Meaningful Math Games
Make sure to listen to Episode 81 Meaningful Math Games with Ann Elise Record and Dr. Nicki Newton. The purpose of this blogpost is to share information and links to the math games that were mentioned in Episode 81.
“We want the math to be the fun part of the game.” - Dan Finkel
Student-Made Games - resources/blank game boards from Dr. Nicki’s new website (available for free when you register)
Granite Schools Math Vocabulary
Kentucky Center for Mathematics
Traditional Games Made Mathematical
Faceoff (like War)
Tic Tac Toe : Make Your Own
Tic Tac Toe : Directions
Tic Tac Toe : Products
Tic Tac Toe : Sums
Card Games
Concentration (There are SO many versions of this game. This is a video for multiplication facts.)
Popular Games
Race to 100 - Relational Rod Trays
Relational Rod Trays on Amazon
Race to 100 - Brainingcamp share code BJ88BV6P
Trash / Garbage (These are different website/directions, but basically the same game.)
Sum It Up - Sums of Fractions, Decimals, and Integers
Sum It Up - Sums of 10, 20, and 100
Bump - Free Game Boards
Bump - Level One
Bump - Level Two
Bump - Level Three
Multiplication/Product Game : Ann Elise’s materials (foundational facts, related doubles, and then the regular version)
Product Game - Digital version
Product Game - Directions
Greg Tang Math