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Number Activities & Ideas for Kids
Explore some exciting learning activities which will teach children math. Here, you will find very interesting activities for kids. Do find some basic math activities.
Explore some engrossing activities for kids. These activities are specially designed to teach children basic math. These activities have made learning more fun. These activities only include addition, counting, pronunciation, identifying numbers, and so on. They will learn to create their own number combinations. They will learn to combine as well as separate the numbers. Math was never fun before this.
We are here with number activities and ideas for your kids. Kids can play and learn math skills! Keep learning spirit of your kids alive with our curated list of number activities to learn addition like number bonds, addition card, math freebie, maths lesson, ten kite, circles, hoop, card game, fact family, counting & measuring, sort posting box, mini erasers, base ten.
Number Activities Ideas for Kids
These activities would make their minds sharp and creative.
Number Bonds Anchor Chart Activity Idea
Image Source/Tutorial: Livin-In-A-Van-Down-By-The-River
Teach children about number bonds by making a beautiful chart. The chart would come out to be a genius idea to teach children math. You need a scale, white chart paper, sketch pens, pencil colors, and highlighters. Here, number bonds are shown in six different ways: cubes, ten frames, composing, decomposing, and whole/part. This artwork would be really fun to make children understand the combination of numbers. They are free to create their own number combinations, for example, 5+2=7, 10-3=7, and so on. Kids of 6-7 years of age are suitable for this chart project.
Addition Card Activity For Kindergarten
Image Source/Tutorial: Just Teachy
Card activities would be easy to teach addition to kindergarten students. You need a plastic tray, some beads, some A4 size sheets, a scale, a pair of scissors, and sketch pens. Cards are required to be for this activity with additional sums on them. Kids would randomly pick up a card and then they would put those numbers of beads on the plate in parts. For example, a card is picked having 4+3=7 additional sum, so the student would put four beads and three beads separately. Kids 6-7 years of age are suitable for this activity.
Domino Number Bonds Activity For Students
An interesting domino number bond activity. It is a very nice activity that will interest students to learn math in this unique way. Here, you need domino blocks, white chart paper, and a sketch pen. Children would randomly pick a domino block then they would place it on the chart paper and write the number of dots on both the parts. For example, if they have picked up a domino block having 4 and 3 dots separately on it then they would write 4 and 3, and add them to get 7. It is a fun activity to teach additions.
Clothes Hanger Math Freebie Activity For Preschool
Image Source/Tutorial: Kindergarten Center
Clothes hanger math freebie activity for kids. For this, you need some hangers, some A4 size sheets, a pair of scissors, and some packets of clothespins. Small paper T-shirts are made to put on hangers with a number written on them. Students will be given clothespins of two different colors. They will form a combination of clothespins and pin them on a hanger. For example, if a hanger has 10 written on it then the students can take 5 and 5 clothespins of two different colors and clip on the hanger. Kids 8-9 years of age are suitable for this activity.
Simple Adding Number Bond Game For Preschool
Image Source/Tutorial: Playhood
Explore a simple adding game for kids which would make math fun. For this, you need muffin cups, ice cream sticks, a pencil, glue, and marble balls. Two muffin cups are taken and attached to the third one via ice cream sticks. On the two cups ‘P’ (part) is written and on the third common cup, ‘W’ (whole) is written. On ‘P’ cups some pebbles would be put randomly and then those marble balls would be transferred to the ‘W’ cup. The marble balls are counted to learn additions. Kids of 3-4 years of age are suitable for this.
Math Lesson Practice In Worksheet For Student
Image Source/Tutorial: The Kindergartens Morgasboard
Get an engaging worksheet to learn math. For this, you need printouts of these worksheets and pencils. This activity is very similar to games. In this, instead of adding numbers, they would be splitting a number into two parts. There is a good amount of sums in the worksheet to give children enough practice. And, this activity would teach students to do addition backward, that is, decomposing. Teachers would help children in case of any difficulties. Kids of 8-10 years of age are suitable for this activity and would enjoy this. Overall, it’s a fun learning experience for kids.
Ten Kite Craft Ideas With Number Bonds
Kite craft activity to teach students math in a fun and engrossing way. For this, you need plain white sheets, thread, pencil colors, a pair of scissors, and a black marker. Here, a kite having a tail is crafted and on the kite, a number is written, for example, 10. The tail has small bow-shaped layouts and on those bows, some number combinations are written. The numbers are combined in a way to get 10 as their total, for example, 7 and 3, 8 and 2, and so on. Kids of 8-10 years of age would enjoy this activity.
