased the pencil lines. Last I covered it in clear contact paper to seal it off. Total cost: $8.89 for one set of poker chips :) and the foam board, I had all the other things. Here are our house rules. Like I said they are different than the actual rules but we feel this is more fun.This is a combination of poker and Michigan rummy (which I have never played or heard of). There is an addition of hearts too in the other rules that we don't play. Round 1- Poker Deal all the cards to players plus one. For example if there are 4 players deal five hands. The dealer can trade their hand for the extra hand or sell it to the highest bidder. They can not look at both hands. Once they decide to look at the other hand their previous hand is dead which is the same if a person buys the hand. Ante up by putting a chip in each spot and one in the middle- 9 all together. With the cards you pick five of them that constitute your best poker hand. On my board in each corner I put the hierarchy of poker hands because we can't ever remember what they are. Starting with the person to the left of dealer you start betting just like poker. You can check, see or raise the bet, or call. All chips for betting go in the middle. The winner of this round gets all the chips in the middle. Round 2- Michigan Rummy Using the cards from the poker hand and all the rest of your cards you then start with the 2 of clubs and go up in sequence. During this part you will be forced to stop when a card is not available to be played. This can be for a couple different reasons: it has already been played or it is in the dead hand. If no one has the next card the person who put down the last card can start a new sequence. It has to be in the opposite color the last sequence was. For example if the last card was a black 10 and no one had the Jack then the person who played the 10 would then have to play a red card. You can start with any number for a sequence after the first round where the 2 of clubs is played. If the 10, jack, queen, king, ace, or king and queen of hearts is played that player gets the chips in that section. Also if you have 8,9, and 10 of the same suit you get those chips. The chips in each section don't get taken every round. Whoever goes out first gets the kitty. All other players put chips in the kitty for the number of cards they had left which the person who won the round gets as well. Play starts over with a new dealer and the poker round. You can play a certain number of rounds or until one person has all the chips which would take forever. Enjoy!
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