Educational Maths Games
Activities and Ideas
To Make Learning Maths Fun

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So the secret is, to not ever get to a stage where your child says,

If they do, it can take some time to re-programme their brain, and let maths be fun again.

To prevent children being scared and put off by seemingly ‘huge’ Maths problems, we can introduce Maths to our children in fun and exciting ways, as well as using some educational Maths games, to help them play and learn at the same time.

Here are some simple ideas...

Give your child responsibility over their own money and help them to understand how much of a discount they will have if they wait for a sale.

It is good practise to encourage children to save and help them to choose which account will give them more interest.

Doing day-to-day activities, such as measuring items for making a cake or working out how much material you will need to make an outfit, all use mathematical skills without much consideration.

The key is to do these activities frequently so that your child will do these math skills easily and automatically.

Another big factor is helping your child break down any math problem they are having into small achievable goals.

Find out what they need to accomplish in school. What is the curriculum requirement for the year? How is it taught? If you are helping your child at home you need to know how they are learning it in school, or you could make your child more confused.

Write down math goals together, make sure that the short term goal is not to difficult to achieve and is appropriate level for your child’s ability. You want them to succeed.

Try to find creative ways to practice math (music, card games, dice games, crafts). Avoid drill and kill!

Keep your child motivated! Have you ever noticed that people who are successful continue to be successful. Why? Because they believe THEY CAN DO IT, nothing is impossible.

This is also true in reverse, once someone believes they can’t do something, THEY CAN’T DO IT, and often they wont even try.

So keep your child on the right track. You need to be there to encourage them, provide support, and help them break down the goals into manageable tasks that they CAN achieve.

Make the first math challenge rewarding, to encourage further goal setting activities.

Praise your child and celebrate their achievements.

Cheer them on; this is how they will develop lifelong learning skills. You want them to continue a successful pattern of setting and achieving goals.

Is has also been shown that children who do goal setting, achieve their goals, are successful, earn more money and live a happier life. Now that can’t be bad!

By age 11 years old, your child should be able to apply to solve the type of following maths problems, which can all be supported with the use of good educational maths games.

A solid math education is important and achievable for all students. At Sensible-Math-Education.com, a 15-year math educator explains what are the fundamental math education skills that students should master in each grade. Learn about math curricular pitfalls and find enrichment activities here.

Using And Applying Mathematics

Here are some of my recommendations, which are all Award Winning Educational Maths Games that have been specifically designed to help children learn maths through play.

Recommended Award Winning
Educational Maths Games

Age Range 7 - Adult

This maths game is a clever variation on the classic card game, Spit. As cards are turned face up on the table, you must try to get rid of the cards in your draw pile by matching at least one characteristic on the card (color, shape, or count). You can only have three cards in your hand at one time, but may continue to pick cards from your draw pile as soon as you discard The cards are colorfully designed with stars, moons, triangles, and more. . Educational Maths Games Awards: Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award.

Gamewright Castle Keep

Ages 8 - 15

In this clever game of medieval maneuvers, build a castle with walls, towers, and a Keep by matching color, shape, or both. Will you use your game tiles to strengthen your fortress or to attack vulnerable opponents? Choose wisely, or you may find yourself in royal ruins! Educational Maths Games Awards: Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award, Creative Child Magazine Preferred Choice Award, National Parenting Center Seal of Approval, Dr. Toy's 10 Best Games of The Year, Dr. Toy's Top 100 Children's Products, Major Fun Award Canadian Toy Testing Council *** (Highest Rating), Parents' Choice Silver Honor.

4 Way Countdown Wooden Game

Ages 6 - Adult

This award winning math game is designed to accommodate four person play. Combine your math skills with the luck of the roll. Take the ultimate math challenge. Kids can practice their skills in addition, subtraction, multiplication and division skills by simply using the numbers on the dice. The first to flip over all 10 numbered keys wins the game.

DaVinci Challenge Game

Ages 8 - 18

Educational Maths Games Winner of an unprecedented 11 awards including the MENSA Select and the Oppenheim Platinum awards. The game board consists of a pattern of circles called the Flower of Life. This Flower of Life symbol was first inscribed on pyramid walls over 6,000 years ago. Take turns placing shapes on the board to form nine different patterns. The more complex the pattern that you make, the more points you score. While very easy to learn, it is difficult to master. DaVinci's Challenge is a 2 player (or two team) game, for ages 8 and up.