math activities Archives - Mama.Papa.Bubba. https://mamapapabubba.com/tag/math-activities/ Wed, 05 Jun 2019 05:59:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.7 56460141 Easiest Ever DIY Geoboards https://mamapapabubba.com/2016/08/05/easiest-ever-diy-geoboards/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2016/08/05/easiest-ever-diy-geoboards/#comments Sat, 06 Aug 2016 04:42:08 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=70838 When we first moved back to Kuwait in 2013, the first month and a bit was certainly challenging…  Miss G had just turned 3 years old, it was the end of August and the heat was unbearable, and I was stuck at home in our next to empty apartment with no mode of transportation and… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2016/08/05/easiest-ever-diy-geoboards/feed/ 3 70838 Make Ten {an easy card game for kids} https://mamapapabubba.com/2016/06/28/make-ten-an-easy-card-game-for-kids/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2016/06/28/make-ten-an-easy-card-game-for-kids/#comments Tue, 28 Jun 2016 19:08:16 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=70504 Miss G loves playing all sorts of card games, so when I came across Make Ten, a simple game that focuses math skills and uses just a generic deck of cards, I knew it would be a total hit. UPDATE: Since sharing this game and our Make Ten printable play mat, I’ve had countless requests… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2016/06/28/make-ten-an-easy-card-game-for-kids/feed/ 38 70504 Fill Your Cup {A Simple Addition Game} https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/09/29/fill-your-cup-a-simple-addition-game/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/09/29/fill-your-cup-a-simple-addition-game/#comments Wed, 30 Sep 2015 06:59:00 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=68787 Numbers are currently HUGE in our house.  Writing numbers, counting, skip counting, subtraction, dividing things into equal groups, addition… You name it, Grae loves it. {And of course I love that she loves it. ☺} In order to foster her current interest in math, I’ve been coming up with all kinds of very simple number-related… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/09/29/fill-your-cup-a-simple-addition-game/feed/ 1 68787 Ishful Math: Estimation Jars for Preschoolers https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/03/24/ishful-math-estimation-jars-for-preschoolers/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/03/24/ishful-math-estimation-jars-for-preschoolers/#comments Tue, 24 Mar 2015 10:00:00 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=26263 Oh, how I love Preschool Book Club weeks!  Grae and I always have a great time reading our book and exploring it further through playful activities, and this week was no different.   {this post contains affiliate links} This week’s book, Ish by Peter H. Reynolds, is a story about a little boy named Ramon… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/03/24/ishful-math-estimation-jars-for-preschoolers/feed/ 5 26263 Broken Hearts Number Matching Activity https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/02/11/broken-hearts-number-matching-activity/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/02/11/broken-hearts-number-matching-activity/#respond Wed, 11 Feb 2015 18:24:21 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=25767 While I usually tutor four afternoons / evenings a week, I took this week off and it’s been lovely.  More than anything, it’s allowed Grae and I some quality time at home in the afternoons, which has been really nice.  As a result, we’ve been doing all sorts of fun little spur of the moment… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/02/11/broken-hearts-number-matching-activity/feed/ 0 25767 Berry Bush Snack Subtraction https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/01/26/berry-bush-snack-subtraction/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/01/26/berry-bush-snack-subtraction/#respond Mon, 26 Jan 2015 21:00:57 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=25600 After seeing what a hit our recent play dough subtraction smash activity was, I immediately starting thinking of other fun, hands-on activities I could provide Miss G with to foster her love of exploring numbers {and subtraction in particular}. I’m fairly certain the play dough activity was so well-liked because of the smashing aspect, so… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/01/26/berry-bush-snack-subtraction/feed/ 0 25600 10 Apples Up On Top Math Game https://mamapapabubba.com/2014/10/21/10-apples-up-on-top-math-game/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2014/10/21/10-apples-up-on-top-math-game/#comments Tue, 21 Oct 2014 07:01:00 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=24364 Not going to lie, this week’s preschool book club was a bit of a tough one…  Tough because firstly, we couldn’t find the book anywhere.  We visited bookshops, we visited grocery stores with book sections, we visited our school’s library, and we asked pretty much all of our friends.  No book!  Brad eventually scrounged up… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2014/10/21/10-apples-up-on-top-math-game/feed/ 7 24364 Simple LEGO Addition Tray https://mamapapabubba.com/2014/10/14/simple-lego-addition-tray/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2014/10/14/simple-lego-addition-tray/#comments Tue, 14 Oct 2014 17:57:49 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=24436 Early this morning Miss G asked me if we could play an adding game {the girl loves addition currently}.  Not having anything prepared, I quickly scanned the room for something that could be turned into a math game without much fuss.  Our ever-growing LEGO collection caught my attention first and I knew it had potential.  I… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2014/10/14/simple-lego-addition-tray/feed/ 3 24436 Simple Apple Tree Addition Game https://mamapapabubba.com/2014/09/23/simple-apple-tree-addition-game/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2014/09/23/simple-apple-tree-addition-game/#comments Tue, 23 Sep 2014 17:17:28 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=23935 Throughout our days together, it’s not unusual for Gracen to come up to me and say something like, ‘Okay, Mama.  There are 3 little ducks swimming in the pond at the park.  2 more ducks come to swim.  How many ducks are there now?’  The girl comes prepared, too.  More times than not, she has… Read More

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