How is summer progressing for everyone? I hope you enjoyed the summer solstice with good weather and family time. Those of you in some parts of Alaska, Canada, Sweden, and Finland have “midnight sun,” so you can play games all day and night! This … [Read more...] about 2020 Summer Game #4: Slide-A-Thon
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Winter Games: Zee Multiples
This new game is hot off Dr. Cotter's desk. She was introduced to Yahtzee with the neighbors Jen and Kerri and, being the mathematician that she is, wondered how to make a variation of the game for you all. Here it is! This game works on finding … [Read more...] about Winter Games: Zee Multiples
Winter Games: Crazy Squares
Do you like the game Crazy Eights? Or Uno? But need a game to practice multiplication facts? We have a great one for you! Crazy Squares is fun and, well, slightly addicting! Crazy Squares is game P23 in the Math Card Games book. You'll need the … [Read more...] about Winter Games: Crazy Squares
2019 Summer Game #1: Sum(mer) Rummy!
It amazes me how my kids can’t wait for summer break – and then within a week, they tell me how bored they are. As I do not want them sitting in front of the computer or TV all day, I have found that adding a few math card games to their day not only … [Read more...] about 2019 Summer Game #1: Sum(mer) Rummy!
2017 Summer Game #9: Finding the Quotients
When the children were younger we would get season passes to Six Flags Over Texas. Going to an amusement park with six children can be pretty exciting and a tad stressful. Because there is a twelve year age difference between the oldest and … [Read more...] about 2017 Summer Game #9: Finding the Quotients
2016 Summer Game: Piggyback Race
How’s your summer been? I was at a family reunion in Prescott, Wisconsin last weekend. We had four generations that day at the farm that my grandparents purchased many many years ago. My dad grew up on this patch of heaven, his sister and husband … [Read more...] about 2016 Summer Game: Piggyback Race