Instructional Math Games
Interactive lessons with colorful graphics, followed by games such as the Number Monster or Algebra Crunchers, make learning math fun. Instructional games that teach while they entertain are invaluable. The Internet provides both interactive and printed math games to help children of every age improve their math skills.
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The Number Monster, Algebra Crunchers and Brain Benders
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Make printed or virtual Sudoku puzzles at CoolMath. Solve addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and decimal problems while playing the Number Monster game at CoolMath4Kids. The Number Monster (coolmath-games.com) accompanies illustrated math lessons and instructional games for kids up to age 12. CoolMath4Kids' sister site, CoolMath, has math lessons and games for people ages 13 to 100 and covers pre-algebra through calculus. CoolMath has an Algebra Crunchers game (coolmath.com) which generates endless interactive problems in algebra and geometry topics. CoolMath4Kids also hosts a wide selection of math Brain Bender games (www.coolmath4kids.com), which include animated logic games and a virtual toothpick square strategy game which requires players to rearrange a limited number of toothpicks to make different shapes. The sites also have interactive and printable flashcards and worksheets.
Connect Four, Pizza Fractions, Fishing Addition and Mad Minute Multiplication
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Play a virtual Pizza Fractions game at SoftSchools. Play Connect Four online, use a fraction decimal converter, play with tessellations and fractals, measure angles and explore other math skills with hundreds of math games on the Shodor website (shodor.org). Another site, Soft Schools (softschools.com), has games such as The Fishing Addition Game, Pizza Fractions Game and Mad Minute Multiplication. This site also allows users to generate customized math worksheets to either print or use online with automatic answers.
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Math Football, Mathcar Racing and Fresh Baked Fractions Math Games
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Play Mathcar Racing and other sports math games at FunBrain. Math Football and Baseball, Mathcar Racing and Fresh Baked Fractions are some of the games on FunBrain's website (funbrain.com), with math games appropriate for children in grades one to 12. Most of the games on FunBrain's site have several skill levels available, and a grade-appropriate chart is provided for all of the games on site. Sudoku puzzles (funbrain.com) can be played online or printed out on the FunBrain site as well.
Curious George, Sesame Street Characters, Pirates and Others
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Pirate-themed math games make learning fun at Mr. Nussbaum's Math Games site. Curious George, Clifford the Big Red Dog and Sesame Street characters help kids learn math through games on the PBS Kids' website (pbskids.org). The site also has basic number math games hosted by characters such as Barney the Dinosaur. Another site, APlusMath (aplusmath.com), offers math bingo (Matho), math concentration and hidden pictures games, as well as online printable flashcards and worksheets. Mr. Nussbaum (mrnussbaum.com) also has an assortment of math games and activities, ranging from Drop and Drag Math games to math games with pirate, golf and environmental themes.
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