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Math Activities

300 math activities, covering numbers, addition, counting, plus 50 more topics. How teachers use these

Math Activities

300 math activities, covering numbers, addition, counting, plus 50 more topics. How teachers use these

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Activity2nd GradePrintable Base 10 Blocks

This Printable Base 10 Blocks worksheet gives 2nd graders cut-out hundreds, tens, and ones blocks to build numbers by hand — a no-prep, hands-on way to make place value, counting, and addition click.

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ActivityKindergartenCircle Cut Outs

These Circle Cut Outs will quickly give you templates for classroom decoration or student activities.

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Activity1st GradeFinding 10 More 10 Less Activity

This finding 10 more 10 less activity helps 1st and 2nd grade children use a hundred chart to find 10 more and 10 less. Practice page and answer key included.

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ActivityKindergartenSubtraction as an Unknown Addend Activity

This subtraction as an unknown addend activity helps K through 2nd grade students solve subtraction within 20 by matching each fact to its addition fact card. Answer key included.

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ActivityPreschoolNumber Matching Puzzle Activity

This number matching puzzle activity has preschool, kindergarten, and 1st grade children count ten-frame pictures and match them to numbers 1 to 10. An answer key is included for quick checking.

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ActivityPreschoolTriangle Cut Outs

This triangle cut outs activity has children sort 12 shape cards and cut out big triangles. Made for Preschool to 2nd Grade, with an answer key included for quick checking.

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Activity3rd GradeLet's Compare Fractions Activity

This let's compare fractions activity is a card game for 3rd to 5th grade where students compare fractions with bar models and record each match. Answer key included.

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Activity3rd GradePattern Detective Activity

This pattern detective activity has 3rd to 5th grade students find the rule in number patterns, uncover the next numbers, and build their own patterns. An answer key is included for quick checking.

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ActivityKindergartenFour Seasons Activity

This four seasons activity has children sort 12 picture cards and play a spinner game. Made for Kindergarten to 2nd Grade, with a practice page and answer key included.

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ActivityPreschoolStar Cut Outs

This star cut outs activity lets PreK to 1st grade children count star points and sort star cards, then color and cut big stars. A practice page and answer key included.

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Activity1st GradeMeasuring with Cubes Activity

Students line up paper cubes to find how long school objects are in this measuring with cubes activity for 1st to 3rd grade, with a practice page and answer key included.

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Activity3rd GradeDoghouse Division Activity

This doghouse division activity has 3rd to 5th grade students match puppy division cards to doghouse answer cards, then check with multiplication. Answer key included.

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ActivityPreschoolPrintable Dominoes

A printable dominoes activity for preschool to 3rd grade: 28 domino cards, two counting and addition games, a recording sheet and a practice page. Answer key included for quick checking.

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Activity2nd GradeSeaside Symmetry Activity

In this seaside symmetry activity, 2nd to 5th grade students find the line of symmetry in sea pictures and sort them as symmetrical or asymmetrical, with an answer key included.

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ActivityKindergarten2D 3D Flat Shapes Solid Figures Activity

Children sort shape cards into flat shapes and solid figures in this 2d 3d flat shapes solid figures activity for kindergarten to 2nd grade, with a practice page and answer key included.

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ActivityKindergartenMaking New Shapes Activity

This making new shapes activity helps K to 2nd grade students build and name composite shapes with cut-out pieces and self-check cards, answer key included.

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Activity1st GradeCounting Groups of 10 Activity

Using Counting Groups of 10 Activity, students use the ten frames to count by ten all the way to 120 to build number sense.

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ActivityKindergartenShort Vowel A Word Sort Activity

This short vowel a word sort activity gives kindergarten and 1st grade readers 24 word cards to sort into the at, an, ap and ag families, plus a sort mat and practice page. Answer key included.

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Activity1st GradeSubtracting 10 Using a Number Line Activity

This subtracting 10 using a number line activity helps 1st and 2nd grade students take away tens by hopping back on a number line. An answer key is included for easy checking.

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Activity1st GradeAdding and Subtracting Unknown Numbers Activity

Find the missing number in equations within 20 with this adding and subtracting unknown numbers activity for 1st and 2nd grade: matching cards, a recording sheet and practice, answer key included.

From our teachers' playbook

Numbers, patterns and lots of "I got it!"

What do kids learn in elementary math?

Math grows like a staircase. Little ones count, compare and add within 10. In 1st and 2nd grade, kids add and subtract within 100, learn place value and start regrouping: 47 + 28 = 75. Third grade brings multiplication, division and fractions, and 4th and 5th graders tackle long division, decimals and area. Every step stands on the one before it, so a strong foundation in counting and place value pays off for years.

Our favorite ways to make math click

These moves work from kindergarten counting to 5th grade decimals.

Blocks before digits

When kids are stuck on place value or regrouping, go back to base 10 blocks. Have them build 64, trade a ten for ten ones, and then take away 27. Once they see it with blocks, the written steps finally make sense.

Why it works: kids understand an idea best when they touch it, then draw it, then write it, the order the U.S. Department of Education recommends for elementary math.

Base 10 Blocks Place Value WorksheetTry it withBase 10 Blocks Place Value WorksheetWorksheetsOpen it →

Explain your thinking

With every word problem, kids answer two questions: "What is the answer?" and "How do you know?" Have partners explain their strategy to each other. Saying it out loud catches mistakes and deepens understanding.

Why it works: when kids say the precise math words, their understanding gets sharper, a recommendation of the U.S. Department of Education's elementary math guide.

Addition and Subtraction Word Problems WorksheetTry it withAddition and Subtraction Word Problems WorksheetWorksheetsOpen it →

Sing the counting

Play counting songs during transitions so kids count by 2s, 5s and 10s without thinking about it. Those patterns become the backbone of multiplication later.

Why it works: a catchy, repeating tune gives the brain a hook to hang words on, so sung text is remembered better (Wallace, 1994).

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Questions parents and teachers ask about math

What math should my child know by each grade?

Kindergarteners count and add within 10, 2nd graders add and subtract within 100 with regrouping, 3rd graders multiply and divide, and 5th graders work with decimals and fractions. Filter by grade to find resources for each level.

How can I help my child with math at home?

Use everyday moments: count snacks, measure while cooking, add up prices at the store. A quick math game after dinner keeps skills fresh.

Why does my child struggle with word problems?

Word problems mix reading with math. Have your child read it twice, draw a picture of what is happening, and say which operation fits before solving.

How do kids learn math facts?

Through short, frequent practice. Flash cards, songs and quick games a few minutes a day build fact fluency faster than long drills.