Comments on: Learning Math Through Play https://simplehomeschool.net/learning-math-through-play/ Never let your schooling interrupt your education. Wed, 11 Feb 2026 16:02:02 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Sophia David https://simplehomeschool.net/learning-math-through-play/#comment-810744 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=5390#comment-810744 Great Post. Thank you so much for these amazing ideas. For more fun math learning games visit the Math & Movement website. Highly Recommended!
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]]> By: Improving Performance With Math Games for First Graders | Article Trunket https://simplehomeschool.net/learning-math-through-play/#comment-77082 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=5390#comment-77082 […] to slow down and pay attention in a school setting, it’s important to give youngsters some time to learn through play as well. By including math games for first graders as part of the overall learning experience, both […]

]]> By: Heidi https://simplehomeschool.net/learning-math-through-play/#comment-24758 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=5390#comment-24758 Those are great ideas and resources. Using regular games work well too. Kids can learn a lot of math concepts from just playing the ordinary games most people have on their shelves.

]]> By: AprilS https://simplehomeschool.net/learning-math-through-play/#comment-7407 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=5390#comment-7407 I LOVE the cash register for teaching money math! As a kid, I always wanted to have a lemonade stand and handle money, it seemed so grown up. And I had no idea that these activities helped me, math-wise.
I also love the suggestion someone else made about cooking. Cooking is the ultimate math trainer because it touches on fractions, addition, subtraction and even more depending on the recipe. I like to half recipes to make smaller batches so I don’t snack as much and that can be quite a math doozy!!

]]> By: lolo https://simplehomeschool.net/learning-math-through-play/#comment-7273 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=5390#comment-7273 I Just had to add my boys idea! My main goal this year is to teach PEACE , and my boys main interest has been about wars…the civil war, revolutionary way , wourld war one…you get the picture!! Ha,ha. So we took out all the plastic army guys and set up battle fields. With a roll of the dice, that many guys were shot down on the other teams [subtraction], reinforcemnts were brought in when needed [addtion], and then they army guys were split off into groups to go out discovering [ division]. at the end everyone joined forces for the last great battle [multiplication]. All in all it was a big success and we be our math theme of the week! And YES, my daily stories and lessons about PEACE will still go on!!!!

]]> By: MathTechTeacher https://simplehomeschool.net/learning-math-through-play/#comment-7271 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=5390#comment-7271 You can also try some of the online games that are available. Dreambox has a great game. It is character-based and increases in difficulty as the player gets more answers right. The best feature of this particular game is that there is a Parent Dashboard that records the areas of strength and areas that require more practice.

]]> By: Hannah https://simplehomeschool.net/learning-math-through-play/#comment-7270 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=5390#comment-7270 This resonates with me as we tend to approach math in a relaxed and unconventional way. Right now my 10 y.o. and I are reading through “Adventures of Penrose the Mathematical Cat.” We’ve used lots of games, including most recently some for the iPad/iphone, but my crowning achievement was Jedi Math:
http://dillerhome.blogspot.com/2010/03/math-for-jedi-knights.html

]]> By: Debbie https://simplehomeschool.net/learning-math-through-play/#comment-7266 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=5390#comment-7266 Great post and a wonderful reminder to make learning math fun if you can!
I am reminded of our two playing store for hours on end when they were smaller…
They had a cash register with play money. They would set up their bedroom as the store dress up as the clerks and I would dress like a grandma who was shopping for her grandchildren… I had forgotten all about that!
Thanks for the tips and the memories! Well done! Oh, btw. when we did move into a more ” formal approach with Saxon Math” both children were quite comfortable with basic counting, adding, subtracting, groupings, and counting money.
Deb

]]> By: Nadene https://simplehomeschool.net/learning-math-through-play/#comment-7264 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=5390#comment-7264 Great tips!
A pack of playing cards for several maths games and some dominoes are really an easy and fun way of making maths practice fun!

]]> By: Paige https://simplehomeschool.net/learning-math-through-play/#comment-7262 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=5390#comment-7262 We enjoy using Right Start Mathematics, and my kids LOVE using the special AL Abacus.

I also cook with my kids all the time. I’ve set up our chore system so that each child has a chance to help make dinner. This is a great way to “play” at math. I never cease to be amazed at how much math is involved. My children not only have a chance to learn how to cook, but they are doing addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division as well! My 9 year old likes to experiment with ingredients. For example, in making bread in the machine, the recipe may call for 3 1/2 cups of bread flour, but she will experiment to see how it turns out if she substitutes using 3/4 of a cup of whole wheat flour and 2 3/4 cups of bread flour. She does all this on her own…for fun!
Making pizza is also a fun way to practice math. 1/2 pepperoni and 1/2 sausage anyone?

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