Games+and+Practice

= Math Games and Practice =

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** Grades 3-5 **
 * [|Number and Operations] | [|Fractions] | [|Geometry] **
 * [|Money] | [|Measurement] | [|Problem Solving] | [|Data Analysis] **

** Number and Operations **

** Number Sense/Place Value ** ** Addition/Subtraction ** ** Addition with Decimals ** ** Multiplication ** ** [|top] **
 * 1) [|Manny's Rumba] An excellent online tool to develop base ten concepts.
 * 2) [|Keep My Place] place value crossword puzzle; write out the numerals that match the number words
 * 3)  [|Place a Number] Drag the dot onto the number line to match the value shown; differentiate by allowing students to practice place value with tens, hundreds, thousands, etc
 * 4) [|Number Machine] Arrange three numbers to make a number greater than the Hacker's number.
 * 5) [|Award Ceremony] O rder a given set of random numbers; includes whole numbers and decimals
 * 6) [|Cookie Dough]Type the number word that matches the numeral.
 * 7) [|Cookie Dough (reverse)]Type the numeral that matches the number word.
 * 8) [|Estimation Contraption] Round numbers and find the sums in less than 60 seconds.
 * 9)  [|Estimation Valley Golf]  ** S ** ** tudents practice estimation skills in one of three courses: the putting green, the junior course, or the pro course **
 * 10) ** [|Estimator]  ** Develop estimation skills in 1 and 2 dimensions as well as estimating the number of individual objects.
 * 11) [|Estimator Four] Play against a partner in this game that is similar to Connect Four. Correctly estimate the answers to addition or multiplication problems
 * 12) [|Behind the Blob] Figure out the number hidden behind the red blob.
 * 13) [|Bead Numbers]- great higher order thinking activity; practice with hundreds, tens and ones
 * 1) [|Addition 2 Digit Step-by-step] an interactive site that leads students through the steps necessary to complete 2 digit addition problems with regrouping
 * 2) [|Addition 3 Digit Step-by-step] an interactive site that leads students through the steps necessary to complete 3 digit addition problems with regrouping
 * 3) [|Draggable Addition] Solve multi-digit addition problems using this interactive work mat.
 * 4) [|Draggable Subtraction] Solve multi-digit subtraction problems using this interactive work mat.
 * 5) [|Find a Friend] (3rd grade) Use mental strategies for multi-digit addition; 6 different levels of play.
 * 1) [|Find a Friend Decimals] Practice adding decimals; 6 different levels of play.
 * 2) [|Railroad Repair Game] Add decimals to repair the railroad tracks.
 * 1) [|Multiplication Matho]
 * 2) [|Multiplication Station] Click on the squares to multiply the numbers so they equal the value under the word "Number".
 * 3) [|Multiplication Mystery] Find the missing factors to solve the mystery.
 * 4) [|Multiplication Baseball] Make a single, double, or homerun to score in this great online multiplication game. Students can practice single or double digit multiplication as they play online complete with sound effects!
 * 5) [|Product Game] a fun, interactive game that exercises your skill with factors and multiples
 * 6) [|Grand Slam Math] a great game to practice identifying the missing factor in a number sentence
 * 7) [|Draggable Multiplication] Solve multiplication problems using this interactive work mat.
 * 8) [|Multiplication]Step-by-Step Exercise
 * 9) [|Multiplication with Regrouping] Step-by-Step Exercise
 * Division **
 * 1) [|Division Matho] Identify the missing dividend in a number sentence.
 * 2) [|Sum Sense Division Game] Students are given four numbers to put into the correct places to make a division number sentence that makes sense. Challenging and fun!
 * 3) [|Draggable Division] Solve division problems using this interactive work mat.
 * Mixed Operations **
 * 1) [|Word Problem Baseball]
 * 2) [|Math Magic] timed math tests for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division
 * 3) [|That's a Fact] A self-pacing game to practice addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division facts and improve memorization skills
 * 4) [|Tumbleweed's Math Maze] based on "snakes and ladders"; kids are asked to answer simple math questions correctly; multiplication and division practice on the hard level
 * 5) [|Around the World] basic fact practice to travel around the world in 80 seconds
 * 6) [|Arithmetic Four] A game like Fraction Four but instead of fraction questions the player must answer arithmetic questions (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division) to earn a piece to place on the board

Fractions ** [|top] ** 
 * 1) [|Simplifying Fractions] See fractions side by side
 * 2) [|Bowling for Fractions] Color in the spaces and then identify the fraction; each time you are correct you get a bowling pin
 * 3)  [|Naming Fractions] Write the fraction corresponding to the highlighted portion of a shape.
 * 4) [|Fraction Flags] Students will use the paint tools to color the flag pieces in thirds as indicated.
 * 5) [|Fraction Flags] (halves and quarters)
 * 6) [|Melvin's Make a Match Game] Can you find the equivalent fractions in this online game. Solve the problems and move on to a higher level!
 * 7)  [|Fraction Track Game] This two person game allows students to explore equivalent fractions and adding fractions in a fun game format.
 * 8) [|Tony's Fraction Pizza Shop] Read client orders and create pizza with appropriate amount of toppings
 * 9) [|The Fractotron] Fractions will appear on the screen. Spot if they are more, less or equal to 1/2.
 * 10) [|Fraction Sorter] Students represents fractions by coloring in the appropriate portions of either a circle or a square, then order those fractions from least to greatest.
 * 11)  [|Find Grampy] Grampy will hide behind the hedge somewhere between 0 and 1. To find him you must enter a fraction in lowest terms.

