Teachers
and homeschool parents are always
looking for ways to make learning fun. One way is to use hands-on lesson plans
and interactive educational materials to engage kids in active learning. Math
is sometimes difficult to teach in hands-on lesson plans. So here are free
printable math
games to use as
math worksheets and lesson plans that are enjoyable (rather than painful).
These math worksheets help students with concepts that are hard to visualize.
Much math content is abstract which means kids have to "think outside the
box." with no frame of reference. These free printable math games provided
that concept framing. Free lessons are perfect for homeschool families living
on a budget.
Dr.
Mike promises hands-on lesson plans and cool math games on his website and does
he ever deliver. He's created free printable math
games and free printable math
worksheets on an array of
subjects. There are free printable games, online games, calculator games, math
worksheets and board games, magic squares, times tables and more. These
challenging math games cover operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication
and division), fractions, patterns, cryptograms, number mazes, geometry, place
value, magic hexagon, deductive reasoning. inductive reasoning, spatial
relations, countdowns (using an Advent calendar) and others. Homeschool
families, you will like the free printable 3D geometric solid models for kids to
cut, fold and paste. How's that for hands-on lesson plans!
This
articles doesn't link to individual games at Dr. Mike's request. He would like
visitors to be directed back to his site. You'll be glad he did it that way.
This way, you can see all the nifty math games, puzzles and activities that you
may have missed had I linked you to an individual page. Printables include all
pieces needed for game play. Hands-on lesson plans list items (all easy to
find) that may be needed that he cannot add. Dr. Mike makes these games
available free of charge for teachers, homeschool, parents, day care providers,
grandparents--anyone who needs math worksheets for non-profit use.
You'll
love the tessellations game and the rice and chessboard story. Read the book
"One Grain of Rice: A
Mathematical Folktale"
by Demi. This relates the old legend of how the gift of one grain of rice grew exponentially
to a kingdom full of rice in one month. Dr. Mike's games not only teach kids
valuable math lessons in a manageable format, they're also a lot of fun.
Teachers and homeschool parents, play these games with students and you'll hear
no groans and only cheers at math time.
