Are you all enjoying your summer? Are these weekly games helping the kids keep their skills sharp and brains working? We don’t want all last year's information lost in the lazy days of summer. So grab the kids, grab neighbor kids, grab the cousins, ... Read More
2020 Summer Game #9: Long Chain Solitaire
As I was contemplating games for this week, I tossed around a couple ideas. Not able to make up my mind, I asked Dr. Cotter which game was her favorite. Without hesitation, she said, “Long Chain Solitaire”. I told her we’d played Short Chain ... Read More
2020 Summer Game #8: Hour and Minutes Memory & Fifteen Minutes Later
So how’s the summer going for everyone? I can’t believe how fast the summer is dashing by! And how are the summer games with the family? Did any of you play the Bingo game? If you didn't, keep an eye open – we just might have this again ... Read More
2020 Summer Game #7: Subtraction Bingo
Before we introduce this week’s game, Subtraction Bingo, game S24 from the Math Card Games book, I’d like to take a few minutes and discuss WHY we play games. You know that games are the review and practice for the math facts. Basically, they are ... Read More
2020 Summer Game #6: Race to the Amount
How is summer going for everyone? Now that the festivities of the 4th of July are all wrapped up and summer is warming up, we can say summer is officially here. This week we’re going to focus on an application of math: money! Race to the Amount, ... Read More
2020 Summer Game #5: Fraction War
Did you all enjoy the Slide-A-Thon game? I thought this was a fun challenge, never mind the learning of my multiples.... This week we’re going to jump into the deep end of the pool with Fraction War games. Now, before any of you run for the hills, ... Read More