Geometry ** [|top] ** ** Money ** ** [|top] ** ** [|top] **
 * 1) Pattern Blocks Shape Game Students should have fun manipulating these shapes to make designs, and may learn something about tessellations in the process.
 * 2) [|Shapeville] Pick out shapes in different photographs; 3 different games to play
 * 3) [|Triangle Alley] Problem solving and trial and error come together in this shape game.
 * 4) [|Vortex]Match complex shapes.
 * 5) [|Tangram Game] Create the shape that is shown in the upper right corner.
 * 6) [|Star Gazing] Choose the correct angle to point the telescope to view the planets.
 * 7) [|What's My Angle] Explore angles using an electronic protractor.
 * 8) [|Planet Hop] Graph or identify the coordinates of the four planets.
 * 9) [|Transformation Golf] Become familiar with the coordinate grid.
 * 10) [|Banana Hunt] Teaching students the degrees of a circle has never been so fun! There are bananas hidden at a certain degree on the circle and students have to understand the angles to find them.
 * 1) [|Cash Out] You're the cashier at this crazy store. You need to give change to the customers buying things. Try to sell as many items as possible before the time runs out.
 * 2) [|Money Program]Make the correct amount of money.
 * Measurement [[image:http://www.cobbk12.org/sites/literacy/math/j0290924.gif width="51" height="50"]] **
 * 1) [|Slueths on the Loose] measurement and multiplication
 * 2) [|Area and Perimeter of rectangles] Use the interactive ruler.
 * 3) [|Pan Balance] Explore weight with this interactive scale; print copies of worksheet for the activity
 * 4) [|Animal Weigh In] Practice converting ounces to pounds and grams to kilograms
 * 5) [|Calculating Area] Learn how to calculate area in real world situations with this interactive math activity
 * 6)  [|Perimeter and Area] [[image:http://www.cobbk12.org/sites/literacy/images/new.gif width="42" height="13"]]
 * Patterns/Problem Solving **

** [|top] ** ** [|top] ** =The following games were taken from this site: []=
 * 1) [|Flower Frenzy]Help Tumbleweed plant his garden while practicing your patterning skills.
 * 2) [|Logic Zoo]
 * 3) [|Pattern Quest] great problem solving activity
 * 4) [|Crack Hacker's Safe] Open the safe by cracking the patterns.
 * 5) [|Behind the Blob] Figure out the number hidden behind the red blob.
 * 6) [|Stop That Creature!]Figure out the rule that runs the function machine.
 * 7) [|Attribute Trains] Practice completing patterns of shapes, numbers, or colors.
 * 8) [|Transformation Golf] Use critical thinking skills.
 * 9) [|Domino Puzzle] Fit the six dominoes so that each row and each column of the square has 8 spots in it.
 * Data Analysis **
 * 1) [|Data Picking] Make tallies and choose corresponding graph; 3 different levels

The Big Wheel [[image:http://people.uncw.edu/ertzbergerj/images/big_wheel.jpg width="131" height="99" align="right" caption="Image of the game"]]
Quick and easy to use this game requires no pre-planning. Simply click "Spin the Wheel" and total up the points in the columns on the right. You can make your questions be whatever you want. • [|Instructions for Playing "The Big Wheel"] •[| Instructions for Playing "The Big Wheel" for Office 2007] • [|The Big Wheel - Download]• [|The Big Wheel Elementary Version (Smaller Numbers) - Download]
 * //(Whole Class Participation Game)//**

Racing Games [[image:http://people.uncw.edu/ertzbergerj/images/car_race.jpg width="129" height="97" align="right" caption="Image of the game"]]
Quick and easy to play, requires no pre-planning to play. Each time a team of students gets a question correct their car, horse, or boat moves one step closer to the finish line and victory. • [|Instructions for Playing these Race Games] • [|Instructions for Playing these Race Games for Office 2007] • [|Horse Race - Download] • [|Car Race - Download] • [|Boat Race - Download]
 * //(Whole Class Participation Game)//**

Big Board Facts [[image:http://people.uncw.edu/ertzbergerj/images/big_board.jpg width="125" height="96" align="right" caption="Image of the game"]]
Put your who, what, when, where questions onto the board and let students try to answer them for points. Also comes in a “with answers” version that allows the teacher to show the correct answer after the question. • [|Instructions for Playing and Editing the Big Board Template] •[| Instructions for Playing and Editing the Big Board Template for Office 2007] • [|Sample Game of Big Board Facts - Topics are History-Sports, etc] • [|Standard Game - Download the Template] • [|Game with Answers - Download the Template]
 * //(Whole Class Participation Game)//**