Making math fun is one of my goals because (to be honest) math makes my encephalon flinch!

I have searched all year to notice means to make practicing facts more entertaining & this great game fit the bill.

Remainder Raccoon is 1 of my son's favorite games to play!

RemainderRaccoon

This simple footling game came from 25 Super Absurd Math Board Games  by Lorraine Hopping Egan and is geared towards kids in Grades 3-6.

The object of the game is to get your raccoon from start to cease first.   How do you do that?   Look at the number your Raccoon is standing on.   Spin the spinner, and separate the number yous're standing on by the number on the spinner.   Whatever the residual is indicates how many spaces your Raccoon gets to move.

Sometimes, y'all'll finish up with a high remainder, but other times yous'll finish up with a residue of goose egg!

This is a game my son will beg to play round after round of.   During play, he is solving many, many long division problems…it's so much ameliorate when information technology's disguised within a game!

I actually similar the 25 Super Cool Math Board Games book because it is packed full of fantastic easily-on ways to have fun with math.   The pages are all printed in black & white, so I colored our game board & spinner because I like colour.

Topics within the book include Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Partitioning, Mixed Computation, Fractions & Decimals, Geomerty & Measurement, Probability & Statistics, & Logical Thinking.   Whew!   This looks similar enough review options to proceed kids entertained for years…nosotros have merely played Rest Raccoon and I tin can't wait to play other games to review math concepts.

If you're interested in making your own fun math games, check out these other ideas from the Quirky Mommas!

::Egg-O is a fun manner to practice any type of math facts.  Hands my son's favorite homemade game of all time!

::Pull out that PlayDough and explore lots of math concepts

::Draw a straight line…cheque out these ideas to become kids using a ruler to create patterns with straight lines

::Use beads & pipage cleaners to make a fun number matching game for your preschooler

::Create this simple matching game to assistance your child piece of work on number words

Have you created any hands-on math activities?   Please share with usa…nosotros are always looking for ways to motion abroad from the workbooks & dig into something interactive  and FUN!

Heather spends time homeschooling, raising 3 great kids, & traveling with her family unit. She loves folding laundry just hates putting it abroad. She shares a dear of Disney World with her Hubby, she'south a cruise fanatic, & bird-watching hobbyist. You can follow her on Twitter every bit @CrazyZeus1.