There's all kinds on on-line games to help kids learn their multiplication facts, but sometimes you just want a great, easy to play, simple game that you can give to kids to play at school or at home. Sometimes it may need popsicle sticks, dominos, or even a game board. They are perfect to play with a buddy, and help develop interpersonal skills as well as math skills. I've scoured the Internet and here are my top ten to download today! Enjoy!! By the way....there are more than ten games, some links have multiple games...even better!
1. This great game from "Fun Games for Learning" is super simple and tons of fun. All you need is a set of dominos! You can use this one for learning addition facts, or for multiplication.
2. This game from "Games for Learning" is one of my favorites! It includes the free game board as a download. it's great to schedule for the sub since it takes awhile to play. It can easily be played for half of your math block. It's also perfect as "homework" for multiplication math fact practice. What's better than a game to play with mom or dad? I have also included an answer sheet checklist to give to kids as well. One kid plays, the other checks his/her answer.
3. This site called Bloglovin' actually has three fun multiplication games with a freebie. The first is a Kaboom game with popsicle sticks, the second is multiplication sppons, and the third is headband multiplication. All are fun and easy to prepare. The freebie link is just above the last graphic picture.
4. This game from "Suiper Teacher Worksheets" is a super fun game kids love to play...and it's free! It's fun to pull out when you have an extra five or ten minutes at the end of math! It's the first link at the top of the page.
5. Ok, this is mine, but I love it! So do the kids! You can pull out and combination of multiplication cards that you happen to be working on. There are multiplication cards from 1 through 12. It is a free 18 page download.
6. I have to admit that I love witches, it doesn't have to be Halloween either. Kids are that way too, so this fun game from "Teacher Take-Out" will become a quick and easy game favorite in no time!
7. This fun game from "Math Coach's Corner" is perfect for teaching the 2s, 4s, and 8s using the doubling strategy. Love this one!
8. Love the math games on this site, especially Multiplication War. All you need is a deck of cards and kids! They love this one! Other games here are equally as good!
9. Multiplication Spiral from "Math Geek Mama" is SUCH a great game! Kids will love this and it is wonderful math fact practice!
10. Lastly I wanted to share this great site that has 22 fun hands-on activities and games to help kids learn their facts. It's a good one and FULL of great stuff!
So that's it! I hope you find a bunch of great games that you and your students find useful!
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