Fun Math Activities

Math is fun! and when you combine fun math activities with a positive attitude, your child will learn math and enjoy himself at the same time.

Math activities can be direct and undisguised (your child's and your decision to practice math orally or by using worksheets, reviewing and revising school work etc.), but can also be indirect and concealed (asking your child to calculate the cost of a number of items during a shopping spree, or how much an item will cost after a discount etc).

Here you will find different types of math activities direct and undisguised such as worksheets for learning and review and concealed activities such as games etc.

Fun math activities

Where is the submarine?

• Draw an 11 x 11 squares table or print out from here. (For the game you will need a table for each player.)
• On the first row write the numbers from 1 to 10.
• In the left column write the letters from A to J.

• Each player draws 4 submarines in different places on the table.
• The players must discover in which squares the other player's submarines are.
• Take turns in a clockwise fashion.
• For example: the first player asks the player who comes after him if his submarine is at C3. If the answer is negative, the player whose turn it is to ask marks that square with an X, so that he doesn't ask the same question twice. If the answer is positive, the player who is being asked must cross off his submarine and is left with just three. The game ends when a player has found all of his opponent's submarines.

This game is one of the most enjoyable math activities. Kids really love it, and they can spend hours playing it.

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Guess the number

• Ask your child to choose a number between 1 and 100. (If your child is in preschool the range should be between 1 and 10.)
• Try to guess your child's number using mathematical questions such as: Is your number bigger than ...?, Is your number smaller than...?, Is your number between... and ....?, Is your number an even number?, Is your number an odd number?, etc.
• Once you have guessed your child's number, switch roles. Now you choose a number and ask your child to guess the number using mathematical questions.

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The ideas that you have read up till now are just a small sample of fun math activities that appear on this site. Are you ready for more fun math activities?

More Fun Math Activities

More fun math activities for kids. This section was designed to supply you with additional ideas for math activities.

Kindergarten Math Worksheets

If your child is in kindergarten or even in first grade he is still in the beginning stages of his acquaintance with math. It is imperative that in these early stages his experience with math is positive and engaging. It is these first experiences that will largely determine his attitude towards math in the future. Therefore, you should choose fun math activities with great care and thought. You can use the activities above, the kindergarten math worksheets, and you can even use some of the first grade math games.

Free Printable Math Worksheets for the First Grade

A collection of free printable math worksheets that will help your child revise the subjects he has learnt at school.

First Grade Math Games

The first grade math games page is dedicated to fun math activities through playing. It is no secret that kids learn wonderfully through playing. They enjoy the game and without noticing they are learning too. What more could you ask for?

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