Number Bonds Practice In Circles Using Math Beads
Image Source/Tutorial: Dr. Jean And Friends
Number bonds practice in circles. This is a unique activity to keep students focused while learning math. You need pipe cleaners, beads, and number cards. Here, children would be given beads attached to the pipe cleaners, in a circle. Then, children would count these numbers and identify them. This activity is to improve the pronunciation of kids and let them hear the correct pronunciation first. Also, they will learn to identify numbers as well. Here, 5 and 8-bead circles are crafted. Kids 5-7 years of age are suitable for this activity. Overall, it is a fun learning experience.
How To Make Number Bond Hoop With Noodle Pieces
Image Source/Tutorial: Tunstall’s Teaching Tidbits
Make a number hoop with noodle pieces. For this, you need a hoop and noodle pieces. Here, students would be given a hoop and noodle pieces and they would put noodle pieces in the hoop. Then, they will count the number of noodle pieces. This activity is to improve the pronunciation of kids and let them hear the correct pronunciation first. Also, they will learn to identify numbers as well. Here, 7 and 3 noodle pieces are put separately in the hoop. Kids 5-7 years of age are suitable for this activity. Overall, it is a fun learning experience.
Number Bond Card Game Activity For Preschool
Image Source/Tutorial: Boy Mama Teacher Mama
The number bond card game is a fun activity to learn math. For this, plain white sheets, sketch pens, and a pair of scissors are required. Here, number cards are made to show combinations of two different numbers. Since this activity is for 3-5 years old kids only single-digit numbers are being combined. For example, here, 6 and 4 are combined to get 10. This artwork would be really fun to make children understand the combination of numbers. They are free to create their own number combinations as well. Teachers would help them out in case of any difficulties.
Fact Family Activity Sheet Idea
Image Source/Tutorial: Boy Mama Teacher Mama
Family activity is an interesting way to teach addition to children. Here, you need printouts, a pair of scissors, and a pencil. On the printable, there are three family members and some blank boxes and spaces with ‘plus’ and ‘is equal to’ signs. Children would write any number they want on the small family members and then those numbers would be added to get a new number. And, the blank spaces and boxes provided would be filled with the same addition. Kids of 5-9 years of age would enjoy making this. Overall, it is an amazing and fun learning activity.
Counting & Measuring Activities With Lego
Image Source/Tutorial: The Imagination Tree
It is a fun counting and measuring activity. The thing which makes it fun is that lego would be used to learn. Take number-marked Lego blocks are required. Children would start assembling the Lego pieces in counting order and they would do it while counting the number. After assembling the legos, it will be measured on the basis of number of legos. This activity is to improve the pronunciation of kids and let them hear the correct pronunciation first. Also, they will learn to identify numbers. Kids of 3-5 are suitable for this activity. It’s indeed a fun activity.
Count & Sort Posting Box Math Game Activities
Image Source/Tutorial: The Imagination Tree
Count and sort activity to learn math. Here, you need a box, caps of different colors, a pair of scissors, liquid color, and a paintbrush. The crafted box would be given to students with bottle caps of different colors and sizes. There are some spaces on the box to put the cap inside. Every cap size and color has its receptive space, marked with the same color. While putting the caps in the box, they would be counted. Caps would be put with their respective size and color space. Kids 6-9 years of age are suitable for this activity.
Math Learning Activities Using Mini Erasers
Image Source/Tutorial: Lalymom
Math learning activity using mini erasers. Take mini erasers, strings, a pencil, glue, and plastic caps. Two plastic caps are taken and attached to the third one via strings. On the two cups, some mini erasers would be put randomly and then those mini erasers would be counted and the results would be written on the third plastic cap. For example, the mini erasers 4 mini erasers are kept on one side, and 8 mini erasers are kept on the other cap and then added to get 13. Kids of 3-4 years of age would love doing this activity.
Making Base Ten Unit Block With Number Bonds
Image Source/Tutorial: Nurture Store
Making base ten unit blocks with number bonds. For this, you need blocks, and a ‘I can make ten’ printables. Children would be given printables and the blocks, then on the basis of color they will arrange the blocks up to 10. The printable would be filled with the blocks in a similar way. This activity would teach children to count, improve their pronunciation, and they will master the number 10. Kids of 3-5 years of age are suitable for doing this activity. Overall, it is a fun and creative way of teaching students math, it will keep them engaged.
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