Sum Building, game A70 from the Math Card Games book, is a puzzle-like game that is quite addicting! In fact, even as I was preparing for this blog, I found myself playing a few rounds instead of starting on dinner.... So, if you need a summer break … [Read more...] about 2019 Summer Game #2: Sum(mer) Building
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2018 Summer Game #5: Finger Cards in Order
It’s party time! In our family, spring and summer = Birthday Season. All six of us have birthdays in the months between April and August. The most recent birthday celebration belonged to my middle daughter. Guess how old she turned..... My … [Read more...] about 2018 Summer Game #5: Finger Cards in Order
2017 Summer Game #11: Make the Amount
July 4th was always an extra special holiday in our home when I was a child because it was also my brother’s birthday. Not only was Yankee Doodle about him being… “born on the 4th of July” but he also got to celebrate with fireworks. It was also … [Read more...] about 2017 Summer Game #11: Make the Amount
2017 Summer Game #10: Evens and Odds
When my daughter Makenna was in kindergarten, I noticed that she had a disconnect with numbers. Being a math person, I was quite surprised that she struggled with matching the quantities with the name of the number. In addition, she really REALLY … [Read more...] about 2017 Summer Game #10: Evens and Odds
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
2017 Summer Game #8: One Half
What is something fun to eat but in the summer time can be super messy? Popsicles! When you're a kid, there is nothing better on a hot day than to eat a popsicle. The twin pops were fun because they had two sticks so you could share. Breaking … [Read more...] about 2017 Summer Game #8: One Half