Intermediate and Middle Years Games

Games for Adding and Subtracting :

Pig (an adding practice/probability game from Games for Young Minds) and my own whole-class adaptation of Pig (see video here).

Sum Dice (from Games for Young Minds)

Magic Square (from Games for Young Minds)

Advanced Doubles Game–for grade 3 and up

The 100 Game (from Games for Young Minds)

Capture the Square-subtracting–No 20-sided dice? No problem.  Print this 20 deck onto card stock and you’re good to go: 20 Deck

Top Dog Finds the Difference (20)–No 20-sided dice? No problem.  Print this 20 deck onto card stock and you’re good to go: 20 Deck  This game is best used with younger students.

Trash–adaptable and allows for practice of the adding and subtracting of larger numbers.

Games for Multiplication Concepts and Fact Fluency:

Keep 5–A simple whole class game for practicing adding and multiplication using bingo chips

Multiplication War–The classic game adapted for multiplication practice!  The link takes you to a film and a written explanation if you are not sure how to play (from IXL Learning)

top dog multiplies! (2 to 10)–a set of multiplication games for targeted multiplication practice. A simple, yet engaging format for younger students.

Money in the Bank–a set of multiplication games for targeted multiplication practice and money counting!

Cover UP–Choose your challenge level and set your own game board up using this simple, adaptable game. Cover up solutions using coins and see if you can recall those solutions! Count up your coins at the end to see who wins.

Multiplication Capture the Square 1–an engaging game that targets specific times tables.

Multiplication Capture the Square 2–an engaging game that not only targets specific tables, but also the multiples of 10 and 100 that relate!  For example game one is about the multiplies of 2, 20 and 200.  Very handy for developing needed fluency for flexible computation

Multiplication Fast Match–A great game if your students like a bit of competition. You can compete against yourself or others. You just need a timer and the printouts.

Multiplication Table Battle–Simple to set up and great multiplication practice! Students only need a printout, a coloured pencil, and a partner. Groups of three are ok too.

The Product Game (from Games for Young Minds)–an excellent strategy game once you are being to develop fluency with those times tables! You can also extend this game by having students fill in and play using their own game board: Product game extensions printout

Multiplication array game and Multiplication array game 2–a game for strengthening the concept of arrays in multiplication.  Our own twist!

The Remainders Games (from Carol Fullerton’s Mathematical Thinking)

The Longest Chain–a factors and multiples game

Games for Division Concepts and Fact Fluency:

Bridges: Be the first to conquer the mountain! Use division facts and remainders to make your way up the mountain and over treacherous crevices.

Conquer the Pyramid: Be the first to make a path from the bottom to the top of the pyramid. Different levels featured.

Cover UP: Divide and capture the greatest amount of money!

Games for Mixed/Order of Operations:

Fill the Chart

15 Scratch

Target Number

Capture 5 Games!

Games for Number Sense:

Large and Small Numbers (from Manitoba Education and Youth)

What’s My Number? – A place value game (from Games for Young Minds)

The Rounding Game

Place value game: Can I have all your…?

Triple Digit Dare (can easily be adjusted to different sized numbers and even decimal numbers)

Games for Decimals and Fractions:

Fraction Fill-In (from Games for Young Minds)

Games for Integers:

Zero integer game

Fun Strategy Games:

Dots and Boxes (from Games for Young Minds)

Liar’s Dice (from Games for Young Minds)

Don’t Connect the Dots! (from Games for Young Minds)

Diffy: a versatile math puzzle for individual or partner practice.  View how to play using this video.

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